5 speed swap question

[krazyfil]

ok.. i kinda did a small search through the site and didnt really find anything usefull.. but i am planning on doing a 5 speed swap for my s13... i can get the entire tranny package with clutch and flywheel and all that crap for about 250-275... now 1st... is that a good price? and secondly will i have to switch out the ecu on this.. someone told me i could run an auto ecu and it will just trick your car into thinking its in park all the time... but then i also heard that if i run auto ecu the car wont run right or even run at all... some help would be appreciated.. thanks in advance... and sorry if this was somewhere else on the site but i couldnt find it.. so once again any help will be thanked... and please no im a dumbass comments

[MAGILLA]

that price is good if you get everything for the swap:

- 5 speed transmission
- 5 speed crossmember
- 5 speed driveshaft
- Flywheel and bolts
- Clutch and pressure plate
- Release bearing
- Master and slave cylinders
- Hardlines and rubber line from master to slave cyl.
- Clutch pedal
- Brake pedal (not necessary but nice to have)
- Boots and brackets for shifter assembly

**search more next time. here are the links you need

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=183606

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=210410

[Chernobyl]

Your auto ECU will run fine in the car. I just fired mine up today after doing a 5speed swap. You'll just probably always have the check engine light on because there are a lot of wires that you leave cut.

250-275 is a good price if it includes everything. Sourcing all the little parts can be a real pain. They are not terribly expensive at the dealer... just the downtime sucks.

[krazyfil]

ok... now whut about the tach though.... if i just buy an aftermarket one will that work... and if i keep the auto ecu... will the mph work anymore or no?

[HellonFire]

Tach will still work. You will have to wire up the Speed spensor from the 5 speed tranny.

Tyler

[krazyfil]

ok cool.. thanks guys.... now i have one last question for all the people that do drag and stuff... whut woulld u suggest... going with a 5 speed... or getting at stall converter and building the auto and getting like a shift kit or something?

[initial_drifter]

theres a writeup about converting the auto to paddle shifters

(yes its nico, but at least it has interesting info?)
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/179677

[ROTTEN EGG]

didnt find anything useful in this site even after searching. wow.

[krazyfil]

didnt find anything useful in this site even after searching. wow.

yea... couldnt find anything useful... it happens all the time... although this site may be bad ass in all its glory.. it doesnt have every answer to lifes problems... so get over yourself buddy:mrmeph:

[drift freaq]

that price is good if you get everything for the swap:

- 5 speed transmission
- 5 speed crossmember
- 5 speed driveshaft
- Flywheel and bolts
- Clutch and pressure plate
- Release bearing
- Master and slave cylinders
- Hardlines and rubber line from master to slave cyl.
- Clutch pedal
- Brake pedal (not necessary but nice to have)
- Boots and brackets for shifter assembly

**search more next time. here are the links you need

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=183606

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=210410

excuse me, you do not need to give him Nico links. We have an great auto to 5 speed swap FAQ right here on Zilvia. No he did not search either because the whole ecu thing is covered as well as the list of stuff he needs.

To the OP on a S13 you can run your Auto ecu. It works fine I have done it many times. You must not have searched that hard. Or your just use to listening to Niconauts!

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=21181

By the way both of you fail at searching. The FAQ is stickied at the top of the archive and faq section.

[ROTTEN EGG]

yea... couldnt find anything useful... it happens all the time... although this site may be bad ass in all its glory.. it doesnt have every answer to lifes problems... so get over yourself buddy:mrmeph:

search "auto to 5 speed" and you find it on top.
or browse the faq for a few seconds and you got it.

your right, this site dose not have every answer to life but it sure has the one you were asking. :loco:

[MAGILLA]

excuse me, you do not need to give him Nico links. We have an great auto to 5 speed swap FAQ right here on Zilvia. No he did not search either because the whole ecu thing is covered as well as the list of stuff he needs.

To the OP on a S13 you can run your Auto ecu. It works fine I have done it many times. You must not have searched that hard. Or your just use to listening to Niconauts!

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=21181

By the way both of you fail at searching. The FAQ is stickied at the top of the archive and faq section.

I don't care if the thing was stickied on your mothers a$$. I gave him the links that were the most helpful. as long as the question is answered the source of the info shouldn't matter if it's correct.