KA-T Auto -> 5 Speed After Thoughts

[Maeda]

Ok so after taking an unholy 8 days to finish the swap(and bugging Jeff and a few others a lot), we got it in, and the car up and running.

Install Pointers: ALWAYS USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB.
A 4AGE input shaft is not a clutch alignment tool! (Days wasted 1)
A jack is not a transmission jack (dropped the thing on my face! Days wasted 1)
Take the motor off its mounts & life will be easier (Days wasted 2)
A bolt that 'kind of fits' on the clutch bracket, will make your clutch pedal fall off in long beach

Initial Thoughts: Watching my friend drive makes me antsy, because the car seems much more fun, and quicker!

My Thoughts: Is my clutch broken? or I am just not doing this right? :rofl:

I've never driven stick before, and my car just seems so sluggish now(because I can't really get it into first without taking all day). I can't wait until I am able to just stab the clutch and get back on the gas. Also, I think something's funny with the turbo setup, because I won't hit boost in 2nd(after going to 0 pressure it starts to go back to negative #'s Boost leak?), and my psi numbers are bigger too (2 psi more), but the car doesn't feel any quicker!

Oh and special thanks to stilo9 for driving down to show me how to bleed a clutch system.

God I need to learn to drive.

[the240sxer95]

haha wooo hooo!! you finished! congrats now umm do you deliver? hahaha

[Jeff240sx]

Ok so after taking an unholy 8 days to finish the swap(and bugging Jeff and a few others a lot), we got it in, and the car up and running.

Install Pointers: ALWAYS USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB.
A 4AGE input shaft is not a clutch alignment tool! (Days wasted 1)
A jack is not a transmission jack (dropped the thing on my face! Days wasted 1)
Take the motor off its mounts & life will be easier (Days wasted 2)
A bolt that 'kind of fits' on the clutch bracket, will make your clutch pedal fall off in long beach

Initial Thoughts: Watching my friend drive makes me antsy, because the car seems much more fun, and quicker!

My Thoughts: Is my clutch broken? or I am just not doing this right? :rofl:

I've never driven stick before, and my car just seems so sluggish now(because I can't really get it into first without taking all day). I can't wait until I am able to just stab the clutch and get back on the gas. Also, I think something's funny with the turbo setup, because I won't hit boost in 2nd(after going to 0 pressure it starts to go back to negative #'s Boost leak?), and my psi numbers are bigger too (2 psi more), but the car doesn't feel any quicker!

Oh and special thanks to stilo9 for driving down to show me how to bleed a clutch system.

God I need to learn to drive.

Woot! It's in! Congratulations! So you get 2psi more (total of ?psi?) in all gears except 2nd? Also, to learn to drive, do it right. Read a book on it, and go to a empty parking lot and just practice. It'll take a few weeks before you can launch without the lurch, and crank the radio and shift by feel, rather than sound or rpm. Also, the most important part. If you stall somewhere, don't get flustered. If someone is blowing their horn behind you, fuck them. They can go around or just wait. My GF almost won't continue learning to drive stick on the road, because she stalled at a 4-way stop sign, person behind was blowing the horn, she lost right of way, didn't know what was going on.. we actually had to switch seats because she was almost crying. She just got really flustered, but drives perfectly on back roads and parking lots.
Good luck, and don't teach yourself bad habits :)
-Jeff

[Bliss]

Good luck, and don't teach yourself bad habits :)
-Jeff

preach on with that one.

good luck with the turbo setup! sounds like fun!

[Maeda]

Yah, it's pretty slow going...

I'm learning in a large empty parking area near my house, for 1-2 hours a night of stop and go driving, and then I practice downshifting on the ride home through the mountains.

=D Now begins my real journey.

[-E-]

congrats on the swap

[oewoko]

congrats on the swap. stick is much more fun. i also converted mine to stick, but am having a couple problems. maybe u can help me a little. my reverse lights aren't working, and the speedo doesn't work either. do u have these problems, or maybe u can help me figure it out. thanks a lot!!! my email is [email protected]

[Maeda]

Speed sensors not hooked up, and neither are the lights?

I didnt bother to hook either YET.