I've made an HONEST and committed decision, now i need your help

echarlemagne · 05-15-2008, 08:05 PM

so with a lot of thought, i've decided that im gonna do the auto to manual swap for my v6 before i do any other major mods to it... I'm hoping to complete all of this by august. I'm aware that this is gonna be an expensive project, and since I'm so motivated to do it I'm gonna be taking up 2 jobs instead of just one... hopefully with these 2 jobs I'll be able to set aside $1100 for this major project. I really want to do it. Now the thing is I've researched over n over and i always come across these articles from online mustang magazines like "mustang monthly" or "ford muscle" that only lets me read half of the article and leaves me hanging and asks me to sign up... I reaaaaaaalllly wanna get started on this project as soon as i can so can all of you whoever is not busy please contribute w/e knowledge you have on the swap, what materials i need, what parts do i need, where can i get them, etc... what to do, what to look out for, what not to do... ANYTHING! im gonna gather all this info and get started maybe buying the smaller things... whoever can contribute shoot... i appreciate this... dont kill my motivation!!

edit: in case anyone wants to know, i drive an 04 v6

songtradingusa · 05-15-2008, 08:07 PM

ok, if you are gonna do the swap, go ahead and do it right...save up some extra cash, and while the tranny is out, go ahead and do all the tranny mods you wanna do. gears, lsd, hi-po clutch, aluminum flywheel, etc. itll cut down on future install/labors fees, and you will feel a HUGE diff. when you change over.

good luck

jw1re · 05-15-2008, 08:58 PM

Why don't you just trade it in for a manual?

Matts 85 LX · 05-15-2008, 09:22 PM

^^bc manuel is very fun to play with [8D]

Matthew

mysteed · 05-15-2008, 09:24 PM

Go to www.3.8mustang.com/forum and do a search on "How To: 5 speed swap". They have a writeup with all of the needed parts and tips on doing the install.

TurtleSLow · 05-15-2008, 09:55 PM

man i think i would just sell the car and get a 5 speed around the same price. anything else done to your car or is it stock

echarlemagne · 05-15-2008, 10:07 PM

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ORIGINAL: TurtleSLow

man i think i would just sell the car and get a 5 speed around the same price. anything else done to your car or is it stock

i can't really do that cause my mom went through HELLLLLLL trying to get that car cause she was co-signing for me, and i'd handle the car payments(lower insurance), so yeah she'd be pretty pissed if she saw a for sale sign on it...
as far as mods, only thing i have right now is a dual flowmaster (40s)

EDIT: THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INPUT... keep em coming!

HARFORD · 05-15-2008, 10:15 PM

honestly man, I would just get a shift kit. but i know where you are comeing from, and a 5 spd is a hellava lot funner. shift kits are the way to go with auto's .

on subject:

i wanted to do this a few years back with my older mustang, and from what i hear the biggest pita is puting the clutch pedal in. i hear its a the hardest part but very do able. other than that it was a straight drop and put in, you probally from what i remember need a new electical harness ( not the whole thing but a section ) the tranny, pedals, some other wires here and there and some other little stuff. good luck

tommy2273boy · 05-15-2008, 10:46 PM

a GT bumper would look great too!

TurtleSLow · 05-17-2008, 01:55 AM

its a lot of work really. if you cant sell the car just get a shift kit like the guy said above