Is a Manual Transmission Swap Worth It?
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So far we’ve beat the absolute crap out of our new e36 BUT the automatic transmission is kinda ruining the party for us. So today we are turning our family automatic sedan into... well still a family sedan with a cooler shift stick. Was it all worth it???
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You guys should start adding a “time spend” counter. I’m curious to see how long all these projects take
Hard to do when your filming I bet
Good point! That's a huge factor
Such a good idea
I will sign a petition for this lol
Wouldnt be that hard while filming. Just use a stopwatch and keep trak of when they start and stop working
Mad respect for not using a lift. This gives us a lot of confidence we need. Awesome work!!!
You still with us?
@@nicolasnieves5426he dead
@@aatroxporo6997 I know, it shouldn't, but that cracks me up🤣🤣🤣👍
@@nicolasnieves5426 cracked him up too
Is no one gonna talk about his magic hand at 16:08 when he tossed the razor blade at it and it just sticks!!!
Yeah lmao I was looking for this comment
look at his hand it looks like he has a magnet under his skin or smth
he had a magnet surgically implanted under his skin so yes
@@MaxC_1wait.. really?
Didn’t see it
“i want a car that hasn’t been abused” “why?” “i want to abuse it”
:(
IKR just buy an abused car. Save the money and don't ruin a good condition car, especially a car that is in shorter supply.
I like it when I hurt them first
@@pchris no
@@jamesmoore716 ^ tragedy of the commons in a nutshell lol
I love how Zach always works on the ground with jack stands. Like, we know he has access to a lift, but he chooses to do it cowboy style because thats the shit most of us are doing. What a beauty.
Nah, he does it because he can work lying down
I work at [company that owns and operates lots of delivery vehicles]. I get to see the vehicle shop some days, and occasionally take a look at all the vehicles that are part way through a repair job. No lifts in use, ever... but they do have a whole bunch of jack stands. I saw a few that were clearly labeled as 6 tons maximum weight per jack stand. The vehicles that sit on 'em are actually somewhere around 6 tons empty weight (that's the total on all four wheels). I don't actually know why there aren't any lifts but I would suppose cost and safety might be involved. It doesn't appear they actually need to do all that many repairs requiring a jack or lift anyway (relative to all the repairs where the truck sits on all of its wheels instead)
@@julianbrelsford I'm happy for you or I'm sorry that happened I'm not reading all of that
@@bigboyhours6473 lol TLDR
tldr: shop where the guy works at barely uses lifts at all, even if the load is just shy of the limit of the jack stands. seems safe idk
I actually did this because of this video on a 2006 ford mustang, and it was my first big job. I did it while I was pulling the engine so it is not fully the same , but if you plan to tackle this I have some advice regardless. First, he isn't kidding when he says do your research, Take tons of videos and pictures of everything together , and as you take it apart, stay organized by keeping bolts in Baggies and marking on them what they go to. Now planning is key you're going to need too dedicate a lot of time to this especially if you're relatively new don't expect it to be done on a weekend Plan accordingly. Speaking of planning, order everything you need before you start the job you're going to be very annoyed that you wasted an entire week in the garage because you have to wait until the UPS gods deliver your aftermarket clutch line you desperately wanted. Biggest tip of all. If you're learning how to drive a manual try to stick to an oe style clutch when picking parts Try to stay away from 6 puck, or really aggressive stylings, you can go to stage twos to account for horsepower, but you're going to stall out so much at red lights trying to learn on a hyper aggressive design; ask me how I know. Other than that take pictures of your progress, and take pride in your ride I grin constantly as I im banging gears on the road It really is a riot.
Hey i know this was posted a year ago but you have no clue how long I've been waiting to see something like this. I bought my very first car and it's an auto 2007 mustang gt. I've been trying to figure out how to do a manual swap, or if it was even possible on our cars. Finally finding someone who's done it was a real relief, if you're still active on this account I'd really appreciate any info you got on how to do it and what to get!
@@micahwidener1352same situation but with my 2005 mustang gt
been wanting to do this to my 96 gt since I bought it and my auto trans is finally kicking the bucket so heavily contemplating doing this@@yup120
I got too lucky with my 84’ bronco 2 with 5 speed “overdrive” manual tranny, with an insane 76k km with everything original. Its almost as if this car has been waiting for me for 40+ years
that is so freaking cool. seems like the hardest part is having the tools necessary to do the job.
22:40 i love how no one talked about this legendary guy wearing a turkish hat
I was like, what's with this dude and the fez
I immediatly went to comments to see what was being said about that hat lol
i was looking for this comment
i got here and INSTANTLY went to the comments to look for a comment like yours AHHAAHAHAHA
@@vinixherculano after i saw the guy with the hat yea?
You guys should put the “episode” numbers on eat one of these money pit and since it’s a new car new “season”
Or playlists for each car. Something
@@Walkeranz Check their playlists, the Money Pit Miata playlist is updated with these videos and are all in order :D
i do season my chicken
Why should they eat money pit episodes? 😳
Probably discourages people from watching the videos as individuals, if you put a season and episode on it people will be less likely to click
“As easy as that” he says while the sweat drips down his back washing away whatever oil is on him. Hands destroyed but gives it a little tap enough for someone to see he has a bandage from probably either a tight spot cut or a breaking a bolt loose. What a man.
Zach and Jeremiah were some of the best things to happen to this channel
22:36 my man's rolling up in style
The fez tho...💯
god i hope he was a plant, and will show up in all future episodes.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who saw that
who let him go out like that in public 💀💀
that's not style, those are black supremacists. He thinks black people are the original ''moors'' or Moroccan people, that's why they wear that thing. It is called ''the Moorish Science Temple of America''
22:39 guy casually rockin the Fez.
Paused and scrolled down to find this comment... Well I didn't have to scroll very far lmao I was trippin' when I saw, just like; who the heck wears a Fez?
xD
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was gonna say the same shit
@@HazelHops 11th Doctor fans. Because "Fezzes are cool!".
@@HazelHops same
This is freaking amazing. I did not even think that would be even remotely possible without completely butchering half of the car. Great content, thanks!
This was very relaxing to watch. Its nice to see a swap video where the process is just as important as the end result. The music was also very calming. Thank you guys.
Zach is the perfect host for this content format. Dude is charming as hell and his enthusiasm and excitement for these project cars makes watching these episodes incredibly satisfying. My only complaint is that these episodes aren't an hour long!
what I want to see at some point is all the bloopers from miata MP
"U R correct, sir!" Hour-Long Donut EPs would ab-so-lutely BR3AK You Tube..."And the fans go wild!"
Yeah they should put out two eps on that is like this and a longer one
He reminds me of chrisfix
he's hot too
Let’s be honest this is the best series of the whole channel
@@jankunc7593 bestest and science garage were amazing man
With hi lo
Moneypit, hi lo and up to speed are the best
@@doge1204 na, hi lo and money pit
By a million miles.
I love the fact that your showing yourself doing this on the ground as most of us would be doing with no hoist. Respect
I love how you all work on the floor. I never had a hoist in my driveway. Thank you
Shout out to the guy with the fez, on a side note a “time spent” timer would be cool so we can see roughly how long it should take for different projects
Yes, that would be so great!
Took me two days on my E92. With some help and know-how, it should only take a day. It's a different chassis, but all those transmission and driveline parts looked almost identical.
Fez u mean the red bucket
i thought shriners hat lol
@@FluidKaos yea all those transmissions look pretty damn similar best to assume anything fits just because it looks similar
13:54 You know what im torquin' about? Yeah that should be made into a t-shirt
Agreed
Hundred people agrees
pleease, i definitely would buy that!
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id buy that for 15 dollars
The only Manual Transmission swap I've ever done, or to be more accurate, helped a friend who had the mechanical experience, was on a 1981 XE Ford Falcon. The reverse gear in the stock 3 speed auto shat itself, and I managed to find a reconditioned 5 speed manual for a good price. We did it on ramps in my sloping driveway and took the whole weekend to finish, but it was the best thing done to that car. The 5 speed manual went like dream and the Falcon became a hell of a lot more fun to drive.
Zach is a legend, I love this channel, I just got to drive my 1st Manual car and this is awesome, keep it up guys!
16:07 no ones gonna talk about how Zach is magnetic?
I saw the same thing and went to the comments but nothing, it's just you and me that we spotted it.
I HAD THE SAME QUESTION AND CAME TO THE COMMENTS TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE NOTICED😂😂😂
@@spyrossofianos4132 lmao as long as it isn’t just me
So glad I saw this comment I thought I was the only one
I thought the same thing lol. I guess he has a magnetic implant. Pretty neat.
Short summary: Yes, yes it is. Not even a competition.
yeah, wheres the fun in not being able to set gears?????
@@rodrigolemos4869 there is none
The problem with manuals is on road trips with a lot of traffic
What about DSG swap?
@@lauperleo only if your leg is weak
finally some really decent easy to follow content from a great channel ! thanks guys for the help 😁👍🏽
Besides gaining more car knowledge this was just a fun video to watch. I could not help but grin stupidly when you pulled that sucker out of the garage and started shifting gears. Beautifully done sir
Zach might be the best addition to donut. This kind of content is absolutely awesome.
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22:37 Are we going to ignore the fact that Aladdin got out of his Silver Hyundai Sonata? Hahaha
Came here to say the same thing!
I think that’s a Ford Fusion. Either that, or I’m wrong
Lebanese / Turkish tarboush. I was confused
Dude is legit unironically wearing a fez. Absolute legend.
I came to the comments for this. I think that is a Shriner's hat. I was like "Wait....dude just got out the car and pimped away with the Shriner's hat on??"
Yes, you have to look around for more in depth videos on certain areas but i love the overview that these guys give. Great. Would be nice to see something like your total cost at the end
Big smiles here. Been planning on manual swapping my mustang and now I have some reference material. Thank you thanknyou thank you!
too bad I don't know more about cars being a donut host would be fun asf
Apply anyways and learn along the way
ye apply anyway who cares man
yea, like the others said why not apply and see what happens
The only way you guarantee you don’t get is if you don’t apply
Just have a show about learning about cars boom problem solved
That high strength threadlocker is giving me flashbacks to ChrisFix and his medium strength threadlocker addiction.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Are they not good?
He still is addicted to medium treadlocker
@@Boypogikami132 dude flywheel bolts on Detroit diesel are put on with eng oil to help with achieving max and accurate torque it was weird to me at first cause i worked on cars for years prior
CHRISFIXXXXXXXX I LOVE HIMMMMM
Great video. If somebody watching this isnt planning on doing this, at very least, this will educate you on the logistics of a manual system and all its connecting parts.
Love this made me do my own bmw and swap the engine. A shame they forgot to Tell you need to solve issues with your EWS system and the re wiring of some components to keep your lights working ( keeping it road worthy in Europe ) But you guys definitely inspired me and this week I will get to manually shift my swapt 328i convertible thanks
22:36 man's straight up rocking a fez in broad daylight. Respect.
FEEEEEEEEEEEEZZ MAAAAAAAAAAANN!!!!!!
was waiting for this comment lmao
What is a fez?
@@sebinutu4272The red cap. From Turkey I guess.
Just like that
I would like to see a compilation of every time he swore during this installation
With different car horns muting the words? 😂
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It would be 12hrs long
I've been wanting the g6 6-speed in my malibu maxx. I just would like to figure out if I could get my ecu to work with it but this helps a lot.
Awesome video. I can understand this easy enough, but I know when I take those last two bolts out, I’m getting crushed by a transmission. Great work, Zach
No one gonna talk about how the razor sticked to his hand when he threw it at it
I just rewatched that about a billion times trying to work out why and what happened
@@oscarreed5884 he probably got a magnet operated into his hand (?) looks to be a scar there
I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed 😅😂
If you've ever worked in a shop in summer you know you'll be sweating like a pig, not to mention all the other various fluids you may be working with, getting a little razor to stick to your hand really isn't too strange
@@shadycopilot 16:07
The money pit series has massively helped with my knowledge of cars, I was already quite knowledgeable, but this series gave me the confidence to send it and swap my engine myself
How hard was it bro? Worth it? Any problems while doing it or any problems after? Just bought a project mustang it’s manual but it’s the v6. I’ve been thinking about swapping it but not super confident.
@@brendencotton4555 I found it pretty easy to do, no major issues, but thats down to the engine swap and car being VW. As they all use the same parts and chassis, it was relatively easy to put in a larger engine. Lots of fun too, thats the most important part.
@@TheFozzy0 what engine into what
@@zazaq probably a golf or jetta and a vr6 is my guess
nice. I recently bought a 99 elantra 5 speed trans. Motors blown so looking to swap my 2000s auto tranny for the 5 speed
I suppose a finishing touch would be to instal a slightly shorter gear stick so one can quickly grasp the top of the knob to change gears rather than grasping the stick like it was a railway switch lever. BTW, I love Zach's enthusiasm and charm. He reminds me of Kyle Hill. :)
you can change the height of the stick he chose to have it that high
This was a really nice format. Not full of clickbait crap, not super over produced but enough splices together with just enough tech info on the process to be watchable. More of this please.
22:39 the guy with the weird hat in the background had me dying.😂😂
Surprised no one called out the fez lol
It's a fez.. fez's are cool
😂😂
Shriner
I actually came here to mention the shriner hat, haha. not surprised that someone beat me to it.
He just raised the value of this bmw by 80% just by a transmission swap
"This little trick doubled the value of my BMW!"
Thank god for this video for allowing me to sell my 140k e36 Boston green clubsport for 5k :)
I thought manuals were cheaper?
@@JuanG2020 People sometimes pay more for the manual car because is more sought after than the automatic ones, like in this case with the BMW if you saw the first video of him trying to find a BMW thats relatively clean and manual they will charge you an arm and a leg but if you get the less desired automatic BMW it's a lot cheaper due to people not wanting it and it is sometimes much cleaner because it wasn't beat on as much as the manual car
@@JuanG2020 There not cheaper anymore unless you find a clapped out one. 95-99 are getting to the 25 year old mark. eveyone that has a good clean preserved one, is scrambling to get a higher value in the car which is what making the market go insane with them right now
Badass swap, bro! 👍👍👍
I like all the guys from donut but for some reason Zach seems most identifiable. He seems pretty chill with a subtle sense of humor, and I like the way he explains things.
Can we just take a second to appreciate that guy's magnificent hat in the background at 22:36
Haha! Fez all the way!
Came straight to the comments after seeing it LOL
@@chrissholtis4488 same
@@chrissholtis4488 SAME
@@chrissholtis4488 Same
Love the new series: "lofi hip hop radio - beats to change a transmission to"
Came here to make a similar comment. Lofi garage time 👌🏽
Great video except for the awful disjointed music. I would have preferred no music rather than that, but I suppose it is personal taste.
So smooth, so satisfying
Swapped an e30 325 couple years back, manual swapping is always worth the effort especially when you go from 4sp auto to 5sp manual. got a project e32 750il planning on doing the same.
How's that project 750il going?
I did this swap this past winter on my Camaro. Took out the 4 speed auto and installed the 6 speed manual. Best thing I have done to my car!
22:36 never seen a gangster wear a fez before.
lmao I'm glad someone else saw it
I bet that's staged. But damn funny as hell.
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16:07 homies hand is magnetic
yeah wtffffff haha
Does je have an implementation ? 😂
i flipped shit. i thought i was seeing things. seems pretty handy though
They got the vax...
I converted an old automatic into a manual. Left the shift selector attached so I could put it in neutral or park to start it. Also makes for a handy theft deterrent! Just had to change the pedals and install a clutch cable.
My dad and I used to swap Auto to Manual all of the time. Good job and very good job with explaining what you need and did.
This video should be called "Lo-fi Hip Hop beats to watch Zach Jobe work to".
Seriously, whoever is producing the music is killing it
Wait a minute, this isn't Gears and Gasoline. That's actually the sole reason I subscribed to them. Lo-Fi car building/cleaning.
He makes it looks so easy. I'm sure if I try to do this swap, in 3 months of hard working I'd have two gearboxes and a damaged car to sell
I love these videos it has really helped me be more confident to start working on my own car 🙌🙏
My uncle use to convert The old Volkswagen Beetles from Auto to Manual. He use to tell me night & day difference with torque. 👍👍👍 Like you’re videos and tech knowledge.
22:34 is no-one going to say anything about that amazing hat
the fez tho
incredible aura too
@@cufacha absolutely
Grunkle Stan...from gravity falls?
Thats a stand user
Anybody else gonna talk about The Razor Blade just sticking to Zack's hand? 16:05
yea wft was that?
Looks like theres a scar there from putting in a magnet? I have a coworker who's done the same
@@samueltierney7343 yeah that's what I was thinking. Kinda like "Cody's labs" did a few years ago
He got his covid shot yall now he's magnetic
Yeah that’s the only reason I went to the comments I’m still Trippin
Credits to the filmed amazing job well done !!!
Watching how this is supposed to be done makes me feel like my dad and I replacing his clutch was a lot sketchier than it felt like
HAHAHAHA
ChrisFix: E46 Money pit: E36 BMW fanboys: yes Hans it's all coming together
I'm still waiting for a Collab between CF and MP. Hell, it would be awesome to see CF as part of Donut Media, doing his specific "How To" series.
@@Seluecus1 he’s been on before but just not on money pit
Thicc whips: E36
:))))))
Chris meh :/
22:35 homie lookin like he just got back from a secret meeting
dude from austin powers
Mustafa is his name I remember
ALL HAIL THE FEZ
I love donut media, y'all are the best sponsor in dirt 5, and you teach me so much cool stuff
That's sick! I loved the video Zach!
You guys should definitely release the audition tapes from everyone there, that'd make some great content.
i would LOVE to see that
We deserve those videos in my humble and correct opinion
@@Cra2yFac3 Lets see all your failed interviews as well.
Automatic E36's sales after this video: Stonks 📈
i was just in my footwell today, and as a 6'2" 200 lb man with shoulders that barely fit through a door way, i gotta agree. There was a TON of space in the footwell of my 05 elantra, SO MUCH room. My shoulder TOTALLY wasnt trying to fuse itself to my ear and orbital at the same time. 10/10 would recommend. edit: Yes, sigh, i ended up having to take my entire drivers seat out to get in there.
This is crazy! I never thought I'd see a video on this! Incredible!
A manual swap is definitely looks and sounds more intimidating than it actually is. Had a roommate who needed to do one on his Volvo wagon after his automatic trans died and his brother was already planning on swapping his current manual for a newer/better one. My roommate took the old manual from his brother and put it in his car and, for a dude who hadn’t done a whole lot of work on cars before, he managed to knock it out in a weekend with the help of his brother (who was a decent amount more experienced) and his dad. The only reason I pretty much sat around and watched was because they didn’t need any extra help. The 3 of them got it done no problem.
How does the car run today???
Inspiring stuff. I’m looking at putting one in my w123 mercedes
I’ve learnt more from Zach than any other person in my life . Huge respect to you man
You should probably read more books. 😉
And chris fix
That is kind of pathetic tbh.
Check out scotty Kilmers channel he is also the real deal
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Its definitely worth it.. in fact in my case i planing to manual swap my Peugeot 206Sw.. Thank you for the encouragement..
Thanks for all the details. Great video.
Donut: “We bought an automatic because it’s a thousand dollars cheaper than a manual.” Also Donut: **Spends over 2k and a full day of work on an automatic transmission swap**
Its still cheaper for a good car
Ya, if you find an auto in great condition for $1k less than a manual that's in average condition, its worth the swap. Always easier to start a build with a car that is in good shape to begin with.
But autos are typically less beaten
I just did this job on an e82 135i n54 engine. Automatic cars in my area are worth about 12k. Manual with exact same miles/condition are 18 or more, and you have to wait a lot longer for one to come up for sale, or switch to a nationwide search with the extra risk and cost.
It's getting used as a rally car so why would it matter if it has been abused or not, it's going to get abused either way.
16:07 are we not going to talk about the fact that Zach Jobe is magnetic?
Thank you! Was about to comment this myself. WTF just happened lol
I was thinking exactly the same WTH?
ITS THE COVID SHOT!!! jk
Looks like a dermal.
It’s a magnetic implant
Seems totally worth it. Nice job
I just acquired a 94 E36 and was contemplating this swap. Definitely going to happen now.
"Clutches don't like Oil." Meanwhile... Quite literally all my motorcycles.
Wet clutch vs dry clutch
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yup most performance dual clutch transmissions are wet clutches too.
And automatic transmissions. A torque converter (which is a clutch pack) uses oil
@@mrmedium7984 You should replace "is" with "includes/requires", because the torque converter fluid coupling is still a thing, and the clutches only engage above a certain speed
22:36 what a baller! Never thought I'd see someone casually wearing a fez and this guy is killing it!
Underrated comment!
They don’t look good
Thought I was the only king that saw this
when I saw that I died. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
ALL HAIL THE FEZ
Brother you are probably one of the smartest people I've ever seen how you do all this shit without a sweat. Awesome job. This is one of my dreams to be this savvy with automotive technology that I can manual swap a car by myself. 🙏🙏
This is one of my all time favorite videos from you guys. I’m curious why you didn’t show or talk about the oil at all though? That part is very important lol but the excitement is top tier in this video and I live for that feeling 🤙
6:05 - My heart skipped a beat when I saw that jack stand move, until I noticed what it was holding up.
i thought i was the only one lol
Yea me too
Such an interesting market you have there in the US. In most parts of EU, you will only find E36 with a manual, you must pay quite higher price to buy an automatic.
While manuals might be cheaper to make, they don’t turn enough of a profit in the states, and everyone buys an auto. It’s easier to make an expensive technology cheaper if the demand for it is significantly higher than the actual cheaper option. And it’s just a scenario of the manuals out there are driven by car enthusiast, so they tend to be driven pretty hard
You guys are both right and wrong depending on if this is a new car or used car in the USA and what the demand is for the particular USA market. For this used car, the manuals are more expensive because of the small market of people thay buy these for racing drives the price of the used car up as more and more manuals in good condition are hard to find. So the automatics of this used car are actually cheaper. In general a used car that isnt known for racing potential, then the automatic would be more expensive. Most new automatics in the USA cost pretty much the same as the manual. However, I have seen examples of the manual costing more than the automatic with the rest of the specs being identical. That's just marking up the price for the manual or selling the automatic closer to the MSRP because a lot of dealers dont carry manuals and the rare manual American is just willing to pay a little more just to have the manual . I recently saw this was the case for some of the manual 2021 Toyota corollas
@@TheKos2Kos whoa they have manual 2021 Corolla? That’s something I would consider over an auto.
@@6.2Slomaro Volkswagen still makes plenty of new manual cars too.
@@alanchairez like regular commuter cars? I would want any VW sedan with the TDI since they are good on gas and if it’s manual, that would be the most forgiving car to drive in traffic.
GREAT VIDEO!! Congrats Jobe
Recently bought an el Camino that has an automatic transmission. Thinking I might put in a manual. This video was a great help
Can y’all start giving us a time frame that you did it, and about how long you might think a beginner would take?
Yo, that would be really helpful. From the video it just feels like a hour or 2
@@sergantawesom Lol its more like 15 hours for a first timer. So like 2 full days worth of work.
frfr, that would be super helpful and beneficial to us
This was an easy manual swap. A beginner could do this over a weekend easily if you already have everything (I do mean everything) you need. I've manual swapped many different cars, some are a real nightmare and some are cake like this one. Honda and GM seem to be the easiest. I did a swap on a Focus and it was terrorizing, thought it would've been easy. Just another reason to hate fords. Do your research though, some cars actually are faster with an automatic. Mopars are notorious for this.
It took me and 3 friends an afternoon to swap my mustang auto to a manual. However I did do the pedals a day before to make it go smoother.
12:02 Missed opportunity for, "You don't want your flywheel flyin' off."
Also, great video as always. You make doing stuff like this or an engine swap look so easy! And I know you get this too but just decide what to show us but most of these projects I end up getting pretty stuck a couple times until I figure it out. Specially when not having all the tools you could have to make the job easier hahaha. Anywho, thanks for the great video again 😀
Turbo and manual swapped my 91 volvo 240 with parts from a 740T. Wasn't nearly as hard as I initially thought. Tough part was hunting down some of the conversion parts. (Pedal cluster, etc.)
"There's really nothing left to it, but to do it." -Zach Jobe That's my quote of the week
Mickey from Throtl regularly says this
@@brodiedewey5434 Westin Champlin also says it regularly
*insert Shia LaBeouf screaming "just do it" meme*
Everyone knows the OG is Ronnie Coleman
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Flashback to every time you heard that kid at the car meet tell you how they’re going to “manual swap” their automatic daily. Good stuff guys 👍🏻
This is one of the best KZhead videos I’ve seen in a while 🙏🏻
Had an e36 manual back in the day & it was a great car, certainly not fast, but great to drive. I can understand why decent examples are going for quite a bit of money now.
I'm looking into manual swapping my car. Yeah it's probably easier to sell it and buy a manual but the car itself has a lot of meaning to me and I want to keep it for as long as possible. This video was awesome on helping me figure out if I should commit or not.
Felt that
Keep in mind, depending on the car, depends on what you have to do to make the car run with a transmission that was not original to the car. Some cars, you have to make the car think its always in neutral, (neutral safety switch) but then you gotta deal with the reverse lights - this is a common issue. Other cars like this one, you have to lobotomize the trans controller. and others, you'll have to find a used working transmission controller from a manual car. (keep in mind some cars you'll also have to grab not only the transmission but the engine computer for that car as well - as they can be paired.) So remember to do your research for your specific model of car, don't want to get stuck trying to figure out how to get it working.
@@DaBoomDude Since posting this I have got myself a second car so the auto is my daily and the manual turbo is my project / fun car. That said if I do end up gear swapping I have kept in mind everything you said. It's just a lancer so nothing fancy and here in aus sourcing the gear box and even ecu for a manual version is easy.
@@commonisekaihero4745 what cars do you have?
@@sugarbooty A base model lancer and a evo x. Why do you ask?
22:39 he vibin with the fez
Was expecting this comment to be at the top?!?!??
@@banditofrito1 same!
ALL HAIL THE FEZ
Love how yall do it under jack stands instead of a lift! doing it like the normal garage dude.
Moneypit IS the best project on the channel