ur an idiot. I know that you answered that question. I was talking about the Question i asked before you posted your next post. About the price of the swap. If i can pull the engine on my mustang, swap everythign and drop it back in, im sure i can do a trans swap. I'll let u know if i run faster but dont be a smart ***

 

o ok then hell yah thats a good price!!!

 

i have to finish my mustang, and then i'm gettin the tranny. Hopefully the mustang will be done withing this next month

 

After owning many cars, imports and classics, the 240sx was my first manual transmission.

To be honest never driving a manual was a little intimidating but after about a week of driving it I never want to drive an auto again.

Not to put down an auto. I had a '74 Pontiac Bonneville with a big 400hp v8 that was an auto and that thing was fast. It is just more fun to drive (in my opinion, which is worth about as much as my ate-up front brakes) the manual transmission is just so much more fun to drive.

P.S. I did the stomp the break instead of the clutch thing in my moms Volvo not long ago. Man it scared the **** out of me. lol

 

Whoa, whoa, no need to be rude here, I think Atown 240 was just illustrating the fact that for certain types of racing auto is actually BETTER.

Lets not all get our panties in a bunch, especially when asking for someones opinion.

Anyway, if you're going to be doing engine work later, might as well do the swap WHILE you work on the engine. Good luck.

 

What year Mustang? And define "swap everythign" (sic).

I'm a little unclear about why you even started a thread with the title "Manual Conversion or Performance" if you've already done a R&R on a Mustang.

 

it's a swap for my 240 not my mustang. What a R& R?
it's a 67 mustang but this thread is about a 240
ur post doesn't make much sense. explain mabey i'm just tired lol

 

"Remove and Replace"

Allow me to clarify.

If you have already removed and replaced the engine in your Mustang, the implication is that you're not a beginner. Asking, "should I do performance mods first, or a manual transmission swap?" doesn't seem like a question somebody who's done that much work to any car would ask.

 

HAHA you lose more power through the drive train with an auto, it obviously isn't a power achevier especially with nissans, "maybe a ford or chevy". Although being fuel conservative because most shifting in the auto occurrs @ 3000RPM at low throttle. I can do the same with a stick shift and get better gas mileage keeping the throttle low and shifting with in 3000RPM...... AUTO's don't make sence even for stop and go traffic the rpm raises using more fuel before it even makes power in 1st gear........

There are many advantages to a 5speed better grip with better stage clutch kits, I have an aluminum flywheel and 6 puck sprung, (That means I dropped drivetrain degredation). Defenitely a performance gainer and my rear tires almost skirt in third gear with under 200CHP......... Are you skirten' in 3rd PNG????

To ATOWN that is a good deal with shipping, although there is a risk of the syncros being really worn for a used transmission. Things that sometimes seem like a bargain can be the biggest rip off.

 

ok? I just wanted to know other peolpe opinions on the idea. I wanted a project and needed help deciding. Seeing if it would have a better value later on. Did you not read the first page of post? I'm 17 and i like to have a little guidence when i do bigger things and spend more money. It's a bigger deal for me.

I would mabey consider my self to be better then a beginner, and less then a above average lol

 

after about a couple of hours into the swap, i noticed that there werent any sensors or TOB assembly on my tranny. what a big mistake.. now my car has been down for more than a month because i'm waiting to get parts.

got my whole swap for 900 for s14

 

i drove manual before i drove auto and i have to say that manual is a whole lot better than auto, more power at your fingertips