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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 05:08 AM
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don't do it. Your car will be worth nothing after you do the swap. No-one is going to want to buy a car that had an auto to manual swap.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 07:26 AM
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my auto to manual conversion costed about $2500 parts and labor. I bought all the parts, besides ECU and Tranny, brand new.. I also got the ACT street/strip clutch. In my opinion, it was well worth it. Best mod that can be done to an auto hah
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:10 AM
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its a good mod if your gonna keep the car and already have a lot invested in it. If you don't have a lot invested in it, cut your losses.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:25 AM
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yea.. in my case, 3rd gear inthe auto was slipping.. i had already put about 3gs into the car, $1500 of it in suspension mods, and it just wasnt worth it to rebuild the auto and try to sell it, especially with 130k miles on it.. so the 5spd conversion was the best bet in my situation. I couldnt be happier
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:24 AM
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3000 for a conversion is not worth it IMO. Just keep the car for a bit longer, then sell it and buy a manual car next time. Besides, having an automatic has some advantages
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:01 PM
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alright, say i had a manual tranny in now and i wanted to do clutch, flywheel, quaife, and short shifter that would cost me $2331.00. I am doing the auto to manual swap and spending $3441.00, so basicall i am spending $1110.00 more than if i already had a manual. i dont think its worth it to sell my car that i have already poored money and time into to just save 1110.00, but acutally i would be loosing money becasue i would have to pay off more for another integra. seee..
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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oh and automatics don't have any advantages, they are horriable.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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Originally posted by Mintegra97
but acutally i would be loosing money becasue i would have to pay off more for another integra. seee..
you lose more money after the conversion when you try to sell the car in the future..... ever heard of a term called "resale value"? learn it.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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Originally posted by Mintegra97
oh and automatics don't have any advantages, they are horriable.
Try driving in San Francisco or stop n' go traffic.

Shingo
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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my car is so cool that i will never sell it. by the time i have to sell my car i'll be so rich that i can just keep my integra and buy another car with cash. then i can just drive my integra into a brick wall and laugh at how much money i spent on my auto to manual swap and how much fun it was to do.
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