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Question: 5-speed or auto?
ok, soon i will be getting yet another car #6 and this one seems to be ok (drivable and passing emmisions) say for a transmission problem. only has 2 gears.
the way i look at it i have 2 options, replace the automatic with another auto, or... do a 5 speed swap. iv done 5 speed swaps before, and i gotta get a tranny, clutch, clutch cable, quadrent and pedals. then install the pedals. however i havent put a auto in before. i know i im gonna have to get a new tranny and torqu converter tho. how much will this cost, and how easy is it compaired to a 5 speed swap? so far the 5 speed swap is look'n cheaper and easier. its already a floor shift car btw.
5 speeds are way cooler. You will be disapointed if youdont, however, and auto is nice, say, when you do and get a big gulp at 7-11 or want to talk on your phone. You know, all those things your not supposed to do.
It all depends on what you want to do with the car. If you are planning on racing it you have to think, Yah five speeds are fun but if you have alot of power an automatic is more consistent and can handle more power. Remember automatics don't miss gears.
By myself, I can pull the AOD out of mt Bird in about 45min, and can reinstall it in a hour & 15/20 min... Thats working under the car with a floor jack to get it back in place...
And don't forget, I'm a senior citizen...
So what kind of car is this???
88 cougar im picking up saturday for 250 bux
jeez, the five times i've dropped the aod in my tbird and once in the cougar it seems to always take me at least half a day for removal and install...I guess im just slow.:hick:
Yea but unfortunatly its catching up to me....
I did forget to say I may have to rest for a day or two once it's out... before I reinstall it... :rollin:
If you are comfortable doing the swap do it. You could just leave it up to fate. Wait and see which transmission you find the great deal on first, then pick that one. I love a manual shift when I want to "drive", but it does get a little annoying when you are in a lot of stop and go traffic or when trying to do other tasks as mentioned above. I mean eating a banana split while driving a stick is tough. Jason.
Hey I eat while driving my car all the time...
Maybe not banana splits but I ate a ice cream bar the other night
I dont see how an auto tranny would be that bad,..... We did a tranny in my dads van in about 4 hours.
i'd have to agree with them's that say go manual, and besides, ity's too ed cold to eat ice cream right now! :D
Well you could go with an auto tranny with a B&M Megashifter. it's an auto when you want it to be, but then you can switch it over to "Manual" and shift it yourself. You have all the luxuries of an auto, but still get to shift it if you'd like. Of course that is the expensive route unfortunately.