7G Auto -> 5spd conversion...

**da1085** · 07-03-2006, 12:10 AM

dang this thing is old!!!!!!!......but it's still holds alot of good infos....well since RGC is back i dont have the convo we all had about the swap.....the progress is on hold due to parts in transit.....this will be the longest 3 days of my life.....the earliest day parts might get to texas is on wednesday....well im stuck with nothing to do....just wondering to ask an old answered question.......can i reuse my auto starter?? im asking because maybe someone found a reason why we cant and maybe found a way for me to reuse it..

**bronxbombr** · 09-15-2006, 05:59 PM

its all in the posts dude.

**peanotation** · 09-16-2006, 11:41 PM

can't use the auto starter. the gear isn't long enough to reach the teeth on the flywheel. seth says you can make it work with shims, but i took the easy way out and bought a 5spd starter, and brought back my auto pretending it was the 5spd one.

**bronxbombr** · 09-17-2006, 12:31 AM

lolol.

**Blue Ice** · 09-18-2006, 05:29 AM

Ok found a way around the key release cable.

The cable actually goes around to the back side of the steering column. so you have to romove the column casing and then you should see something like this.

(The picture you see is after i already seperated the cable from the pieces that fall out of the white housing. You can see the end of the cable hanging to the side)

remove the four bolts on the white plastic piece.it will fall off, and there are two more white plastic pieces that will come out that look like this.

(the piece on the right is what attaches to the end of the cable)

then you just pull the cable through the middle console and it's gone now. :D

**bronxbombr** · 09-18-2006, 06:28 PM

nice.

**Blue Ice** · 09-18-2006, 09:13 PM

about 60% done

**peanotation** · 09-18-2006, 10:18 PM

what pillar pod is that? how well does it fit? how did you fasten it? do i ask too many questions?

**bronxbombr** · 09-18-2006, 11:12 PM

ya, answer the questions mate.

**Blue Ice** · 09-19-2006, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by peanotation

what pillar pod is that? how well does it fit? how did you fasten it? do i ask too many questions?

It's one i got off ebay about two years ago. it doesn't havea smooth texture, but it fits ok. i drilled a hole between the top two pods and put a screw in that holds it in place. but it's made for 7th gen galant. i haven't seen one since though.

**da1085** · 09-19-2006, 01:53 AM

really nice set up man!! i like the pods.....im wondering i you can send me the site where i can find out what wire to splice into for the guages, speacialy the on that mst connect to the ecu....AF ratio or even all of them if you just connect all of the gueages reciever-wires to the ecu....you'll love having a 5spd galant!...i know i love mine....make sure to do the skateboard baring....im waiting out on the short shifter since mine was cut to length by the guy that i bought it from...not bad though, kinda "short" shifter but not to short....the bearing makes alot of difference...

hope yo ucan help me out on the guage wiring(ECU hopefuly)

**Blue Ice** · 09-19-2006, 03:21 AM

man i don't know jack about the ecu wiring, the first page has the set up for the oil presuure gauge, and the A/F is a wire tap from the engin bay. Th O2 sensor wires are located on the back of the engine near the intake manifold. i'll post pics tomorrow.

CHH · 10-06-2006, 12:17 AM

Whats the actual transmission number of the compatible gearbox?
f5m22?
will the one from this lancer work? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...on-72541370.htm

Also I have a 6a12 not a 4g63 or 4g64, does that matter?
My current auto model number is f4a23.

Thanks for your help.

**Blue Ice** · 10-06-2006, 05:32 PM

i would tell you that the manual tranny for the 4 cylinder engines will not bolt to the 6 cyl engine, but it's just an educated guess.i wou;d think you would need the manual transmission that came on 6 cylinder engines, say galant vr4's or 3000gt's. i would say to check first for the code of 6a12 vr4's tranny... good luck man.

**seth98esT** · 10-06-2006, 06:01 PM

I really dont know the answer but I doubt a 4cyl trans will bolt up with the 4cyl stock bellhousing. I know the 6a13 guys can use the FWD trans from the FTO as they have a FWD non-turbo 6a13 motor to begin with. Other then that its hard to say. MIght just do some research on which cars in your country come stock with a FWD 6a12 other then the Galan and FTO.

BTW, have no clue if the 6a13 trans will bolt up, but it would be a closer match then a 4cyl trans :P