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Reply With QuoteNice. What was the cost of the setup(if you don't mind me asking)?
http://home.comcast.net/~galant2k/5spd_6g7...g72_galant.html
This was done on my boyfriend Chris's car. Completed March 22, 2005, sorry for the delay on posting these pics. Our friend has a shop and he did most of the work, but were able to help out with getting the parts and removing/reinstalling the tranny itself.
More information will be posted!!
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<span style='color:blue'>Parts list:
(99% of this can be purchased from a junkyard, we used http://www.car-part.com to find one that was local, but don't forget to get new axle seals and get the flywheel resurfaced)
-Manual 5 spd transmission (with tranny mount attached) (3g v6 eclipse)
-Cylinder block plate (3g v6 eclipse) (this may be called something else from the Mitsu dealer)
-Clutch, whichever one you choose (brand new ACT 2600lb was used, they forgot to include a clutch alignment tool, so we used a 17mm socket)
-Flywheel (3g v6 eclipse) (we used a new flywheel, you can get one resurfaced instead if you like)
-Passenger side axle (3g v6 eclipse) (NEEDS to be either ABS or non-ABS, whichever one your car has, they are different)
-clutch master and slave cylinder (3g v6 eclipse)
-clutch pedal (3g v6 eclipse)
-brake pedal cover (3g v6 eclipse) (brake pedal itself can be cut smaller and the new cover can be put on it instead of replacing it)
-manual shifter, shift linkage and cables(3g v6 eclipse)
-2 new axle seals (3g v6 eclipse) do not re-use the old ones
-access to service manuals (and someone with a good understanding of how to read them)
optional:
-quaife lsd (make sure you get the speedo gear and differential bearings)</span>
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To answer common questions, here:
NOT 1 CEL FROM THE MANUAL SWAP, LEAVE YOUR ECU ALONE!
Passenger Side Axle Info:
We managed to get our friend to modify the stock passenger side axle to fit, but the mount that bolts to the motor is in a slightly different position, so getting another one is the easiest of the two options, a lot less downtime.
Gear Selector Info (tricking the ecu?):
Go ahead and trick the gear selector into thinking it's in neutral. We had it set up this way and it worked great. Somehow, we managed to have the gear selector eliminated altogether, but I do not have all the details of how that works off the top of my head.
Speedometer Sensor Info (tricking the ecu again?):
The connector for the speedometer sensor is identical to that from the automatic, no work to do here, it just plugs in like normal.
Reverse Light Info:
At the moment, the reverse lights are not hooked up. It is not hard to fix, as there are two leads on the reverse connector of the transmission, but we just haven't gotten around to fixing it. Rather then using the ecu to trigger these lights to come on (based upon what the gear selector sees), I intend to wire these leads directly into the wires that power the reverse lights.
Mounting clutch fluid reservoir:
You can mount this high up on the firewall to make it happy (gravitationally). See the picture for an idea of where it could be mounted (self-tapping sheet metal screws might work for this or you drill holes to mount this).
Caution:
The clutch safety switch is not easily transferrable AFAIK, so be very careful not to leave your car in gear and try to start it, because it can accidentally be started without the clutch depressed. I am looking into a way to fix this, but as of now, it has not been completed.
Nice. What was the cost of the setup(if you don't mind me asking)?
N ice, you got a parts list for the swap. I think you are the 1st to do the swap on a V6.
Love,
Matt
^^^ cost he means
but damn...that's a nice looking engine bay. Wouldn't mind doing that myself if i had the cashola...at least the tranny part.
Where's Jet Black? he should be alll over this
Hows the SDS doing under the boost, once I upgraded to stage 2 thats where the problems began...hence the removal of my SDS. How long the Stage 2 been in?
Love,
Matt
finally, something interesting other than the CAI postings
no!!!!! i'm no longer gonna be the 1st :cry:
Your signature is too long.
:shock: i just noticed the gt-s intake manifold... omg nice.
any exterior pics of the car?
Your signature is too long.
do yer reverse lights work, do u have a CEL??
To satisfy our curiosity we will need a fulll write up if all parts used and cost of build up.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SkylineG1)</div><div class='quotemain'>To satisfy our curiosity we will need a fulll write up if all parts used and cost of build up.</div>
or ban
Roni, I want to be your boyfriends new best friend...if you know what I mean.
Seriously though, this is great to see. I remeber someone was talking about the fact that they had talked to someone else on the phone who had done exactly this. I dind't think it was real till now. :shock:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! Do a full tutorial. PLEASE!!!
Or at least get us a parts list...I was planning on doing this myself, but have decided that I'm going to take it into a shop to get done. But it's going to be cheaper if I get them all the parts before bringing my car in! I'm happy this has happened, I was getting upset with my G and this has revitalized my passion.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChikagoGTZ)</div><div class='quotemain'>Or at least get us a parts list...I was planning on doing this myself, but have decided that I'm going to take it into a shop to get done. Â*But it's going to be cheaper if I get them all the parts before bringing my car in! Â*I'm happy this has happened, I was getting upset with my G and this has revitalized my passion.</div>
Agreed.
At the very least is it possible that instead of writing a whole new tutorial (which in any case would still be 100000x more preferable), could your BF point out any major differances between what he did for the swap (in terms of the actual procedure) and Peano's tutorial oh his swap:
http://socallifestyle.com/tutorial/tutorial.html
About the only differance I can see so far is that the V6 flex plate has 4 bolts instead of 3 (as in the case of the I4 tranny).
Though Im positive there must be much larger differances.
Being that your boyfriend is basicly the V6 to do a tranny swap (I believe this applies to the 3G Eclipse's as well), please convince him that we need a tutorial.
Even simply pictures would be great. We can make out what needs to be done simply using pictures...
seeing you guys beg like that is kinda disappointing... if u guys read up on this and the 3g forums you basically have everything u need to know about the swap. peano's 7g i4 tutorial is almost 100% correct. it costed me a little under $1500 for all the necessary parts. if u go with oem parts it should be around 1100 or even less.
p.s. i'm about to do this swap next week. the only thing i'm missing is the info on how to rewire the reverse lights. sorry 8ggalant i still haven't found it yet. i'll be going in reverse blind just like you
Your signature is too long.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>seeing you guys beg like that is kinda disappointing... if u guys read up on this and the 3g forums you basically have everything u need to know about the swap. peano's 7g i4 tutorial is almost 100% correct. it costed me a little under $1500 for all the necessary parts. if u go with oem parts it should be around 1100 or even less.
p.s. i'm about to do this swap next week. the only thing i'm missing is the info on how to rewire the reverse lights. sorry 8ggalant i still haven't found it yet. i'll be going in reverse blind just like you
Do you realize that this is the first V6 5-Speed swap we have seen, so are going to whore all the info we can get to get this tutorial out there. Alot of guys want to get this done, so get off your high horse my friend.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>seeing you guys beg like that is kinda disappointing... if u guys read up on this and the 3g forums you basically have everything u need to know about the swap. peano's 7g i4 tutorial is almost 100% correct. it costed me a little under $1500 for all the necessary parts. if u go with oem parts it should be around 1100 or even less.
p.s. i'm about to do this swap next week. the only thing i'm missing is the info on how to rewire the reverse lights. sorry 8ggalant i still haven't found it yet. i'll be going in reverse blind just like you
Oh the irony...did you just suggest we go to the 3g boards for info on a swap? I have never seen any 3G member EVER contribute ANY worthwhile info past "dude just trade your car in for a 5spd".
The 3G boards SUCK NUTS.
very very very nice. good luck with the SDS
so my question is...does the car actually drive...have you tested the transmission yet? just curious
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(thebirdman13)</div><div class='quotemain'>so my question is...does the car actually drive...have you tested the transmission yet? just curious</div>
To my knowledge, they did all this a while back. As I mentioned above someone was talking about this very person (the forum member's name escapes me at the moment).
lol as you can see, I'm very excited about this (goandeat was spot on ~ I'm ALL over this
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