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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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Anyone ever do a swap from a auto tranmission to a manuel?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kenjen11
Anyone ever do a swap from a auto tranmission to a manuel?
I'm not sure that converting a transmission to a person is possible. You might want to look into a manual transmission though I heard they work. Lol
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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Not on my jeep, other cars yes.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by kenjen11
Anyone ever do a swap from a auto tranmission to a manuel?
I'm about to do it to mine... Only hard part is you have to drill out the fire wall

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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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Manuel lol!! Manual transmission. I think the computer has to be changed and the wiring harness might not match up, Mainly my question is the wiring harness. I might make mine a crawler someday and I would like a manual transmission for that.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Not worth the headaches on today's computer controlled cars and trucks.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 12:15 AM
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Manuel lol!! Manual transmission. I think the computer has to be changed and the wiring harness might not match up, Mainly my question is the wiring harness. I might make mine a crawler someday and I would like a manual transmission for that.
This is why I have the ecu and wire harness out of the donor xj... And h.o. Motor too...

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:19 AM
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ho motor won't work in a renix. well, the block will, but you'd have to use your intake and head along with some other odds and ends.
did that with mine. no benefit from the H.O. at all. so don't get your hopes up. besides, it was a pain in the **** to make it all work. harnesses and everything are different.

good luck.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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ho motor won't work in a renix. well, the block will, but you'd have to use your intake and head along with some other odds and ends.
did that with mine. no benefit from the H.O. at all. so don't get your hopes up. besides, it was a pain in the **** to make it all work. harnesses and everything are different.

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That's why I have the entire harness

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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you will need more than just the harness.

but give it a shot, got nothing to lose but time...
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by caged
you will need more than just the harness.

but give it a shot, got nothing to lose but time...
Noooo you don't under stand what I'm saying.... I have EVERY THING from the donor xj the body is the only thing I left behind... Plus it's not for nothing I'm building a stroker

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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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cool, give er a go then. just warning you how much work will be involved...
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Trust me I know... It's not my first build

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