5SFE Manual Transmission

[blahxnhim]

I've been hearing and reading alot of people are buying complete running 5th gens for around $500-$700. So, would that make parts cheaper?

Anyway, I really want to do a manual swap on my 91 GT. Auto is just too boring, and uses alot more gas. ALOT MORE. My questions are:

Will any 5SFE transmission fit, such as the year, and make of car it was in?
How much will it run me for a complete swap?

[garrisonboobs]

I would stay with a 5sfe trans for 5th gen. i'm sure older or newer ones will work but just to be safe go for your year. the swap will cost probably around at least $1000 or more depending on how much you get the trans and components for and labor. Personally I would just buy a 5 speed celica or just wait, save your money and buy a much better car. good luck!

[blahxnhim]

Originally Posted by garrisonboobs

I would stay with a 5sfe trans for 5th gen. i'm sure older or newer ones will work but just to be safe go for your year. the swap will cost probably around at least $1000 or more depending on how much you get the trans and components for and labor. Personally I would just buy a 5 speed celica or just wait, save your money and buy a much better car. good luck!

Yeah, I know what you mean, and I was always considering buying another car. But you know, I guess its kind of a hard thing for a man when it comes to letting go his first car. Its not about the value. Its a sentimental thing that I just cant let go. But really, my plan is just to fix it up and garage it. Then bring it out sometime around 40 years from now and everybody is gonna be like "oh SNAPS! Those were OUR DAYS!" And maybe.. MAYBE pass it down to my son hahaha

[garrisonboobs]

lol yea that was exactly what i was planning to do to mine. Some people have told me keeping your first car just ends up being a money pit but its your first car so its hard to see it go. If you are planning on keeping it for a long time then the swap may be worth it for you. It comes to a point where you spent way over the value of the car so you might as well just keep going. save up the money for now and maybe even learn how to swap it yourself. It'll be a fun project.

[blahxnhim]

Originally Posted by garrisonboobs

lol yea that was exactly what i was planning to do to mine. Some people have told me keeping your first car just ends up being a money pit but its your first car so its hard to see it go. If you are planning on keeping it for a long time then the swap may be worth it for you. It comes to a point where you spent way over the value of the car so you might as well just keep going. save up the money for now and maybe even learn how to swap it yourself. It'll be a fun project.

Lol its already a money pit! But hey, it is a nice car to learn off of. So are Honda D16's which are just childs play when it comes to servicing.

[subspec]

Sell it. buy a 5 speed.

[Old_El_Paseo]

i bought a beaten up 92 gt 5spd for 300$. converted mine from auto to standard with it. and had a lot of spare parts. totally worth it. conversion was easy. harest part was installing the clutch pedal ( yeah i was surprised too ).

[blahxnhim]

[QUOTE=subspec;389565]Sell it. buy a 5 speed.[/QUOTE

Lol I might just buy a 5spd as a donor car. My car in particular has alot of family history to it, so its VERY hard for me to let it go.