ENGINE Conversion - Automatic to manual gearbox

[Gary]

Hi,

How easy is it to change the parts on a 4 cylinder engine that was manufactured for an automatic gearbox so that this can be used with a manual gearbox?

Apart from the obvious flywheel & matting plate, what other parts would be required?

I am contemplating a conversion to a 5-speed gearbox (my car is already a manual but I have a spare 2.2 engine that I would like to use at the same time as the upgrade).

Many thanks

Gary

 

[arthuy]

Gary,

If you search back through the forum posts this was discussed in depth a few times.

I was going to go down the 5 speed route but decided to get my box overhauled and it is nice although a 5th speed would be nice for motorway cruising.

Colin

 

[jay]

clutch pedal and pipe/slave cylinder/gearbox mounts/gearstick unless you already got 1/bypass the inhibitor wiring(easy job)
if u go the manual box way then put a new cylinder on the clutch bellhousing as they are cheap and easy to get hold of..mini ones are the same but a few do need a small amount of metal taken off from the bolt area as they p6 bolts are slightly bigger in width than mini ones.

 

[harveyp6]

The only thing that actually needs changing on the engine itself is the spigot bush, in all other respects the engines are exactly the same. All the other, parts, flywheel/gearbox/clutch etc. as listed above make an easy bolt on conversion.