Converting automatic transmission to manual

 · An ECM programmed for an automatic when a manual transmission is installed will generate a check engine light if it doesn't see the expected drop in RPMs after it sends out its signal to lock up the torque converter. Firecracker Red JK Soft-top, 6-spd Manual, gears, LSD Rear.  · Hi, Is this possible to do with a F with the Powerstroke. I just like a manual transmission better and the automatic doesn't let me lug it:icon_mad:! Since I never tow I feel like the automatic is wasting a lot of fuel, and I miss shifting. So, what would it User Interaction Count: 4.  · Discussion Starter · #1 · May 8, (Edited) Only show this user. I've decided I want my next truck to be a 4X4 with a Cummins 12V, and I want a manual, not an automatic transmission. The problems is, these trucks seem hard to find already, and manuals are nearly non-existent unless I want to fly across the country to pick User Interaction Count:

Convert Transmission from Manual to Auto - The Problems. The conversion is actually not a question of possibility but feasibility. You should go for it only if you have enough money and the enthusiasm for such experiments. Otherwise, you will find a very large hole in your pocket after the end of the project. I hate automatics as well, one of the reasons I bought my Frontier to be my "truck for the future" in late I have 5 manual transmission vehicles, all 4-cylinder: Frontier King Cab K. Frontier K. Mazda B Cab Plus K. VW Convertible K. Stacey upgrades a Ford Mustang with a little help from our friends at American Powertrain. Ripping out that old automatic transmission and putting in a.

Answer (1 of 42): Like Ben Maurer says, the cost can range from hundreds to thousands. Here is a great write up for a tiptronic to 6 speed swap. It gives a really good idea of what you might be getting into. The big pieces are often the pedals, linkage and transmission mounts. Using a vintage, first-generation () Camaro and third-generation () Nova as examples, this article shows and tells how it’s done. Clutch linkage If you’re converting an automatic to manual, you could come across some seemingly impossible obstacles. Automatic and manual transmissions both require a coupling device, a piece of equipment that is used to connect and disconnect the transmission and the engine as needed. In a manual transmission, that piece is called a clutch, and in an automatic transmission, it’s a torque converter. In order to swap your automatic transmission for a manual (or vice versa if that’s your objective), you’ll need to disconnect the current coupling material and install the new one.