TRANNY SWAP QUESTION

[agent007]

now i have the v6 engine with the auto trans. i am looking to swap the tranny but i dont know what to swap it with. i was interested in the capabilities of manual in the auto trans like in the vehicles such as is 300 and so. i know that the is 300 is rear wheel drive but i dont know what front wheel drive vehicles i can mount up this kind of tranny with. so tell me, is this even possible. i have heard that the swap to stick is too much trouble. thanks for anyones help.

[Sentinel]

trouble = money. There's someone on this forum who swapped trannies,but I'm sure it wasn;t cheap. It'll cost you like $1000 plus the cost of the new trans. You'll want to get the manual trans from a 5 speed solara, it is the only FWD 1mz stick shift, i believe.

As far as having an "autostick" capability? any automatic transmission can be modified to have this capability, there are sites on the Web that have kits for it. How easy it is to install? I would want a transmission place to do it: have you ever seen the inside of an automatic transmission? ugh. too many gizmos and widgets.

[agent007]

kewl. thanks for the info. do you by any chance know the name of the kits or the websites.

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I done the swap, so did SCV6, and a couple of other guys.

[agent007]

what did you swap with? how did it go? im very interested in knowing my options.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

search, there are few here. Good luck with you tranny swap!

[---CAMRAZY---]

I used a e153 tranny from a 2001 solara
Axles are needed as well
Tranny mount ad Bracket
5speed ECU at least for my car.
Shift cables
pedal kit
Flywheel
Chutch
Master cylinder
Slave cylinder
Shifter

I have a camry but it is a !MZ also. Honestly, I feel more torque now.

[agent007]

kewl thanks. how hard is it to find a standard tranny though. all the solaras ive seen have been auto. sorry for sounding like a dumbass but i wanted to keep mine as a DD but now i dont think that will happen and i have researched much on the car.

[---CAMRAZY---]

e153 tranny from a 2001 solara
Axles are needed as well
Shift cables
pedal kit
Master cylinder
Slave cylinder
Shifter



I got all this for 600 bucks.

[agent007]

does anyone know where to find the info about the "autositck" kit. i have not heard about this for the solara. nor can i find much about it.

[JavaJoe_2]

does anyone know where to find the info about the "autositck" kit. i have not heard about this for the solara. nor can i find much about it.

Click on the link: Level 10

[SC V6]

yeah... I used the E153 tranny as well...

I upgraded to a limited slip, lightened flywheel and some others... its a lot of work if you do it yourself.. but well worth it

[agent007]

newbie questions but i dont know much about transmittions...what effect will the valve job have on the trans the one from level 10? longer shifts or what...and cant find anything on the shiftronic...anyone have one installed or know anyone that does.

[JavaJoe_2]

newbie questions but i dont know much about transmittions...what effect will the valve job have on the trans the one from level 10? longer shifts or what...and cant find anything on the shiftronic...anyone have one installed or know anyone that does.

The valve body upgrade will help with firmer shifting, our cars were designed with comfort in mind and some people don't want to feel the transmission shift.
The shifttronic will let you decide when you want it to shift, overriding the computer controlled shifting.
I don't know if anybody has this.
I think Tony the Tiger uses IPT

[agent007]

thanks for the help peeps...looking to learn more about the shifttronic if any one know were i can get one at...didnt find it on the level 10 ling but if i over looked it i would really like a link to the exact page...thanks