ghettopro

seeing all the proteges with Manual transmissions has made me think i want a stick shift....b/c mine is auto i get bored and shift it like a manual and stuff like that but does anyone kno what kind of manual transmssion i could put in my car and how much it would cost i am trying to get ideas b/c i plan on just keeping my pro for a while and dropping a new tranny in it...

Roddimus Prime

leave it alone....it would cost more than the car is worth. If you want me to build it up for you I will.....just bring it down and I'll set you up.

marc93lx

It won't cost a fortune, shouldn't anyhow. Just make a trip to your local you-pull-it junkyard and find a manual 90-94 Protege or 91-96 Escort GT and pull the parts you need yourself.

for reference:
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8756

ghettopro

easier said than done...proteges are not common where i live i just now saw a 1st gen at the gas station the other day....

marc93lx

You still have the Escort GT option then, they should be pretty common everywhere. Have you ever made a trip to the local junkyard? Id just look/call around to see what you can find.

ghettopro

Rod...if i were to bring my car to you...about how much money would i need..?

Roddimus Prime

depends on what you'd want done. I can do a LOT to your car for about $1K. Make it look better, drive better, sound better and go faster. Just let me know what you want and what your budget is. pm me tonight on aim and we'll talk some more.

ghettopro

I didnt think you could do much with 1G these days but what all could you do?

Roddimus Prime

For starters I'd go through the car and make sure all your required maintaince has been done and everything is running as it should. Then I'd go in and upgrade your fuel system, add a dry nitrous kit (p.s. mines for sale), powdercoat your engine bay (looks only), and possibly get you a new set of front tires....you'll need them. I would get you a new intake and possibly start on the exhaust as well.

You'd be surprised how far I can stretch car-modding money.

UrbanRally

i switched mine to a stick itll cost about a little under 1g for everything unless you get it all from one junkyard i had to buy the tranny then the shft assembly and the halfshaft which new was like 300 buck if you do it shop around first

Roddimus Prime

you also have to buy the clutch, flywheel, pedal bracket seembly, correct speedo cable and gear, etc....there's a lot more to it than you're mentioning.

UrbanRally

well maybe it is, but if you know how to do it, its cake

proto 420

your car is a dx right ? single cam ? or did u do a swap? because i sell u a 5speed tranny for a single cam for around $100. its got 120k on it but it will still work fine

UrbanRally

no im good i got a dx with bp-26 swap

whistler

there's a guy here in Minneapolis selling his manual SOHC tranny for $40.... he wants to get rid of it from his garage....its got abt 120k on it, i think