Manual Conversion Help Needed

[RazzaCaine]

hey everyone, i have a VS V6 auto and am planning on converting it to a manual. i can get a T5 gearbox out of a VR along with the pedal box set up etc etc. im aware i will need to get a 8puk flywheel for it as opposed to the 6puk one that is currently on the gearbox. my question is, do i need to get a ecotec manual engine loom and computer or can i use the auto ones the car currently has? ive been told that the auto ones will cause the car to cut out at 5,500rpm whereas the manual ones will cut out at 6,500rpm. is this true? can someone please help me!!

 

[ashleysnep]

The rev limiter is the same auto and manual as far as im aware, no way it would be 6,500rmp anyway.

If the gearbox is coming from a VR it should have a 8 bolt flywheel already.

 

[chrisdoesitbetter]

who ever you are getting the VR gearbox from, ask them for their flywheel, or alternatively find a wrecked S2 VN or a VP

 

[_R_J_K_]

Yes, you need the VS manual loom and ECU. Using the auto loom and ECU just causes headaches.

 

[bandit10]

you can run the auto ecu with all the error codes turned off and get away with it .sometimes get the odd stalling issue when pulling up to a stop which you can stop by turning the idle screw up a bit.but its best to fit a manual ecu which for vr is near impossible to find so you use a vn ecu and loom instead then the ecu will have a speed sensor input and makes it much happier

Search is your friend

 

[delcowizzid]

vs is a little different than doing vr .you can find a police RF ecu or super 6 ecu which do manual and auto and then swap some wires round to get it all working properly .or can do the cheats way and slap in a manual tune in the auto ecu and run like that but it wont see speed and may stall a bit

 

[bandit10]

vs is a little different than doing vr .you can find a police RF ecu or super 6 ecu which do manual and auto and then swap some wires round to get it all working properly .or can do the cheats way and slap in a manual tune in the auto ecu and run like that but it wont see speed and may stall a bit

making my last post completely useless lol i thought the VR and VS would be basically the same principle

thanks for the extra info delco

 

[bandit10]

is that the same with the VS 5.0 delcowizzid..?? I want to convert my SS to manual soon and i was thinking i could just get my tune updated by greenfoam an turn off the error codes??

 

[delcowizzid]

vs 5.0 is different runs the same ecu as VR auto

 

[dice auto]

i support what r.j.k said, it will run with the auto cpu but it will run better with a manual cpu your revs will take longer to drop in between gears yousing the auto cpu on a manual..