Auto to manual conversion- VF

[daves8]

I did this in my VY Calais, wondered what the best place to get this done is if wanted to?

what would it cost?

my Calais is now a Sunday car, figured it would be more fun manual.

 

[vr304]

In all honesty you’d be better off selling yours and buying a manual version, would be extremely expensive to do to your car especially if your paying someone else to do all the work

 

[daves8]

In all honesty you’d be better off selling yours and buying a manual version, would be extremely expensive to do to your car especially if your paying someone else to do all the work

I expected someone would say that.....

when I factor in stamp duty etc, I will just keep mine.

I saw a complete kit from a GTS for $4k last night on eBay. I wonder how much the labour would be to do conversion.

 

[vr304]

Why not just go down the route of a cam, hi stall, diff gears etc for the same money or possibly less than doing a manual conversion.. would make it heaps more fun to drive and heaps more power I know what ya mean about manuals being more fun to drive as I always buy manual commy’s myself but the above mods would make yours heaps quicker than a manual swap

 

[daves8]

Not really doing it for outright power, just fun.

my daily is now a Jeep SRT tat has power for days, just want something to cruise in.

I put a huge cam in my last Calais, and the wife hated it

 

[abuch47]

saw a twin turbo kit go for $3k the other day.

 

[daves8]

Does anyone know if a GTS manual box will fit a L77?

 

[Forg]

saw a twin turbo kit go for $3k the other day.

Yeah but it’s still only got a gearbox designed for people with no ability to understand enjoyment & with only one leg.

I’ve often wondered the same as the OP ... what would it cost to get a VF2 SSVR wagon with a fun ‘box?

 

[shane_3800]

If the PCM does not see a auto trans computer you will have issues. It's not like the old days when stuff was easy you need to change out looms and **** around otherwise you end up with a car you may aswell remove the dash cluster and use a race pack with a haltec.

 

[shane_3800]

Does anyone know if a GTS manual box will fit a L77?

Yes it will. Will any of the elctronics in the car work..... not without major money spent rectifying the elctronics. Just buy a manual car.