Switchin out your transmission(auto->manual): Possible or not?!

[ShredTheGnarnia]

So, here's the deal: we have a 2001 saab 9-5 wagon (3.0 litre v6 turbo), and the tranny (auto) just went out, and we need a complete new one.

Sooooo, I'm wonderin if it is possible to put in a manual trans. So can you just put in the trans, a clutch, and a shift lever, and connect that shit and be good to go? Or is there some other wierd other shit you have to do that would make it impossible.

Cuz i would be waaay stoked to have a stickshift, so just wonderin if this can happen....?

 

[Malcolm]

i think itd be way easier too just buy a manual car. i think the gearbox thingy might be somewhere else on an automatic car anyways so you wouldnt be able to put the stick shift in the right place

 

[Bulky]

it is possible but its a real pain in the ass

 

[eurotune2]

i am not that familiar with saabs( just bought one actually) but on other cars i know it is possible to swap the tranny, check with your local mechanic, or look on here, http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/index.php

 

[K2skipunk]

yes, it is possible, a ton of work, yes, but it is possible, if i were you i would just stick with the auto. itll cost too much to change it, cuz itll be a different tranny, so u might have to buy or fabricate new mounting brackets, possibly, the way the tranny mounts to the motor, the computor would be buggered, i dont know your car specifically, but theres just alot of shit, stick with the auto, unless u have mad $ then go for it bro

 

[ShredTheGnarnia]

alright thanks for the input guys i think we'll stick with an auto and maybe try to get one with a plus minus tiptronic/sportshift kinda thing