turbo auto to na 5speed conversion

[toy626]

ok guys some of you might know i am converting my 89 mx6 turbo from auto to manual using a na gearbox from an 89 tx5 tem setup to get her on the road now i have run into a few problems

#1)no abs spines on na driveshafts (not that woried atm will wate till i get turbo gearbox)

#2)canot find the dam inhibitor switch wiering done some searching with now luck

#3) the shift lynkages from the na box hit the 4ws shaft and the swaybar and willnot fit up atall


only 3 i can think of atm but im about to hit the dam thing with a sledge hammer any advice that dosent consist of replacing the gearbox or removing the 4ws .... ?

[europeanboy]

keep me in touch of you it goes, I have an automatic and tought about turning it into a manual since my car has only 107 000 miles on it and is in better shape than most manuals selling here in canada.

as for the inhibitor wiring I got rid of my inhibitor switch this summer, it is underneath the battery

[Darmstro]

Leave it, and the headache, and start looking for a car that already has an MTX. Or just leave it.

[europeanboy]

take the battery out, take the metal stand for the battery there are 4 or 5 bolts on it, you have a pillar, there is a couple of cables protected by one black plastic rubber and hanged to that pillar. Hint: look on the top of the transmission, follow the big white cable who is going towards the front right part of the engine bay, it passes under the battery and goes towards the bumper

hope I gave you the info you needed
if you need wiring diagrams I know there is some thread on here with all the scans of the shop manual I am looking for it right now

[SixSick6]

It's pretty much common knowledge that the N/A and GT shift linkage is entirely different. Same thing with the sway bar.

[toy626]

i know the turbo and na shift linkages are different im using na shift linkage with na box

Originally Posted by SixSick6

It's pretty much common knowledge that the N/A and GT shift linkage is entirely different. Same thing with the sway bar.

[carcenomy]

Wrong part for wrong model... save yourself the grief and find a nice turbo box and linkages, and you'll need different halfshafts too.

As for the hitting on the 4WS shaft... you've gotta have something in the wrong place. From my experiences the shift linkages are the same between 2WS and 4WS (or at least appear to be between N/A 2WS/4WS).

[toy626]

#1)well the only thing stoping me from this workin is the shift linkage its all bolted in



#2)there is only one way to put the linkages in and one way to put gearbox in so i dont see how i can have either in the wrong way mate

Originally Posted by carcenomy

Wrong part for wrong model... save yourself the grief and find a nice turbo box and linkages, and you'll need different halfshafts too.

As for the hitting on the 4WS shaft... you've gotta have something in the wrong place. From my experiences the shift linkages are the same between 2WS and 4WS (or at least appear to be between N/A 2WS/4WS).

[Panther37]

The F2T torque monster will shred your NA tranny.

[YouAsk]

for a stockpower F2T the F2 tranny should have no problem

[toy626]

i know the turbo motor will shred the na box but it is only untill i can aford to buy the turbo box

[SixSick6]

I'm not understanding why you wouldn't have done it in the first place? People junk these cars all the time and I'm sure you could find one if you looked. I bought an extra at the junkyard for only $60. Seems like shelling out twice that would be worth it for the trouble you're going through. But then again I'm the type that figures "If you're not going to do it right, don't do it at all."

Why make double the work for yourself?

[toy626]

ppl might junk them alot in the usa but not here in Australia turbo box costs $1000 around here if i could find a cheap spare mx6 id buy it and use it but no sutch luck

[Zach]

why not just leave it auto until you save up enough clams to pick up one off of ebay?

[toy626]

because the auto was blown