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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Post automatic to manual....2.2L sedan

i want to switch out my automatic tranny and make my balt manual.....how exactly would i go about doing that....would help if you gave specific steps lol thanks
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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THIS is your FIRST post??? wow. welcome aboard.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...to+manual+swap
for a start...
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Impossible
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Impossible
pretty well, at least not without a ton of cash. you need to swap the wiring harness and all computers in the car, they all must have the matching vin number in them or the car will not start. if that didnt scare ya, you now need to rip the dash out to put the clutch pedal in, need the shifter, cables, tranny, mounts, clutch, flywheel, axles. if you are doing it yourself, id say do-able for under $5000, at a shop, dont even want to guess.

now the easy and feasable way- trade it in for a manual trans car.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharkey
pretty well, at least not without a ton of cash. you need to swap the wiring harness and all computers in the car, they all must have the matching vin number in them or the car will not start. if that didnt scare ya, you now need to rip the dash out to put the clutch pedal in, need the shifter, cables, tranny, mounts, clutch, flywheel, axles. if you are doing it yourself, id say do-able for under $5000, at a shop, dont even want to guess.

now the easy and feasable way- trade it in for a manual trans car.

He'd basically have to buy a manual transmission car and swap EVERYTHING
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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Welcome
Step 1- Drive to stealership
Step 2-tell them you want a 5sp.
Step 3-get raped on trade

J/P man ,but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.
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