EliteCamaro94

hey guys im thinking about doing a 6 speed swap in my camaro. I keep having issues with the 4l60e. Anybody know of a good shop i can tow my car to in az that will do this swap and what kinda price im probably gonna be looking at. thanks guys.

BackInBlack02

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you could do it yourself in about 2 weekends. do a search, there are plenty of really good write-ups with enough pics to do this.

King Nothing

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A lot of shops will run you anywhere from 2000-3000 . . . if your on a budget try to do it yourself or make friends will a shop lol gl

EliteCamaro94

ive never taken on a job that size on my own. Ive got a couple friends that are pretty good with that stuff. Anybody know where i could find some of these write ups?

King Nothing

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Here ya go
Swap info

EliteCamaro94

anybody have any input on a stalled auto? im still on the fence about doing this swap. The car is gonna be pretty much my daily driver and im wondering is it worth just getting my auto freshened up a bit by a local shop. If i keep the auto and did a small stall would i need to change rear end gears or anytyhing? i have the stock 2.73's

King Nothing

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If you plan to keep the auto changing the gears will be more fun but not necessary. I'm swapping out my auto for a T56 for more fun

southpaw0314

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I did it when I was 18 with a little help it was the biggest thing that I had ever attempted and it took 3 days in the freezing cold.

myk

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I'd love to take that on but don't have the time or the place. Hell I'm not even allowed to wash my car in front of my apartment anymore-they took out the goddamn spigot!

Anyway, is that 3K estimate including parts?

King Nothing

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that part i don't know if it isn't that's a ridiculous price but if that's with parts that might be reasonable

Jeremy 92 RS

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It all depends on preference and what you are using the car for. Stalled autos with the right gears in the rear are fun and is good for drag racing. Some people cant hang with driving a stick shift on a daily basis. So if you're one of those type of people than just fix up the auto. If you find yourself doing more than straight line racing and prefer rowing your own gears, swap over to the M6.

BackInBlack02

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Mine used to be stalled auto, it was good to get on it but when just cruisin or in stop-n-go traffic it felt like the transmission was slipping. that's just how the stall works. Switched to M6, no more A4's for me.

It is and you'll get better MPG too.

King Nothing

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Yep I'm looking forward to the better gas mileage

EliteCamaro94

yeah i think its gonna be cheaper for me to just get the auto freshened up, money is pretty tight right now so im talking to sean at top gear motorsports here in az. everyone says hes the best in az for autos.

Az sucks for emissions and since my car is a 94 i have to pass the sniffer and visual so i cant really mod like id like to. I probably wont keep the car very much longer. Just gonna keep it until i get a better job and can either afford a clean ss or ws6 ls1 car or take the leap to a corvette.

thanks for all the info guys

LS1Adam84

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Honestly man I have tossed this idea around a lot. Keep the car auto unless you will do it yourself, and your best bet is to piece everything together, don't waste money on a stock master cylinder, get a tick master cyl, get a freshened up t56, new clutch and so on. My recommendation is just buy a t56 car and have both, a consistent fast car and a fun car. 6 speed cars are fun to drive and I want one, but it sure is fun beating almost every stick car because of driver error or not dumping the clutch or missing a gear or any other ricer excuse lol.

myk

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That's probably the best idea so far. That would give me the excuse to find that NBM WS6 M/6 I should've gotten in the first place...

EliteCamaro94

haha yeah im waiting to hear back from sean at top gear for a price on freshening up my a4. The car like i said will just be a dd for now until i sell it down the road for a ls1 ws6 or SS, or if i got the cash ill get a vette. Hopefully it wont be too much to freshen up my a4 cause money is tight but the cars been down for 3 months now and i miss it.

EliteCamaro94

i posted a wtb thread in parts section for a full 6 speed swap, i thought i remember guys selling them for a grand but most who posted on my thread wanted almost 2gs

EliteCamaro94

so sean at top gear just got back to me, does $1600 sound about average for a upgraded trans build with just stock stall and nothing to special. I was thinking it would be less than that since ill be just bringing him my trans and ill be installing it myself. I emailed him back to check to see if its still that price when im doing that stuff. I didnt think it would be that much.

96AZHAWK

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A T56 swap is pricey on parts and labor (if you have any shop do it). As far as a swap, you would be better off selling your auto car and getting a 6 speed car instead.

I would say get the auto hooked up with the rebuild and a stall... enjoy.