swap my Auto trans with a 6-speed

[Boon]

Has anyone out there ever swapped a Auto trans for a 6-speed on a LS1? Just asking for helpful advise. I have a 2001 SS and would like to be able to have just a little more fun with it.

[lt1maro]

I know that DJ Taso did the a4 to m6 but he has an LT1(pretty much the same thing, with a few differences) he should chime in and tell you whats involved.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Check out this thread.
http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8848
and
http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8977
I've done it too.

[DJ Taso]

Has anyone out there ever swapped a Auto trans for a 6-speed on a LS1?

Be expected to pay over $3,000.00 for parts and labor if you're going to have it professionally done. The transmission alone will cost you $1,500.00 - $2,300.00 depending on where you get it. I got mine from a junkyard.

My conversion kit cost me $1,750.00 with shipping. It came with pedals, console piece, master cylinder, transmission, shifter, knob, shift boot, etc etc. It also came with the flywheel but it had to be resurfaced. I didn't bother with it and got a new one instead because resurfaced flywheels tend to cause problems.

I got my kit at www.lambertsalvage.com off a '97 Trans Am. You also need to get a wiring harness which is around $300.00, or your reverse lights wont engage.

Also, stay away from Ebay since they only sell the cores, not the complete kit, but sometimes you'll get lucky and find a kit. If you get piece by piece its gonna get really pricey, its not worth it.

This is what it cost me to get mine done:

SPEC Stage II Clutch #SC422 - $479.99
SPEC Billet Steel Flywheel #SC855 - $289.95
Wiring Harness - $300.00
Labor - $700.00
Conversion Kit - $1,650.00
Sales Tax (8.5%) - $160.98

Total - $3,580.96

I also purchased the SLP Stage 1 Suspension Kit for $816.95 which comes to a grand total of $4,397.91

All work done by:

Power House Performance Inc.
15552 S. 70th Ct.
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 342-0043
www.phpinc.biz
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Also, N20LT4Bird converted his too. I'm sure he can help you as well.

[Injuneer]

When I converted from the T56 to the TH400, I sold my T56 as a conversion package. For $2,300 included:

-McLeod Street Twin, steel flywheel
-complete clutch hydraulics, modified for the Street Twin
-bell housing
-ballistic nylon bellhousing blanket
-T56
-Pro 5.0 shifter
-skip shift eliminator.

Was supposed to include swapping my pedals for his, but he never got around to doing the swap when I was already to finish up, so I just removed the clutch pedal and had a new tab welded on the brake pedal for a wider rubber cover. Excluded console, because I kept mine and put a B&M Pro-Ratchet in it.

[Boon]

Wow it almost doesn't seem worth it. Hopefully I'll have some money saved up when I get back to the states. If so I'll probably go ahead and get it done. Thanks for all your help.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Wow it almost doesn't seem worth it. Hopefully I'll have some money saved up when I get back to the states. If so I'll probably go ahead and get it done. Thanks for all your help.

Well I was in need of a transmission anyway so the difference wasn't that much.