From MT to AT?
 

Folks has any of you ever done a transmission conversion of your beloved Z from MT to AT?

For those with inside knowledge on this process, how much would this normally cost and what impact on reliability, if any, does it exposes the car to?

Thanks for any/all advice.

H.Hanzo

Spend some money on this: http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...d-gearbox.html

I would assume like the NSX it is cheaper to sell yours and buy a 7AT.

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Especially on a new car... unless there is some kind of crazy build in the works along with the trans swap, you'd spend way too much money AND lose your drivetrain warranty.

Sell it and buy what you want.

Deff not worth it. Weird most guys wanna go AT-MT

its understandable to go at from mt imo. people that i know that would do that are the people that always complain about traffic. i love the traffic. perfect workout.

As light as the clutch is in the Z, there is no excuse to whine about traffic. I inched along in Houston, back when they were doing all that construction, for hours when I drove my H/C/I full bolt-ons 5.0GT with a King Cobra clutch and it didn't bother me a bit.

Yah, just rebuy and rebuy again back to MT....

Why? A manual is so much more fun.

The OP drives a 40th, which only came in manual. He would be better off selling his and buying a new one but it would not be a 40th.

All the traffic in the world would not make me get an AT

oh look another thread ruined by a bunch of MT elitist who are here to tell you how much better MT is than AT.....

:iagree: Pretty much what I was thinking... Their tiny little minds just can't believe that the 7AT is, to many of us, as fun or more fun to drive than the 6MT.

Anyway, to answer the OP's question: The odds are that no-one has done a conversion.

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It's going to be a lot cheaper for you to just trade your car in on a 7AT than to actually purchase the 7AT + electronics and install.

+2 :eekdance:

:iagree: Good point.

:stirthepot:

Could come to Canada and get a 40th AT and get the Navi too. But cars generally cost more here - even for the exact same car and after f/x :icon14:

Do they sell the Nismo with navi also, or is that Japan only?

I had wondered about that... the Hyper Rev book claimed there was a 7AT Nismo, but I thought it was a typo.

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Nissan needs to put a dual clutch as an option. I think it will bring peace to AT and MT owners.

I love the way these AT/MT threads pop up once a week..
though this one is tame. everyone growing tried of the debate

i would like to know the precentage of drivers who go from the mt to the at
or the at to the mt....

i'm guessing most guys switch from the mt to the at....

little hidden meaning there...

Thanks for sharing your views, everyone. Regardless if you drive an MT or AT, 'hope you enjoy your ride - every single minute of it.

Peace!

You're right, this is like my350z and G35driver where those guys are a bunch of mis-informed id10ts

Don't turn this place into something like that. It always seems to be the buddy buddy people who make really close friends on here and follow each from thread to thread usually mentioning each others first names back and forth.. Spending also a lot of time in the lounge area.

Back on track; MT to AT is very normal, I know a lot of people who have made the switch.. I'd rather be in an MT but AT can sure be a huge blast sometimes. Just go for it!

Nismo is not available in any form in Canada.

trading ur MT Z to AT Z is also an option u know :)

^^ this. but still, AT is too boring to drive around my town. too many straight roads. when l lived near canyons over a decade ago i had a AT coupe with manual shift and loved it. it depends on the application...and in those days they didn't have clutch based AT's that i could afford. even with the torque converter it was fun to drive.

but traffic being a reason to get AT, that's just lame. MT to me is easier to drive in congestion and bumper to bumper. :tup:

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cool story bro