swoosh

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wood trim ne nikadi phek !!!

maharajamd

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Holy moly man give that leather some tlc...

a.patel

it does not interfere with anything so far.. thank god lol. i might just use a tsx boot/shifter knob if i have to. ill worry about the cosmetics later down the month haha

KN_TL

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Thanks for the info. I may try it myself.

a.patel

hahah noo broo im gonna need it to make it look stock..


yeah man once everything is done, im gonna have to get new upholstery. TLC is apparently not enough to keep these seats in good condition lol i have like 130k on this car now.

a.patel

i need help figuring out what ecu will be the best option to make the 6spd transmission work. can someone help me find a 06 6 speed ecu that is up for sale? or at least help with the serial no/code for the ECU. I believe its Keihin A24 or A23?

one of the members on Azine has one for sale but i think its either A04 or A05 series.

KzooTL

37820RDAA24

Its like $100-250 from a junk yard.

KN_TL

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^That's correct.

Here are the pics of the stickers on my ECU - 06/6MT

a.patel

thanks. this helps a lot. i figured it'd just be less work to go ahead and buy one for a manual 06 TL. on my way to 6 speed

a.patel

still have another question regarding the manual clutch pedal for the swap. I finally moved the wiring harness and ran the master cylinder through. Now where does the Clutch pedal mount on the top of the clutch pedal mount to? i see no mounting points for the top clutch pedal mount on our cars. womp womp.

a.patel

Finally dropped the engine in and now all I'm waiting for is the ECU to arrive so we can get this bad boy up nd running soon.

emilio320

Did you figure out where/how to mount the clutch pedal? i am really hoping i don;t have to afro-engineer any part of this swap and have to drill my own holes through the fire wall

a.patel

Everything done. Now stuck at the wiring for the starter. Any help? I'm waiting on trying to figure out what exactly we can do to wire up the clutch pedal. It's all electronic geniuses work from now. NAV-AV6 please help with this lol I know you're good at this

connork53

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This looks sweet man. Im in Norfolk and I've got an 07 TL 5a/t and have always wanted to get this done. How much did it run in the end and who did the work.

a.patel

I did the work. I still need to figure out how to wire up the clutch starter interlock. shit sucks because im waiting on getting some help from other members.

1qwikef

To the guys that have don't this swap... What do think you would have in the complete swap.. I have a chance to buy a wrecked 04 6 speed to take the parts from but want to make sure I'm not paying to much for the car..lmk what u think you have in your swap.. just parts no labor

jptypeS

someone help this guy

libert69

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^someone needs to help you. strong bump

emilio320

yes, i agree this is a strong bump.. HOWEVER i too would love to see this guy get the help he needs as i am looking to do the same in the future so to who ever can help

connork53

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Since this was already bumped can we stop avoiding the question and answer this -- how much did this cost?

jptypeS

you need to share your secret, that's what you need to do lol, this will become a highly visited thread in the future with the price of these cars going down, im considering selling mines right now and getting one cheaper down the road and then boost it, but most likely it will be an auto not a 6 speed like the one i got now so i will revisit this thread cause i may have to do this plus i hate most auto trannies with a passion

libert69

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lol

price for parts will vary obviously. i say that based on what type of clutch you go with and how much you get the trans for

you should be able to find a used 6 speed trans at a junkyard or ebay for 1000-1500 depending on miles. your clutch/flywheel will range from maybe 500$ for stock, up 2000$ for the twin disk that I have.

all the miscellaneous parts that are listed in this thread will cost you around another 2000$. (clutch/brake pedal, shifter box, mt ecu, master cyl, slave cyl, speedo cluster, starter, shift cables, 2 engine harnesses, trans mounts, etc)

so looks like on the low end 3500 and the high end 5000 for parts. then add whatever someone will charge to install.

Bruce Banner

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Pimp job

a.patel

sorry for a very,very delayed response guys. Ive been real busy with finance school.

I finished the swap about 2-3 months ago but just havent had the chance to upload pics. I had too much fun enjoying the car once the swap was completed lol

a.patel

one thing i love the most is having LSD lol. feel free to ask any questions regarding the swap until i post up pics of the interior and exterior.

swoosh

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what was the total cost of the project dude?

a.patel

I'm not 100% on this question but I think it was somewhere around 2800 to 3000. I bought the Engine and transmission for $1800.00 picked up. He pretty much pulled the motor out with the whole subframe. The seller also threw in clutch & brake pedal, ECU and all the wiring harnesses.

The rest of the money was spent for things such as the transmission mounts, Clutch Master Cylinder, Shifter box and Linkage, Fluids, etc..etc.

We're just working on twin turbo for the spare j32 in the garage. I want to boost it so badly lol

jptypeS

You guys rock !!! And yeah these cars are super fun in manual, I love making the tires chirp from 1st to 2nd , and that's without even trying!! And that LSD is addictive too, you can feel it fighting for traction when u floor it , good stuff

a.patel

My interior definitely needs to be detailed after working on the car haha..but it looks pretty stock if you ask me



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swoosh

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not a fan of wood but damn that MT and Navi looks good

Duraniel

If I purchase an 04 M/t to do the 6speed swap into my 05 a/t will I runn into any problems with swap parts over?

libert69

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are you talking about compatibility issues with different years? 04-06 parts are interchangeable

Shipit

Hey Bert,
Sorry if this sounds stupid, I gotta ask cause I missed it when searching. If I was able to get a donor 07 type-s 6 MT, would we be able to drop the 07 engine/transmission combo into our 04-06 TL?
I am looking at the engine and transmission mounts, but my real concern is would the mounts from the 07 line up to our mount locations, my suspicion is no because looking at the lower transmission mount for the 07's looks completely different than our 04-06.

libert69

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I would say yes you can drop that 07 type s motor in a 04-06 car. Aftermarket motor mounts are same design for all years (04-08) base and type s.

trans mounts look exactly the same to me in the pictures despite the different part numbers. if trans mounts from 07 dont work on the 04 subframe then get a 07-08 subframe

youll probably need the 07 engine harness's and ecu as well

check this thread
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/difference-between-ua6-ua7-subframe-814056/

Shipit

How have other sourced the MT, I have been looking at salvage auction for a donor car?

Thanks for your suggestions in advance!

libert69

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c a r - p a r t .com

booostin21psi

Ok I seen that everyone in this thread has done this on a 04-06 base model... Has anyone tried it on an 08 Type-S? What are the differences? Are the trannys the same for the base and type s models from 07-08? I know that the programming on the ecus are different between the two but I have a Hondata so are the plugs the same on the ecu from base to type s??

Brennan8

so what price are we looking at if i did it on a 07 tl type s used vs new parts plz

Rollen

Do you need Axles/half shaft to make this work? Also there is a engine top mount by the radiator that my mechanic is telling me a need a new aluminum mount for but I don't see any parts need for engine mounts -_-.. is this true?

Slpr04UA6

^your mechanic is prob referring to the Engine damper (I believe),that comes standard on the MT TL's. I also believe the MT engine mounts are slightly different as well. There is a thread on this page of perf section about it. On the other questions, I don't know.


Edit: Engine torque Damper...

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/xlr8-engine-torque-damper-04-08-tl-manual-764069/