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suprarick

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Hello,
I want to purchase a Supra 2jzgte. I'm afraid I cannot afford a nicely kept TT 6spd 93'-98'.

My budget is $24k for a car. I want to find a nicely kept auto car possibly. Any color, just under 115,000 miles. With little problems, if at all.


Do auto owners ever convert their cars to a manual transmission using the R154 tranny? Is it much cheaper to do this kind of a manual swap as opposed to a 6 speed swap using the V160? Will it cost me thousands upon thousands of dollars to do so?

Thanks
 
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supramanocnsd

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suprarick;962977 said:
Hello,
I want to purchase a Supra 2jzgte. I'm afraid I cannot afford a nicely kept TT 6spd 93'-98'.

My budget is $24k for a car. I want to find a nicely kept auto car possibly. Any color, just under 115,000 miles. With little problems, if at all.


Do auto owners ever convert their cars to a manual transmission using the R154 tranny? Is it much cheaper to do this kind of a manual swap as opposed to a 6 speed swap using the V160? Will it cost me thousands upon thousands of dollars to do so?

Thanks
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Well I like the auto TT I have .... alot.. I have had 3 mkiv TT's and the auto is by far my fav...

I thought about selling my auto 94TT with 40,000mi on it... but I dont know... maybe tho..

I would not do the 5speed at all... I have not seen anyone out here in SoCal with it the only thing that would save you cash dloing the 5 over the 6 is the cost of the tranny... thats it... so you can save 2-3g's

I dont see many doing the auto to 6speed swap anymore... I see the stock 3040le auto TT being swapped for BL and other built auto trans with nice TQ's.. more th400's even tho they are heavy and rob a little power.. a built th350 would be a little better...

I see alot of guys going full drap taking there 6speeds and going th400 for a drag run...

It all depends on the way you will use the supra.. for daily use? dyno? drag? road race?

When I was in Japan I seen alot of really fast MKIV's TT's and T's... most were auto...

do the basic things if you get an auto a high stall and a 2nd gear sprag upgrade... and you'll be set...


I like my auto I have gotten road head and beat 6speeds at the same time cause my auto gets rubber to the ground better than a stick,...
 
GotBoost?

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I love my auto TT. When i went mkiv shopping, I wanted the 6 speed car, just like everybody else. Test drove a bpu auto, and i was hooked. Today, my car still is a kick to drive, and i don't regret my decision one bit. And yeah, the r154 swap will get you 5 manual gears and save you a few grand, as the 6 speed tranny is quite pricey. You do give up on the bling factor of saying "it's a 6 speed". But who does a 6 gear pull anyway? It's there more for economy, imo. But yes, it's been done, search this very forum, or contact the fine folks at driftmotion.com
 
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Switch out the auto? Never! Trust me, get an auto and you'll see why it's the best. Mine's a stock J-spec and I took it to the track for the first time and beat a skyline and a mustang (more than once). I beat them legitimately a few times and the other times they stalled on the line or missed a gear (so they claim). You don't lose anything with an auto, you only stand to gain!
 
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