looking for advise and swaping trannys
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I don't know how much power you're pushing but beware that the 7mge 5spd (w58) won't hold as much power as the 7mgte 5spd (r-154), although it should still hold 350-400 as long as you aren't beating it to death. You're gonna need the driveshaft from the w58, tranny to engine brackets, clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, hard line, soft line, a clutch, flywheel, throw out bearing (release bearing), clutch pedal, 5spd brake pedal...and maybe a few other things (can't think of anything right now). You shouldn't have to swap the LSD though.
Ok...another run down. Your turbo car has either a 3.73 or 3.91 LSD. If your n/a is a sport package then it has a 4.30 LSD which would give you better acceleration and less top speed. If your n/a is NOT a sport package, it would have a 4.30 NON-LSD...which would mean wussy 1 wheel burnouts and crap like that.
As far as putting the clutch pedal on it can be rather tricky. What i did when I did a swap was "test fit" everything to where it would go and then took a really long bolt and pushed it through the clutch pedal hanger and hit it with a hammer to make an indentation. Then I drilled that out w/ whatever size bit that is the same size as the bolt you are going to use (under the little gaurds near your wipers). Then take the little metal "sleeve" out of the Auto brake pedal and cut an angle on it, maybe a 45 deg or so, and put it between the clutch pedal assembly and put the bolt through the cowl and put a few big washers on and bolted it down. It's a hell of a lot easier to do than it is to describe. I'm sure you would have figured this out, but I'm just trying to help.
This was on a mkII that I did this on, maybe the mkIII's are able to bolt straight up? I dunno. Bill got all the parts right, you'll also need to make sure you make a jumper for your Neutral safety switch. :icon_bigg Also super easy.
This was on a mkII that I did this on, maybe the mkIII's are able to bolt straight up? I dunno. Bill got all the parts right, you'll also need to make sure you make a jumper for your Neutral safety switch. :icon_bigg Also super easy.