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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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What do yuo need if you wan to change your XB2 from auto to stick?
Old Oct 5, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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There are TONS of threads on this, just do a little searching and you will find all of the info.

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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Haha I wish I could do the exact opposite. I cannot stand the manual trans on my 2010 sometimes.
Old Jan 31, 2012 | 02:28 AM
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Wish I could swap mine w/ the 6speed from the tc
Old Feb 1, 2012 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Anthony008
What do yuo need if you wan to change your XB2 from auto to stick?
A checkup from the neck up?

Seriously, if you really want a M/T, the best way is to trade in your auto XB for a M/T XB. Swapping trannies is a lot of work and expense to devalue your XB and only worth it if you have several thousand $$$ already invested in something like a custom paint job that you can't simply transfer to the new car.
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So far I have about $1200 in my swap, and have everything but the rear trans mount.

If you price by what the dealership charges, yes you might as well trade it in.
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Originally Posted by Roller_Toaster
So far I have about $1200 in my swap, and have everything but the rear trans mount.

If you price by what the dealership charges, yes you might as well trade it in.
Yes but not everyone has the tools, garage, skills and free time to make it worthwhile. The OP stuck me as someone who might be better off trading cars. In the best case, you could sell and buy privately and possibly even make money on the car swap since the auto is worth more. OTOH, in the worst case trading in for a new M/T XB could cost ~$5000.

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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 02:52 AM
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can you put a 6 spd in an xa i get so tired of 4000 rpm at 90 on the freeway
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Another thing to factor in is the amount of $ you can get for selling your freshly removed auto trans.

I have to agree with fred though, if you aren't at least fairly mechanically inclined, I would recommend trading.
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changed the clutch my self but i want 6 gears
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