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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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A/T to M/T swap

Anyone ever heard of or know exactly what I might need to buy to switch over transmissions...on an A/T platform?
 
Old May 16, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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There are 2 well-established methods for accomplishing this.

Method 1
Step 1: Drive your AT Fit to the dealership.

Step 2: Trade for a MT Fit.


Method 2
Step 1: Sell your AT Fit

Step 2: Purchase MT Fit


Either option will be MUCH cheaper than swapping transmissions over from AT to MT. I'm just guessing, but I'd think you'd need:
-Transmission
-Clutch
-Mounts
-New ECU or at the very least a new harness
-Shift linkage
-Shifter assembly
-New gauge cluster

and probably a ton of other stuff...not to mention the labor costs/time/fabrication involved.
 

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Old May 16, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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^What he said, it's not worth it.
 
Old Jul 26, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Even if this post is 2 years old, dont try it, you will fail....hard...and end up having to take the bus with all the cool cats.
 
Old Jul 26, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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just trade it fuk ittttt
 
Old Aug 6, 2012 | 01:43 AM
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I had the same issue with my MT Chevy S10 pickup...have an injured leg and hand, and as much as it grieved me after a lifetime of shifting, I found I needed to swap the MT for an automatic. SoI did. Parked the S10, bought my 3 day old 2012 base model AT Fit.

The easiest (although also most expensive) work I've ever done on a vehicle. Anyone want a crapped out paint bare 168k mile 15 year old pickup, with no parking brake? But it's still got the original clutch...they last a long time if you seldom touch the clutch pedal except when coming to or starting from a dead stop. Oh, and no, it's not free. In fact I'm thinking of keeping it for when I have to move something that the fit won't fit.

Clutchless upshifts and downshifts are more staisfying when there IS a clutch pedal but you choose not to use it.
 
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