Auto Vs Manual, Which is best? Options

[tranxendz]

What is better? Auto or Manual..of course Manual is the best!

I got an automatic because the auto had lower miles..I want to get a new Celica to just make it manual but the miles are high and the price is overpriced. My girlfriend said if I am going to buy a car why buy another Celica...

Is there any way that I can turn my auto to manual? Instead of buying a new car? Anyone in Southern California that could do it?

[orvillescelica]

I just did the swap this summer. Yes, it would have been much cheaper if i had bought a new celi that was manual. But if you are attached to your car, that specific car, as much as i am, then the swap is your only option for fulldriving enjoyment. For me, it was about $1000 in parts and another $1000 in labor. There were a few complications here and there that pushed the price up a bit more, but those are things im sure you wont run into if you source the parts right and know what you are getting.

Here is the list of things you will need (i got this list from Nemesis3S-GTE on celica.net):

-Tranny
-Shifter/cables (junkyard, EXPENSIVE otherwise)
-Flywheel (get it machined if from a junkyard)
-Clutch Master cyl.
-Slave cyl.
-New clutch
-Clutch metal fluid lines (junkyard)
-Rubber clutch line (New from Toyota)
-Flywheel bolts (new from Toyota)
-Pressure plate bolts (new from Toyota)
-Clutch pedal assy.
-Manual brake pedal assy.
-Tranny fluid (the tranny comes empty, don't ask how I found this out )
-Brake fluid for clutch

get everything you can from a junkyard, the toyota dealer is expensive. Try www.car-parts.com, you will find a bunch of stuff there. But somethings like the flywheel bolts, presure plate bolts and fluid lines you can only get from toyota.

there are a few more people on celica.net that have done it besides me. Thats where i got all the info to do mine. Ask around there, they were all pretty nice and very helpful. Feel free to PM me as well, but i had a shop do it, so the only thing i know is how to do is source the parts and find a good shop.