Converting a gt3200 from auto to manual

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Hey Just wondering if any one has converted a auto GT3200 to a manual. Is it as simple as changing the box, linkages and pedal box or is there ecu implications?

Just think a 6 speed would be more fun!!!!!
 
conaero

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I did it on a 1969 Opel GT.....never again, its a nightmare.

Pedal box was the biggest issue and there was no complex wiring to take into account neither.
 
Contigo

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Manaul more desirable imo and more driveable and will hold their value better in future imo. It's the Getrag box from the M5 which really surprised me.
 
hodroyd

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The auto on our AC is excellent, reacts well to sport mode and you don't have a clutch to replace....simples..!!
 
davy83

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Driving the auto on the open road is ok once you get the hang of the incredible wide range of RPM in each gear. I reckon the rev limiter hits around 60 in 1st, 90 in 2nd and 120 in 3rd. Its a lock up converter so you can drive it like a manual if you want, i really wanted a manual too but the auto has grown on me and having driven it for 4.5 years I wouldn't swap it now. But then i am getting old and lazy probably!!!!
 
hodroyd

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I don't know what you have driven Contigo, but you are a bit off the mark. The CC box is excellent in my opinion, once you get used to it and know how to use it..!!
 
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I drove a cc spyder from london to poole and loved it, found it refined and smooth

Reviewers slated my smart roadster when it came out for its gearbox but i use it everyday and find it works overall well....yes not as smooth as other cars but thats the point, its not like other cars!

Reviewers miss the point.....
 
philw696

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Rob was a brave man letting you do that Dem. I love F1 gearboxes and for me its the only way in sport mode. I'm lucky though being in the motor trade as I drive such a variety of motors. Every time I see Clarkson fooling about driving one badly makes me sick. Watched on YouTube him in a early 360 against a DB7 Vantage just a joke anyway only my point of view.
 
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MAF260 said:
Please tell us about your own personal experience to support this comment.....
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From driving one after coming from an SMGII CSL box. Honestly neck snapping and very jerky. Maybe the one I drove was not right but it certainly wasn't good.
 
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hodroyd said:
I don't know what you have driven Contigo, but you are a bit off the mark. The CC box is excellent in my opinion, once you get used to it and know how to use it..!!
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Could be, the M5 is the same it can take a good few weeks to get used to lifting off the loud pedal before changing and then reapplying throttle.
 
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Contigo said:
From driving one after coming from an SMGII CSL box. Honestly neck snapping and very jerky. Maybe the one I drove was not right but it certainly wasn't good.
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Probably near the end of clutch life...mine was changed a few months ago and it went from waggly neck to much more smooth.. Also depends on the mode and how it's driven, non-sport mode when accelerating can feel wooly and have your head waving around a bit, but I only really use that for pootling or motorways. Sport mode with your foot down, it's quick and certain. I've never tried other paddle shift gearboxes, but I like the character this one has, it's effective without being clinical. IMHO.
 
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