manual gearbox conversion

[luvmaforzzy]

Anyone no who has a cheap manual conversion kit or spare box an parts for my forester, its a 98 stb gf auto an im tired of not getting its full potential faster imean it goes alrite but just not the same so if u can help me out that wil be awsome thanks.

[Guest]

Talk to Gerald @ Strong for Subaru. He organized mine (full kit) for a really good price and you get a warranty on parts from memory.

[ODB]

question: when you converted to manual mattydamon and then altered the ecu/injectors/AFM to STi fettle was this the same as altering this for a manual version>???

[Guest]

 ODB said:

question: when you converted to manual mattydamon and then altered the ecu/injectors/AFM to STi fettle was this the same as altering this for a manual version>???

Yup

[ODB]

hmmm.

wonder how it would go without the manual conversion?

Im picking it wouldnt go at all due to gearbox brain issues?

[Guest]

Gearbox brain is seperate from the engine ecu from memory (a bit hazy, was a long while ago now). Would probably work I think, need someone to give it a go really to find out for sure.

[ODB]

hmmmm.

you dont know of anyone who has?

I has an auto foz turbo here that could be keen to try it out lol!

[LAZLO]

it works,tried it before,everything plugs up and goes like normal

[luvmaforzzy]

well ill give it a go from strong for subaru an see how that goes but also does anyone no who can put it in to? i would do it myself but work wont give me the time lol.

[ODB]

 LAZLO said:

it works,tried it before,everything plugs up and goes like normal

this is for auto foresters you are talking about big guy>?

[luvmaforzzy]

sweet, gave gerald a call from strong for subaru an quoted me $920 for the whole conversion kit but just a question is that aite? cause im not sure what prices i should be luking for.

[ODB]

ask him exactly of what the kit entails.

part numbers etc.

Go price them individually from TM or pickapart and see.

[Guest]

sounds about right.

Kit should have:

Gearbox

Gearbox mounts (check he's given you the right ones, we had a hiccup with mine and I was given an auto rear and had to pop back for a manual one, in their defense my kit was put together very quickly)

Clutch and associated bits

Clutch Cyl + all piping

Manual pedal box

Manual drive shaft

+ all misc bits and bolts. That's all I can remember from my kit. You don't need a manual ecu or anything but you'll have to find a new home for the ABS computer as the auto one normally lives where your clutch pedal will be going. I mounted mine under the dash where the annoying "your door is open and keys are in the ignition" noise box used to live

[ODB]

 matdaymon said:

sounds about right.

Kit should have:

Gearbox

Gearbox mounts (check he's given you the right ones, we had a hiccup with mine and I was given an auto rear and had to pop back for a manual one, in their defense my kit was put together very quickly)

Clutch and associated bits

Clutch Cyl + all piping

Manual pedal box

Manual drive shaft

+ all misc bits and bolts. That's all I can remember from my kit. You don't need a manual ecu or anything but you'll have to find a new home for the ABS computer as the auto one normally lives where your clutch pedal will be going. I mounted mine under the dash where the annoying "your door is open and keys are in the ignition" noise box used to live

orrrrrrr....

sell your foz and buy this guys!!!

[luvmaforzzy]

 ODB']

[quote name='matdaymon said:

sounds about right.

Kit should have:

Gearbox

Gearbox mounts (check he's given you the right ones, we had a hiccup with mine and I was given an auto rear and had to pop back for a manual one, in their defense my kit was put together very quickly)

Clutch and associated bits

Clutch Cyl + all piping

Manual pedal box

Manual drive shaft

+ all misc bits and bolts. That's all I can remember from my kit. You don't need a manual ecu or anything but you'll have to find a new home for the ABS computer as the auto one normally lives where your clutch pedal will be going. I mounted mine under the dash where the annoying "your door is open and keys are in the ignition" noise box used to live

/quote]

orrrrrrr....

sell your foz and buy this guys!!!

haha sorry havnt got that much an ma forzy has become a family member so prob wouldnt even get another one yet lol an yea guy sounds like hes got the rite parts but ill make sure before i purchase an cheers for the info guys, appreciate it.

[LAZLO]

 ODB']

[quote name='LAZLO said:

it works,tried it before,everything plugs up and goes like normal

/quote]

this is for auto foresters you are talking about big guy>?

yea we tried it in a auto and it worked fine,6s ecu,sti redtop with the yellow injectors and orange afm

[ODB]

so i just need the 6S ECU, yellow 440s and the orange AFM and im good to go???

how many more killer whats does it make?

[Guest]

 ODB said:

so i just need the 6S ECU, yellow 440s and the orange AFM and im good to go???

how many more killer whats does it make?

Would take a while guess and say around 30-40kw, maybe a wee bit less seeing the auto sucks more power. I dyno'd mine factory auto at 128.4@wkw now has with manual and STI bits 184@wkw

[LAZLO]

would the turbo play a part in the results

[Guest]

Not really in a forester, or at least not as you would with a WRX. Foresters have different cams/heads from wrx's and make their peak power well before the redline when the turbo's generally run out of puff.

Talking to Gary Capper when I got my last dyno he was surprised to see I was still running a TD04 but said that a bigger STi spec turbo would improve midrange power and torque but wouldnt do too much more in peak power on the standard engine.

[LAZLO]

oh ok,well theres something new about foresters,