I think my car's a little faster now ;)

oneredED · 14-11-2005, 08:37 AM

Well, after about 6 hrs on saturday arvo/night, I now have to change gears myself

I (with much help from my younger brother) put nice tight T5 from an EL in the old ED, and she runs like a dream! I'm so stoked, I had to share it with you forum lads :P

All in all, it was actually a peice of ****, with the only hard parts being when someone dropped the auto tranny on my fingers (lots of swearing there), and when we snapped a bolt off in the flywheel (got lazy and used a rattlegun for something we shouldn't have). Also, I got my little brother to fabricate a couple of bits for the clutch cable that weren't in the kit (he did very well considering he's only 17 LOL), which is why the changeover took a little longer than we had anticipated.

I have only one problem, in that the ABS light is now stuck on, but I think it'll just be a fuse from when we left the battery terminals loose for the first 250km's of the drive back to melbourne LOL. That was a bit of a scare actually, because we stopped the car, and it wouldnt start but the smartlock light started going nuts, as did the guages... Also, I couldn't be stuffed putting the last section of exhaust on, it's just too much stuffing around, so I kinda left it at my mum's house... I'll go get it next weekend I swear :P

Oh, and I have had one scare with the manual so far. I haven't put a clutch switch for the cruise in yet because I used the Mal Wood pin so there's no bracket for the switch yet. I hit the clutch (stupid me!) on the highway, and the car saw what I'm guessing to be anywhere between 6200 and 6500rpm. I got scared then... but it didn't seem too fussed.

The T5 has also highlighted another problem, that i knew was there, but avoided the issue, where-by the car won't rev well over 4600 (under load). It's like it's leaning out, or choking, but it's a massive dead spot over that. Time for some more mods I think ;)

Sorry for the boring read guys, but I had to tell someone :P

Jared.

Oh, and I'll put some pics up of my little mod day, for those that may for some reason might wanna see the install. The pictures may explain why we were allowing only around 4-5hrs for the entire swap-over though...

Kenaz · 14-11-2005, 08:41 AM

Nice work Jared! Sounds like you got it done pretty quickly. I'll have to check it out on the next cruise.

oneredED · 14-11-2005, 08:54 AM

Haha, I forgot to mention that I took it for a spin down the road past a cop car once we first got the manual in... Problem is, we had it running straight out of the exhaust manifold, with not even a cat... They had a look, but saw we were in mechanics overalls and just smiled and nodded LOL. People walking on the street were looking and pointing, and the few commodore's we pulled up next to in our 3-minute test drive all looked very scared hehehe.

Stevo · 14-11-2005, 09:53 AM

Pics! Congrats on getting the T5 in mate

LTDHO · 14-11-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by oneredED

All in all, it was actually a peice of ****, with the only hard parts being when someone dropped the auto tranny on my fingers (lots of swearing there), and when we snapped a bolt off in the flywheel (got lazy and used a rattlegun for something we shouldn't have)....

I think we've all fropped a trans or similar onto our fingers. Also, the rattlegun cheating doesn't pay off! ha ha.

EFFalcon · 14-11-2005, 11:35 AM

Good work jared

its been a long time coming!

lv619 · 14-11-2005, 11:37 AM

Good stuff Jared. Theirs a nice spot near work where you can test out that 5spd, if you know what i mean... :eclipsee_

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PULLY6 · 14-11-2005, 02:50 PM

Good work Jared! Lets see those pics.

What did the conversion cost you/where did you get it from?

ilsautomotive · 14-11-2005, 05:23 PM

Excellent work mate, everyone has to experience a manual Falcon at some stage.

InitialD · 14-11-2005, 05:29 PM

Good on ya jerry for getting it fitted.

damn your going to be quicker then me now (runs out to get cam and other bits in shock :P)

LUXO_8 · 14-11-2005, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Trouty

Excellent work mate, everyone has to experience a manual Falcon at some stage.

i experienced one on saturday

EL2XR8 with mild engine mods, T56 and 4.11 lsd

im a changed man i think..! autos??.....pfft!

BoZZa17 · 14-11-2005, 07:57 PM

try chekkin ya fuel pump and regulator! =)

14-11-2005, 10:14 PM

good stuff jarred ;) ya beat me to it! but that isnt hard...LOL

oneredED · 14-11-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PULLY6

What did the conversion cost you/where did you get it from?

Pully, all up it was around the $1k mark, but the seller shall remain anonymous...

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Originally Posted by Rollin

couple of hints though, never use a rattlegun to do up the flywheel or flexplates on the I6, because the bolt holes are really close to the edge of the crank, and if you accidentally do them up too tight you can deform the crank, so the part that runs on the rear mains seal goes from being perfectly circular to kinda lumpy, and it will never seal, you then have to get a new crank, or get that one machined again....you might be lucky but...

LOL, we weren't quite that lazy. We (I don't want to claim sole responsibility :P) used a rattle gun for the pressure plate to clutch bolts, we got lazy and rattle gunned (and air ratcheted) heaps of stuff, but lucky we didnt when we put the flywheel on

Cheers for the help on the revving issue too Rollin, I will be looking into a cam as soon as I have the exhaust issue (lack of extractors) sorted, and the tinted windows done.

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Originally Posted by InitialD

damn your going to be quicker then me now (runs out to get cam and other bits in shock )

Going on the launch and 0-60kmh alone, I'd say my car is at least a whole second faster. You're rooted mick :P

vegabass · 15-11-2005, 12:01 AM

I have recently done the conversion myself (well not myself but you know what i mean) And yes the difference is huge. out of interest....is your speedo wrong? I have a ED XR box and my spedo is so out! maybe we should swap cogs!!!
Got to love 3rd from 110-120. struth

oneredED · 15-11-2005, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vegabass

I have recently done the conversion myself (well not myself but you know what i mean) And yes the difference is huge. out of interest....is your speedo wrong? I have a ED XR box and my spedo is so out! maybe we should swap cogs!!!
Got to love 3rd from 110-120. struth

It's f***ing great isn't it!!! I mean i havent got 145rwkw like you, but it still made a hell of a difference :P

My speedo is all fixed up so it reads right, well, close enough, it's about 12kmh out at 100 i think, when before it was around 7kmh. From first estimates anyways :P