FTO AUSTRALIA

hey guys! I'm obviously new to FTO's love them to bits ahaha and very nice cars

now. I've always had autos but manuals are the easiest things to drive

was wondering whats trip tonic like, test drove one and regretted not trying the trip tonic

is it just like a manual but up and down changes or is it like auto just manually selecting gears like 1,2,3 on an auto antyways.

and whats the reliability of manual conversions on FTOS.

thanks guys

get a manual for extra kw's

I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

Manual, no doubt about it.

Manual for sure. It just feels better having more control over gear selection and clutch engagement

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

gpx000 wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

Umm < 900 for everything i need. Manual gearbox and all bits was 400 and clutch was 400.

renzkuken1 wrote:

gpx000 wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

Umm < 900 for everything i need. Manual gearbox and all bits was 400 and clutch was 400.

where are you getting it done chris?

Akys wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:

gpx000 wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

Umm < 900 for everything i need. Manual gearbox and all bits was 400 and clutch was 400.

where are you getting it done chris?

I'm going to do it myself. =]

Manual: better control over gears, slightly more power/ response.
Tip: Better if you're lazy or can't drive manual, better for city driving, can't select gears 'as fast' as a manual.
Both about as reliable as each other, more autos around, avoid 5spd tips.

renzkuken1 wrote:

Akys wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:

gpx000 wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

Umm < 900 for everything i need. Manual gearbox and all bits was 400 and clutch was 400.

where are you getting it done chris?

I'm going to do it myself. =]

give me a buzz and i might give ya a hand coz i want to do one too but not sure how difficult it is so ill come see how you do it first.

Still have my number?

FTO-BOY wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:

Akys wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:

gpx000 wrote:

renzkuken1 wrote:I'm doing a manual conversion on mine in 2 weeks. :p

hey man, how much are you spending for a manual conversion? coz i want to do one but i dno yet coz of mooolaaah haha

Umm < 900 for everything i need. Manual gearbox and all bits was 400 and clutch was 400.

where are you getting it done chris?

I'm going to do it myself. =]

give me a buzz and i might give ya a hand coz i want to do one too but not sure how difficult it is so ill come see how you do it first.

Still have my number?

Ok mate will do.
Not sure if i have your number as i have a new phone. Stupid vodafail.

<900?? where do you get the parts? are they like used or brand new stuff?
if its <900 im defs keen on doing it.
is it hard to do the conversion? like do you have to take off the whole centre console?

gpx000 wrote:<900?? where do you get the parts? are they like used or brand new stuff?
if its <900 im defs keen on doing it.
is it hard to do the conversion? like do you have to take off the whole centre console?

I got the gearbox and all bits to convert for 400 off djjjones, it was from escapingfates gpvr. That being said will i have trouble putting a gpvr manual gearbox in an auto gpx car? :/

The clutch is the only thing i bought brand new.

go for the tip if majority of your drive is on a 60km/h route.

He's Batemans Bay - near me. Mostly country driving

oh then its a different story....
by the way sir, have you spotted any short shifters on yahoo japan?

zuihoujueding wrote:any short shifters on yahoo japan?

I just checked, there are none

Coming from a GPX manual for over 2 years and going to kates GR auto, i actually like taking kates for drives, so much easier and less effort.

Jap sport cars should only be made in manual!

Auto is for boats...aka commodores.

Get a manual. You always hear of people doing "manual" conversions. Why do you think that is?

haha