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I was wondering if it was at all possible to turn a automatic transmision car into a manual tranny, and how much would this cost?
97 Champagne Contour
Blaupunkt HU
Blaupunkt 12's
JBL 600.1
Custom Small Enclosed Box
Future Mods:
SVT Kit (front, rear, sides)
Blackouts (front and back)
Limo Tint
ReXXX 15's
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dude, for the money, anything is possible... don't forget it.
2000 Ford Contour SVT
Born on 01/19/2000 @ 2:23 PM
Black / Prairie Tan
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FOR SALE: SVT E1 WHEELS W/ RUBBER, PM ME IF INTERESTED.
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Yeah, but also for the money, you could probably get another 95 (or even 97) Contour with MTX. The switchover for transmission between ATX to MTX is likely very expensive, and (I dunno) there may be ATX-specific parts in your car that can't be changed or worked around.
Good luck if you do decide to try -- oh and also welcome to the CEG!
Matthew
98.5 Contour SE V6
It has spent 1.5 years under the wrong identity ;-)
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I heard once that it would cost about $5,000. You could sell your car and use that money and get something even better than what you have now with a MTX.
"Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock." 96 Contour GL ATX 9mm Ford Racing Wires; 2 Resonators down, 1 to go;"Special airbox"; many mods planned Sony CD player: 50wattsx4;remote; Speakers=50 watt Pioneer 6x8s Ross Evans 
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its easy to go from stick to auto. auto to stick would be expensive and a pain in the *ss if you plan to do it yourself. I would look into a chip
or (at) shift kit if avalible.
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It will probably be easier to just sell your car and get the identical thing as a stick shift.
But props to you if you wanna try a conversion.
Dan Parmelee
1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe
"I heard Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms"
"Word, bitch! Phantoms like a muhfuka"
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It's better to do something like that when the cars are older and there are lots of used parts around.
Lots of Mustangers swap 4 bangers/AT's out for V8s with MT's. (On RWD cars, they aren't MTX's)
2000 SE fleet, V6, ATX, ABS, no spoiler, T-Green/tan. Built 01/2000 in MO.
Added 12 spoke factory SE rims, K&N. Biggest mod: ESP Plan!
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Spend $2000 and get yourself a bullet-proofed ATX from Level Ten. Or, sell your car and get an MTX. Then, deal with the MTX problems.
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Go to Level10, Hightower has convinced me to save up my money for that instead of switching to a MTX. (He also told me to come to the National Meet. You should too!) Do a search for Level 10, there was a really good post recently about that but I cannot seem to find it. http://www.levelten.com/
99 SE Sport 2.5 Duratec
Spruce Green Metallic..
Aesthetic Only.... For Now
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Yeah, I looked into the whole swap thing. My ATX bit it last month and I've weighed all my options, including an MTX swap. The conversion requires everything from consoles to gauge clusters to cables and CV axles.  It's certainly not a viable option for me, but if I could find an intact MTX donor Contique at salvage I might reconsider... BTW, I'm sending off for the Level 10 kit this week. After looking over all my options and waiting around to make the decision, I agree that this is the way to go.
1998 Contour Sport V6, Black
*Cold air induction
*Powdercoated intake manifold (more powdercoating coming soon)
*Blue headlights, foggies, and signals (no reflectors)
*CEG stickers & removed door moldings
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1994 Ford Aspire 4-door, looks like a big egg
*64 hp 4-cyl
*5 speed
*"13 steel rims with go-cart tires
*74 mph top speed
*I'm going to auto-x the thing (but not compete)
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