manual tranny...

[raver_boi_88]

I recently ran into a nice lump sum of money and I was wondering if anyone has attempted to convert there vx into a manual tranny and if it is even possible. And if it is how will it affect the TOD? Please neone with info it would be greatly appreciated because I absolutley hate automatic transmissions...

[thedutchguy]

Just across the border over here in Germany there are a couple of troopers for sale with a V6 and 5 speed manual gearbox.
Like this one for 4000 euro's:

[MrCrowley]

I know that the Trooper base model for a number of years maybe 97-2002? had manual trannies as options and using one of these is the best way to go, and prior to that the old 3.2 had a manual option for all models. The VX was also made to accept the manual. I know the body and engine are plug and play. Where i lose technical data and knowledge is transfer case to tranny. They should bolt up, but the TOD sensors may be a hassle. Good luck if you try it! If no other way is possible, a simple TOD bypass with manually selectable modes may be the way to go here, as this would bypass all those finicky sensors and not lose AWD. Good Luch if you try it. You will have found the holy grail of VXdom!

[transio]

You can't go manual and keep TOD. There was a Japanese RHD VX Rally car posted here a while back that was converted to manual. So it's definitely possible.

[kpaske]

Just for my curiosity, does anyone know if those Troopers with the Turbo Diesels had a manual tranny option? If I were thinking about doing a drivetrain swap, that would be a combination I would look into.

[MrCrowley]

I have considered importing the 3.0 turbo diesel from canada or somewhere else close. Go figure that we are the only country in the world that doesnt get the diesel (thanks big three!). From some chats with down under Jackaroo (Trooper to Aussies) owners, the diesel has the same tranny options auto and manual. I was going to attempt this swap for the trooper, but having a turbo engine warrants some serious attention since boost can be increased, and it already has an intercooler. The diesel Trooper has a hood scoop similar to the Subaru WRX stock. They also get crazy mileage with the diesels, and tow nicely!

If anyone can prove if the manual tranny bolts to the TOD unit, I know that a manually created signal can tell the TOD unit which setting to be in based on a switch of some kind. The DCCD (Driver Controlled Center Differential) unit on the Subaru STI is the same type of unit except it has Auto/ Manual and you can select in finer units than ours how much bias front to rear you want AND a 50/50 lock. There is even an aftermarket company that offers a plug in device similar to the tranny interceptor we have that adds more range of adjustment to the DCCD. Everything is just based on what electronic signal tells the Center Diff what to do. That means we can scrap ALL sensors and have a manual adjust to the same ranges that the truck already has programmed to go to with only one input source- the driver.