as per thread topic, my ke10 has a Toyoglide, which i was fully prepared to Shift kit, slightly higher stall, and reco.

but its gonna cost about 2k...

i have most, if not all, of the bits to convert it to a manual.

 

so my question is,

do i convert to a manual 4spd(as its all i have laying around)?

or do i pay the cash and get the auto rebuilt, tricked and then keeping the car original?

 

thoughts?

Edited March 30, 201214 yr by nerfbat

$300~ Manual conversion which will make it more drivable and fun or $2k on a 2 speed auto?

 

I'd go manual. Keep the auto gear so you can put it back to stock one day if you want, Exactly what i'm doing with mine

 

If you use a ke55 gearbox it comes through the original auto hole so you wont be chopping it up and hacking so much

Manual gives it instant sparkle and go!

 

Swap to a K50 later on when you find one, I'd expect the auto diff to be a lower ratio if it is like the KE70.

From what i've been told they're the same ratio manual and auto ^

auto 4:3. manual 4:11

 

i wouldnt mind a tricked trimatic. big stally. 60kph in 1st and 90kph in 2nd :D

Yeah, but isn't that top gear? :)

 

Decide what you want with the car. If it's clean and 100% original maybe you have some reason to keep it that way. Personally, I'd swap it to manual, but driving an auto is dull for me. You'll probably getter better performance as people have mentioned.

I'm in the process of doing this at the moment. The old glide was cactus so i'm putting a 4 speed from my other ke10 in it. I can so far tell ya the gearbox bellhousing bolts are an absolute prick to get to with the engine in but it will be so much better to drive in my opinion. Going by those diff ratio's i might swap diffs too. 2k is a bit rich for a gearbox rebuild for a little rolla isn't it?

I knower of a car you could get in and buy that has everything ready to go, haha

 

You can't put a price on originality tho