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TC-SST to Manual conversion?

Postby vermilioN » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:35 pm

Is it possible with after market or evo x manual transmission? Would you consider it, what are your thoughts on the tc-sst?
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Postby BeHaV3 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:47 pm

Cheapest and easiest way to convert is to sell the ralliart, and buy a GSR X.

If you did manage to convert, the ralliart resale would be erroded by something like 10k.

The difference between these two options is $20k in end value.
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Postby RMN116 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:19 pm

vermilioN wrote:Is it possible with after market or evo x manual transmission? Would you consider it, what are your thoughts on the tc-sst?


Im sure it is possible seeing as the RA and the Evo X share the same engine block and the Evo X GSR came in a manual. It all depend on how much $$$ you are willing to spend.

You would only do something like this if you are going to keep the RA. Im guessing it would cost big $$$ to do the conversion. But in saying that, you would be the only RA that would have a manual transmission.
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Postby vermilioN » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:25 pm

RMN116 wrote:You would only do something like this if you are going to keep the RA. Im guessing it would cost big $$$ to do the conversion. But in saying that, you would be the only RA that would have a manual transmission.

What do you mean when you say keep the RA, as in most people wouldnt keep a RA for long because of the trans?
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Postby RMN116 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:32 pm

Keep the RA as in you wont trade it in or sell it. I dont mean people wont keep the RA due to the TC SST. All I mean by that is that some people do mods to their cars then trade it in or sell it.

You wouldnt want to undertake a conversion like that pure because itll cost a lot of $$$ and $$$ that you will never get back.
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Postby vermilioN » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:38 pm

I don't plan on doing it, was just curious because of the horror stories Ive read about the tc-sst but I think its more hype than anything.
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Postby RMN116 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:41 pm

Id do it. I reckon itll be awesome.
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Postby firthy13 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:21 pm

agreed! i think it would be an awesome mod to do if you had a heap of cash you could pour in to it.

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Postby squala » Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:30 am

I'd only consider a 6-speed manual. The Evo X only comes in 5 and doing the swap might end up with a slower car. It would be nuts to spend heaps yet yield less performance.
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Postby Slash » Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:08 pm

Curious to know what horror stories you speak of?

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Postby squala » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:16 am

Slash wrote:Curious to know what horror stories you speak of?


There have been some SST issues, particularly in 2009 and possibly some 2010 Ralliarts. Some broke down and were replaced under warranty. There are stories about it in one of the threads here.
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Postby lonesome_pwince » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:10 pm

i am interested and keen on hearing about the sst to manual conversion also, since my '09 RA's tc-sst gearbox is now skipping the 'even' gears in limp mode and being the 2nd owner, my 3 months statutory warranty had already ended 5 months ago, as i owned the car for 8 months now as of posting.

and obviously, i cannot sell the car with the transmission being in this state.
i plan to keep my RA for as long as i can as it is my daily driver, so that's why i am interested to hear and see how the manual conversion goes, if one does and has been successful with the process.

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Postby Beeble » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:46 pm

It has been done a few times now and it is a pain in the bottom.
but yes, you can do it.
it would be cheaper to get a complete overhaul of the sst though.
brand new mechatronic unit $2200.
brand new OEm clutchpacks under 2k ... or really good Dodson clubmans for 2600.
You basically have a completely new gearbox drive in drive out for 6k.
expensive, yes - but I suspect a 5sp conversion would set you back more!
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Postby squala » Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:47 am

It's nice to know that a comprehensive SST replacement is now a few grand cheaper. I remember reading $10K or so a couple of years ago. I'd definitely go for Dodsons when the time comes.
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Postby Beeble » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:43 am

yeah basically 4 (well 4.5k with new fluid) for drive in drive out dodsons
and 6.5k including the mechatronic

still scary expensive though!
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