97vqi30

well its come to the point where my 97 I30 has left me with three options.. when recently driving i noticed my second gear was either non existant or took to long to engage and when i checked the CEL it had the code for torque converter circuit blah blah.. so after i did some reasearch it came down to a tsb for the solenoids. so now that i know whats wrong i have no clue where to start. its still driveable just no second gear. so should i sell and or trade it with some cash on my end? or keep it and fix by getting another auto tranny with a larger cooler and shift kit or go all out and do the 5 speed swap? any advice or opinions is welcomed!

ChrisMan287

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5spd swap.

Quickywd01

iTrader: (16)

Auto trans swap is so easy a caveman could do it but I agree with Chris if you can.

beegeezy

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Would you do all the work?

J_MAxxX

agreed..

Quickywd01

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There's no other way.

97vqi30

yes all work would be done by me and my dad at our shop, tools, lifts, all that is needed to make life bearable in a mechanics job i have access to. And yea putting another auto is a walk in the park, although i know some people incapable of even doing that haha. i do know there is alot of mechanical part to doing the 5spd swap, and probably just a few electrical things like park neutral safety switch and the reverse lights. is there anything else i need to know before diving into this? thanks guys

MAXIMA_STYLE

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5 speed swap...vlsd outta a i30t would be perfect...