CVT to manual transmission
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So, how would I go about converting a CVT to a 6-speed manual?
>tfw no nismo sentra
feels bad man
>>14008994
can still get some shit for it from the spare parts bin at nismo.
know anything about converting a CVT to manual?
Buying the manual version of the car.
>>14009027
and if the 2013 Nissan Altima does not come with a trim level that does not offer a CVT?
>>14009038
Buy from a manufacturer that isn't shit.
>>14009044
Like?
>>14009046
Buick, of all companies, offers their cars with a 6 speed manual. Specifically the Regal Turbo and the Verano Turbo are available with the same drivetrain, a 250 HP 2.0L Turbo with a Saab F40 6 speed manual. Same basic drivetrain that was used in the Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo.
>>14009038
Why do you want a fucking altima?
>>14009051
Okay.
So do you know anything about converting a CVT to manual?
>>14009061
>projection
friend's car, his project. I'm helping, decided I'd read up on it a bit.
>fwd Jap crap
>>14009063
>So do you know anything about converting a CVT to manual?
Its the same as converting a normal automatic to a manual
>transmission
>mounts (for the transmission)
>shifter with cables
>pedal assembly
>ECU
And then take it to the dealer so the manual transmission ECU can be reflashed to properly communicate with the car's BCM.
Honestly, the ECU and the BCM are the biggest hurdles because you have to get them to play nice.
>>14009061
I hate the Altima, but for some reason, I like the Altima coupe. I think it's the styling.
>>14009067
nothing wrong with that
>>14009063
You just dont. Anything modern enough to have a CVT is going to be way too computerized to accept a transmission swap, hence why we're suggesting other cars. I don't honk you know what projection means as well.
>>14009067
Did some old fart find /o/?
>>14009051
>General Malfunctions
>>14009096
>Buick more reliable than Honda in reliability surveys for years
try again faglord.
>>14009095
you mean saying "you want a fucking altima?" when i've said no such thing isn't projection?
>anything modern enough to have a CVT
so is
>>14009087
lying?
>>14009101
>results aren't skewed because geriatrics drive them 5000 miles in 10 years
>>14009101
hmm
>>14009106
He's talking about the computerized fuckery that i tend not to mess with. From your initial post I thought you did want the altima, but wanted manual version.
Also, "projecting" is when you take your own insecurities and apply them to your opponent in an argument, so I don't see how it applies here.
not too hard, just remove the variator and replace with 2 gears, then remove the clutch assembly and replace the torque driver with 3 larger gears. mount clutch outside of gears
the hardest part is custom mounting the derailers
>>14009106
He was saying that the computers would make enough trouble that doing the swap would be pointless.
I wasn't lying. physically, it can be done. The biggest problem, as I said, is going to be getting the computers to play nice.
>>14009120
>"projected"
>not based on actual real life results
>>14009114
Honestly, I see more old people in Honda's than Buicks. And I live down the street from a Buick dealer, and not even a quarter mile away from them is a unafilliated Honda dealer
>>14009131
>that doesnt count
>posts a 2013 one
>>14009141
Show me a study showing the accuracy of Consumer Reports' PREDICTIONS, and I'll agree. Until then, JD Powers dependability study is based on every single complaint over the course of 3 years.
Stay mad.
Also, the car OP was asking about was a 2013 Nissan Altima. :P
![GM%20recalls%202014%20chart[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QwdE7jD.jpg "GM%20recalls%202014%20chart[1].jpg")
>>14009151
>company that recalls more cars than it sells
>relible ever
>>14009168
Takata airbag recall
>32 million cars, most of them Honda's, Toyota's, and Nissan's
>>14009170
they recalled their cars immeditaely tho, not 10 years later or after thousands of deaths
http://fortune.com/2015/08/24/feinberg-gm-faulty-ignition-switch/
>>14009170
"""""""""""airbags"""""""""""
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/05/us/gm-recalls/
The same way you convert an automatic to manual. What a dumb question.
>>14009174
>after thousands of deaths
The official toll didn't get above 200 deaths. Where the fuck did you get thousands? GM first reported 8-13 deaths. IIRC, the final tally was like 118.
>>14009179
>implying recalls have any bearing on actual reliability.
You forget. My Saturn was in that initial ignition switch recall. I kept up with it. try again.
>>14008991
Depends on the engine in that thing, if there were manual gearboxes for same engine than it makes job easier. Another possibility is engine/gearbox bolt pattern is shared with another engine that had manuals.
If none of those work out you will have to mate engine to gearbox, which can be done with cutting and welding different bell housing or making an adapter plate which is more common.
That't the first question, second is mounts, clearance and axles. It makes sense to do that "on spot" since it's easier, you just hang stuff in place and weld mounts between. That, if there are no of the shelf parts, of course.
Oh, there is shifter and clutch pedal of course.
Then lastly is electronics, usually when swapping autos to manuals ecu gets tricked to think it's in neutral, but again you'll have to look at your particular case, maybe it's drive by wire and maybe other things... If nothing works out there is always aftermarket ecu's.
>>14009188
>if there were manual gearboxes for same engine than it makes job easier.
The Altima has had the same engines since 2002. Both the 2.5L I4 and the 3.5L V6 have been available with 6 speed manuals.
>>14009186
Are you serious faggot? Its not reliable if the parts have to be recalled. I don't have to forget because I never have known the pain of owning a piece of shit GM.
>>14009186
>The official toll didn't get above 200 deaths
because GM managed to make up excuses like "t-the keychain was heavy"
>Where the fuck did you get thousands?
google it, the courst have only been able to blame GM in a small percentage of the total deaths
>>14009194
>>14009193
Why do I even bother? You faggots just want a rise out of me. My ignition switch recall was performed.
>>14009198
Shitposters just want to ruin every thread.
>>14009192
>manuals are available
Then why the fuck is OPs friend even trying to convert one in the first place?
>>14009198
>if left alone you could die
>b-but its totally reliable
I'm not the actual faggot you mentally disabled retard. Go have a drive in your junk ass plastic car.
>>14009192
He'll have to do his own research. It might be very much a straight forward swap with bolt on stuff. I don't know about this cars, so I explained the common procedure.
>>14009205
I've never understood the plastic insult, it's light and doesn't dent, why is it bad? Impossible to repair after an accident?
>>14009205
>recall affects 8 million cars
>only 118 deaths
Is it so hard for you to believe that 118 women thought it was a good idea to put their entire purses on their keychain? That will tax any cars ignition tumblr.
>>14009208
Kek. Its a piece of shit. It'll crack and shatter and there is nothing to repair, only replace.
>>14009215
So don't crash and it's fine?
>>14009213
I'm not the one talking about the ignition recall retard.
>>14009215
I still don't get what makes that so shitty. Saturn cars tended to be safer than their rivals because all the strength had to be in the cars skeleton and the body panels couldn't be structural. and replacing the panel was easy and cheap cuz it was just a plastic skin.
>>14009223
Its just implying its a cheap shitbox. Why do people read into shit so much?
>>14009224
>reading into shit
So youre saying you actually are an uneducated moron because you use the word plastic as an insult?
>>14009233
Kek. Why are you so butthurt GM fanboy? You said yourself it was cheap you fucking busted walnut. Its a cheap car. That's the insult. Its a shitbox. Dumbass.
>hurrr my fee fees are hurt so I'll call him stoopid
>>14009239
I actually have owned nothing but fords, it's just that it's a dumb word for an insult. Just say shitbox, which Saturns and such generally know they are.
>>14008991
You can't.
You fucking idiot if there is not option for one you can't. You can get everything custom made and spend well over the cars worth
That's what you get for getting stuck with your moms car.
>>14009051
>buick
>not shit
pick one
>>14012291
>not liking Buick
>>14012322
Gross
>>14012326
The turbochargers and 6 speed manuals beg to differ.
>>14008991
OP here, back and after some looking around it appears that it's completely possible, but the aforementioned ECU.
>>14012375
You said the Altima's used the same 3.5L V6 since 2002?
Would it be possible to do an ECU swap with one from an SER (which was only available in manual)?
Thanks in advance.
As for everyone else, as has been stated, it's my friend's car, and it's not my business what he does or should do with it, i'm just here to help.
>>14012409
>Would it be possible to do an ECU swap with one from an SER (which was only available in manual)?
unlikely. You would have to get that ECU to communicate with the body control module (BCM) that came with the car.
Doing everything properly would be extremely instensive, akin to rewiring the entire car from bumper to bumper.
Tell him to sell the car and buy one with a manual.
Also the Maxima from 2004+ was the Altima's sister car and the Maxima from 2004-2006 was available with the 6 speed manual.
>>14012291
>calls Buick shit
>posts a car from them that will last forever
There's a reason you still see a lot of them, and it's not just because it's an old person/black person car.
>>14012426
It kinda does, it's not really a car you can dog out, driving one makes you feel like an old person. But yeah on the flipside parts are very cheap and it's fairly easy to work on too.
>>14009198
>faggot calling others faggots
please
>>14012409
Tell him to buy a goddamn manual version then
>>14012426
>>14012495
you guys seem to be lost, let me point you in the right direction >>>/hm/
>>14008991
You're a fucking retard for even wanting to modify something meant to be a simple economy commuter car.
Best advice ever: Keep stock, use as intended.
>>14015484
So why do you faggots modify miatas again?
>>14015634
a miata isnt anything like a 4 door nissan sentra
it doesnt resemble an economy commuter car in any way.
and I dont even like miatas, but even I can acknowledge that.
>>14015647
>it doesnt resemble an economy commuter car in any way.
>4 cylinder engine
>good mpgs
>2WD
>useable trunk
>light
It's a sporty economy car just like the Fiero and MR2 were.
>>14015647
>Sentra
Altima.
Did you actually read the thread or did you just look at the pictures?
>>14015681
>it doesnt resemble an economy
>it doesnt resemble an economy commuter car in any way.
>being this blatantly obtuse
>>14009092
>0-60
>2.4 seconds
Yea that info sheet looks totally legit.
>>14015690
The Fiero was advertised as a 2 seater economy car that happened to be fun to drive. The Miata isn't that different. argue amongst yourselves about it, but you'd have to be pretty retarded to think it has nothing in common with economy cars.
>>14015692
For the Civic, they got MPH and KPH mixed up.
>>14008991
The same way you "convert" every other transmission.
You pull the old transmission out and put the new one it, fabricating shit like bell-housings and fittings, cutting out stuff to make room as necessary.
>>14009046
Infiniti
here's a step by step -
>remove cvt from car
>replace with 6-speed manual
>>14009038
>>14009061
I think the altima coupe looks nice
>>14009038
Nice Altima coupe mate
