Manual for W202
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14'G63 AMG ,1994 Mercedes E500, 2020 Range Rover HST
Manual for W202
Did anybody do that on theirs W202 or not yet. What would it take to make it work. I know that Brabus does that for like $11.000 but thats too much for me to spend. I know that i can get brand new 5 speed trrany from Europe for like $1500 what else would i need and from which Benz in Europe will the tranny fit my 1997 C280. They also have 6 speed trannys in there its like $500 more. Thank you.
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1996 C36 AMG, 1995 Volvo 850 Turbowagon
there have been numerous posts on volvo forums about swapping an auto for a manual (as volvo did not offer manuals for their turbos, but did offer them for their lower output n/a engines....which, as turbo by design, works much better with manual in terms of matching speed with revs, anyway)...most agree it is simply too troublesome, time consuming, and costly to do so...it'd probably be easier to go north to canada and buy a manual turbo (which does not exist in us, at least for volvo) than swapping....
u'd have to remove the auto trans computer, rework the engine computer, add a clutch pedal (unless u go sequential clutchless manual)...etc., etc., no doubt, that's one of the reason why brabus charges $11000....take away half the normal expensive benz aftermarket company price, and u'd still run up to $5000...
u'd have to remove the auto trans computer, rework the engine computer, add a clutch pedal (unless u go sequential clutchless manual)...etc., etc., no doubt, that's one of the reason why brabus charges $11000....take away half the normal expensive benz aftermarket company price, and u'd still run up to $5000...
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From: Salem, Massachusetts
96 Mercedes C36
I agree stick with the 202. As far as manuals go I'm not sure the 5 or 6 speed they offer in Europe would even hold up to what a modified C280 outputs. I know the manuals over in europe are usually on the C180 not sure about C280 and C36.
