Del Sol Auto-to-manual Conv

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exhacker

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i see a lot of good-looking sols on ebay. but they're all automatic, including the (probably rare) Five-Cylinder del Sol. Anyone have some experience on swapping a b-series into a del Sol, and meanwhile changing from auto to manual? I'm wondering how it would look (is there maybe room for a supercharger instead of a turbo?.... is there extra room for bolt-ons?) under the hood. And, can you just find a dash kit from a manual to get the job done? Thanks for the comments.

-h
 

Domeskilla

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Originally posted by exhacker@Jan 4 2003, 01:11 AM
i see a lot of good-looking sols on ebay.  but they're all automatic, including the (probably rare) Five-Cylinder del Sol.  Anyone have some experience on swapping a b-series into a del Sol, and meanwhile changing from auto to manual?  I'm wondering how it would look (is there maybe room for a supercharger instead of a turbo?.... is there extra room for bolt-ons?) under the hood.  And, can you just find a dash kit from a manual to get the job done?  Thanks for the comments.

-h

Count the spark plugs, 4... So, it is a 4 cylinder, not 5. :) It is the same engine bay at the Civic. So bolt ons...i.e. header, intake, etc.. will fit. A b-series i dont believe you even need a mount kit. About the auto-manual conversion.. Ppl try em, but i would let a shop do it. Try Intercrew (if around dallas), check Calesta's sig. If you are wanting to do it yourself. Find out every little piece you need before you start.
 

exhacker

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Originally posted by Domeskilla@Jan 4 2003, 01:21 AM
Count the spark plugs, 4... So, it is a 4 cylinder, not 5. :)

i actually was kidding about that :p :lol: You would have gotten the joke had you looked at the auction...... nm it's not funny anymore.
 

pills_PMD

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lol 5 cylinder sol.. my ass. that's hilarious .. it's an S model to boot
 

E_SolSi

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thats the special rally edition 5-cyl del sol ... check out that wheel gap y0!
 
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