Help me guys with 6 speed swap!!!
#1
Help me guys with 6 speed swap!!!
HI guys:
Recently I pickep up a 6 speed Mazdaspeed tranny from Ebay. Im ready to do the swap(mentally that is) but there is something that I dont know what it is or how it looks:
Solomiata says:
Will the 6-speed bolt in a 5-speed Miata? Yes, make sure to get the trans plate and shifter from the 6-speed donor since they are unique to it. You will have to use only two of the three 5-speed starter bolts but that shouldn't be an issue, otherwise it bolts in .
This tranny came with shifter. But what the hell is a trans plate? I have searched here, googled, everything. Please help!!
Any tips for the swap?
Thanks, Roger
Recently I pickep up a 6 speed Mazdaspeed tranny from Ebay. Im ready to do the swap(mentally that is) but there is something that I dont know what it is or how it looks:
Solomiata says:
Will the 6-speed bolt in a 5-speed Miata? Yes, make sure to get the trans plate and shifter from the 6-speed donor since they are unique to it. You will have to use only two of the three 5-speed starter bolts but that shouldn't be an issue, otherwise it bolts in .
This tranny came with shifter. But what the hell is a trans plate? I have searched here, googled, everything. Please help!!
Any tips for the swap?
Thanks, Roger
#8
From you sig it looks like you have an 04 and I can assume that this transmission is going in that car. If that's the case, then you can use the plate that is already in your car and the starter will bolt up using all 3 bolts. My 01 was the same way and it bolted up along with all the starter bolts. It appears that it's the NA cars that need to use a different plate and can only use a couple of starter bolts. Can't guarantee that this is the case on all NB cars, but from what I have seen it appears to be true.
If you do end up needing one, let me know because I probably have an extra laying around.
If you do end up needing one, let me know because I probably have an extra laying around.
#12
Thanks guys for the answer. Jay u are the man!! They're exactly the same. U see, this is literature that is nowhere to be found but here!!! JUJU tomorrow I will be installing the 6 speed!!!
Thanks again, Roger
Why doesnt somebody that know their stuff make a writeup which will be later on sticky-ed on tranny swaps for the miata? And differential swaps!!!
Thanks again, Roger
Why doesnt somebody that know their stuff make a writeup which will be later on sticky-ed on tranny swaps for the miata? And differential swaps!!!
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The plates are only minimally different NA to NB. If memory serves all NB plates are the same regardless of which manual transmission was in the car.
You'll have to hardwire the the reverse and neutral sensors. That's it, easy swap.
You'll have to hardwire the the reverse and neutral sensors. That's it, easy swap.
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Sorry I returned to the thread kinda late. Got called away to a homecooked steak dinner, it took immediate preference. lol
Anyway, glad your issue was resolved, didn't even notice you had an '04. Sorry.
For later reference, here's an NA plate, the difference is the location and size of the upper and lower right starter bolt holes. That's it.
Anyway, glad your issue was resolved, didn't even notice you had an '04. Sorry.
For later reference, here's an NA plate, the difference is the location and size of the upper and lower right starter bolt holes. That's it.
#20
On your '01? That's because you already had NB switches. Everything electrical should be the same between them.
This information is based on putting an early '01 6-speed into my '95, but all I had to do was plug the harness for the neutral switch straight in. For the reverse switch, I just cut off the NB harness end, added the bullet connectors from my NA switch, and I was good to go. Everything operates properly.
FWIW, the NA and NB switch assemblies themselves have completely different thread sizes.
This information is based on putting an early '01 6-speed into my '95, but all I had to do was plug the harness for the neutral switch straight in. For the reverse switch, I just cut off the NB harness end, added the bullet connectors from my NA switch, and I was good to go. Everything operates properly.
FWIW, the NA and NB switch assemblies themselves have completely different thread sizes.