E Series Manual Gear Box Into Au

[frd906]

Now dont get up me, This question has been asked before but anyways i want to confirm this before i buy it.

i have had people tell me that e series manual gear boxes wont fit into au series and other people tell me that it will fit, i am very very confussed i need some one to confirm this information for me please.

cheers matt

[NC1183]

They will fit, however, the shifter will be in the wrong spot and the tail shaft length is different.

Is your car manual, and you've blown the gearbox or auto and want to swap to manual

[The Monty]

Right on the money, shifter is in the wrong spot.

[SLO AU XR8]

shifter is that wrong that 1st, 3rd and 5th gear will be in the ashtray

[NC1183]

Originally Posted by SLO AU XR8

shifter is that wrong that 1st, 3rd and 5th gear will be in the ashtray

Not quite, a mate has done it to an AU Wagon and had to cut 2in's out of the console to be able to change gears, but it did bolt up and allow him to use the AU auto tailshaft

[frd906]

tex is right, the gearbox is a T50D, and they all mount up the same XF-AU - the only thing that changes is the bell housing for AU, but even then the earlier model bell housings still fit up to the AU engine (but in my experiences will most likely crack over time due to not having braces on the AU).

[/QUOTE]i run an EA box in my AU and dont have any problems with clearance to the dash, though you might be right about the extension housing length being slightly shorter[QUOTE]




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[frd906]

i want to swap to manual, but seeing though a manual conversion will cost way more then a rebuilt auto with stronger gears and bands and a high stall,

just asking this because i have some one trying to sell me a manual t5 out of a eb and they keep saying it will fit??

[The Monty]

An AU T5 will be a lot cheaper than a rebuilt and strengthened auto, but in saying that, youll only be getting a stock T5.

[frd906]

there is a au xr6 s2 at oxely wreckers with a full manual conversion kit, trouble they wont let me take parts i want for it, as they want to sell it as a whole conversion,

maybe if i hide couple bits of the conversion i will be beable to get the box and the pedal box as well, i dont need a computer as i have a mate with ford tunning software on his computer so he should be able to change it over for me,

[SLO AU XR8]

I may have a BA XR6T T5 up for sale very soon. Exactly the same as an AU T5 case, just stronger internals. Let me know if you are interested.

[frd906]

let me no soon mate im very keen straight after i start work