Hi there,

As mentioned above : get the Porsche magazine of 2009. Good write up about what parts you need. Doesn't have to cost that much money..

But....
In the past I was also thinking about change my Tip to manual but in the end, after owning this 964 coupe with Tip for 7 years now, I find that the Tip in 'manual mode' is much quicker to shift then a manual and also very helpful to keep up with modern cars which more and more seems to have an automatic gearbox... (in Europe...).

Also on the Nordschleife the Tiptronic is not a problem at all (if in manual mode...) :-)

Grtz,

Dick964

 

Thanks for the heads up!

 

Dick964. Thanks. but i'm still a fan of the third peddle. its a little more fun! haha.

 

any updates to this... have you progressed any further?

 

Tip isn't bad at all....but I like to feel in control of the power so I am attempting the notorious conversion. Picked up a G50/05 and a bunch of other parts like flywheel, clutch, shifter....etc. Working on a parts list and some aftermarket parts. I heard the drive shafts need to be changed.....can anyone confirm this?

 

You need manual C2 axles. The tip axles are too short.

 

I've also had mine converted to a manual as well as a few others. A 6-speed is the same amount of work.

 

I have a tip as well and after owning a manual 944, 2 manual boxsters and a manual 996 I'm finding I don't mind the automatic transmission. I know we're not supposed to drink coffee, talk on the phone or listen to music in our cars but i do all 3 and the tip makes it much easier. Plus, you can still get on it and have some fun with the tip in manual mode. You never miss a gear!

 

Thanks, that's really good to know.

 

What sort of money did it end up costing?
Did you do it or have a shop do it...
I spoke briefly to a major Porsche Indy here in Aus; they say they did it once, and will never take it on again... not very encouraging...

 

Too much money. However I'd be hard pressed to find my car in the configuration I wanted.

A shop did it for me; it was their first. The conversion went well but they installed a bad part leading to a wild goose chase while under the assumption the problems were related to the conversion. Gotta be confident, experience helps.

 

Apart from labor....which is going to be expensive.....and the transmission.....LA Dismantlers sells a kit for like $1,200.

 

You have to factor in a new clutch/FW. The labor to install these goes a long way towards the conversion. I don't see going to all this effort to end with a worn out... basic clutch setup. LWFW FTW.