Kaza

I have a 993 S, Tiptronic. I would like to change it to a manual. Has anyone done so. Any idea on complication and cost. Tx.

Monique

Doable. But a bad idea. Do you think you are the inventor of lateral thinking?

Welcome to RL... your idea is not good. Wait for the other replies...

Sell your car then buy one with the 6 speed. Period.

chris walrod

It is a lot of work. The biggest negative is that you'll have to change your speedo (odometer) to a manual trans version. I say this is negative because once you go to sell the car, you'll have to explain why the odometer was changed. Easy to justify to a potential buyer, but odometer stories scare people, including myself.

That said, on the upside, you end up with OBC and a manual trans

Not sure if the ECU requires changing, everything else is pretty much bolt in.

Welcome to Rennlist!!

Kaza

Tx alot for your prompt reply. You seem to be adimant about not doing this. any reason. Ive had my car from new, and it has only 20k on it. so well kept. I just wished it was manual. ziad.

Kaza

whats an OBC...I am planning to keep car, so not worried about odo. Tx for the welcome note.

chris walrod

OBC = on board computer--its that display on your tach that displays MPG, DTE etc.

CP

Chris,

I have a 95 with a manual transmission and I have OBD on the Tech. Are you suggesting that OBD is only available with TIPS?

Ziad,

Where are you located? It could make a difference whether that is doable or not. Primarily the technical ability of the shops in your area. I'm sure if you pay them enough, RUF can do anything your heart desires.

CP

chris walrod

I only mention this because Tips got OBC standard (as I recall) and it seems rare that manual trans 993's were equipped with OBC. Maybe a poll would be in order for hard data?

I am certain OBC on manual cars were an option. I would like to have OBC myself

ceboyd

lol.. yeah, my TIP has an OBC

petermartin

I am w/o OBD in my 95

CP

I did not know that OBC is standard on TIPS. I'm looking at the purchase invoice right now, and it says OBC, code 659, for $422.00. Good thing the PO ordered that.

CP

chris walrod

Is your 95 a Tip?

CP, cool deal and thanks for the option info!!

pcar964

Welcome to Rennlist Kaza! So if I may ask, if you bought the car new, and you wish it was a manual... why did you buy a Tip?

Oh yeah, we need some pics of your car

JM993

Chris, you've got it right. All Tips came with OBCs standard. The shift diagram is in spit where the trip OD would normally be (OMC has built in trip OD). OBC was optional on all manual NA 993s, standard on Turbos. Hard to find an OBC in a manual NA, but anyone can do what I did - retrofit. Now I have two trip ODs - and a boost gauge (my tach came from a turbo)

Joe

1995 Porsche 993
1988 BMW E30 M3 2.5 (240 HP) daily driver

JM993

That should read "in the spot" not 'in spit." Sorry.

Joe

1995 Porsche 993
1988 BMW E30 M3 2.5 (240 HP) daily driver