[sammysam]

I recently learned how to drive a stick, and I fell in love with it. Is there any way to convert an auto Escape to a manual one?

 

[Squishy]

If you have money to burn and time to spare, yes. Doing it at a shop, I would guess to cost to be around $10,000.

You're better off selling your Escape and picking up a used one with a manual transmission.

 

[CrashNburn]

If you have money to burn and time to spare, yes. Doing it at a shop, I would guess to cost to be around $10,000.

You're better off selling your Escape and picking up a used one with a manual transmission.

well said LoL

 

[sammysam]

indeed

 

[jas88]

If you can find a donor vehicle for a reasonable price and you have the skills, it can be done. I want to do it to my 2005 one of these days but I don't have time for such a project right now. If the trans takes a dump one day a 5-speed is going back in it's place.

 

[BLKXLT]

If you have money to burn and time to spare, yes. Doing it at a shop, I would guess to cost to be around $10,000.

You're better off selling your Escape and picking up a used one with a manual transmission.

4 cyl auto to 4 cyl manual I could see, but is there any manual transmission that bolts up to the 3.0 V6?

 

[CrashNburn]

you could find one that bolts to it, but if you have 4x4 kiss it goodbye i bet.

 

[Squishy]

There are some, but I don't know the specific model. You could always drop in the Noble drivetrain...

 

[stone]

I was considering my automatic, being converted to a manual. He gave me an estimate of about $10,000. :lol: :shock:

The mechanic explained, that it was a fairly major project. My service tech also mentioned, that for that expense, you might as well buy a car , that has manual as factory standard.

Henceforth, i don't have money to burn. Shall leave my escape as it currently is.

Knew i forgot something. Not sure if this phrase is popular overseas.

Down under, we say " If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it ". :shades:

 

[BLKXLT]

Down under, we say " If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it ". :shades:

I know some say "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is" :calvin:

I've converted, or is it perverted, my Datsun with auto trans to an aftermarket Tremec 6speed manual, even found a few Ford parts that in the end seem like they were made for it. I can't imagine the task on a new computer controlled FWD/4WD :tease:

For the price and headaches, buy a nice 5 speed Mustang.

 

[stone]

Down under, we say " If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it ". :shades:

I know some say "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is" :calvin:

I've converted, or is it perverted, my Datsun with auto trans to an aftermarket Tremec 6speed manual, even found a few Ford parts that in the end seem like they were made for it. I can't imagine the task on a new computer controlled FWD/4WD :tease:

For the price and headaches, buy a nice 5 speed Mustang.

" If it ain't broke, fix it until it is ". :lol: :lol: :clap: :thumb: I like that!.

 

[jas88]

Well I didn't notice he had a V6 - that would be a bit tougher to do since you won't be able to find an Escape donor vehicle. I was speaking of converting a 2.3L Escape from auto to manual.

Not saying it cannot be done, but it's going to be harder.

 

[jonas1022]

Probably nothing that $2000 and a free weekend wouldn't be able to accomplish with a lift!

 

[udmsvt]

You could always so what I did....spend $1200 on a rusty but trusty 1st gen explorer 5-speed that you can beat the sh!t out of

 

[stone]

You could always so what I did....spend $1200 on a rusty but trusty 1st gen explorer 5-speed that you can beat the s**t* out of

:lol: :thumb: Down under ,we refer to them as " Exploders"

 

[Scooter Scott]

It's not just down under they are called that, Stone!

 

[jonas1022]

You could always so what I did....spend $1200 on a rusty but trusty 1st gen explorer 5-speed that you can beat the s**t* out of

:lol: :thumb: Down under ,we refer to them as " Exploders"

I bought one years ago, I think in 93. I didn't understand the term :shrug: until the head gasket popped from overheating. Nevermind it was brought about by a highway patrolman pouring cold water into the radiator when the thing overheated on my wife... :doh:

 

[CrashNburn]

we call them exploders here in canada as well LoL, pretty funny that they are known by that name across the world eh :thumb:

 

[jonas1022]

we call them exploders here in canada as well LoL, pretty funny that they are known by that name across the world eh :thumb:

Interesting maybe. Funny? Not so much... :stop:

Once we rebuilt the top half of the little 4.0L it ran like clockwork. Was much tougher too. I dunno why, but it never overheated again in 125K miles over the next three years. We lived out a little ways from the city back then... :angel:

 

[stone]

we call them exploders here in canada as well LoL, pretty funny that they are known by that name across the world eh :thumb:

:lol: