5 Speed Conversion
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I changed my automatic transmission to a 2001 Nissan Maxima Anniversary Edition VLSD manual transmission.
So aside from the mechanical aspect of this, there are some small electrical details I would like to mention when doing this:
-you need to wire up the reverse lights to the transmission position sensor, so your reverse lights come on when you're in reverse
-if you don't want to be able to start your car without the clutch depressed, you have to wire the PN switch to the switch on the back of the clutch pedal
-if you want your cruise control to disable when the clutch is depressed, you need to wire up the cruise to the switch on the front of the clutch pedal
-if you swap out to a 5speed ecu, you may find that the OD light blinks at startup--to fix this disconnect the wiring harness from the TCM (I just pulled the TCM completely).
some interior stuff removed
intake, battery, starter removed
automatic shift linkage removed (once you remove the shift cable, there will be a hole in the firewall that will be good for running wires through--i ran my PN wires to the switch on the clutch pedal)
my car up on jackstands
5speed tranny and auto tranny
short throw shifter and shift linkages installed
act stage 1 clutch and pressure plate
extra wiring harness (thanks terry). always nice to have around when you're doing wiring stuff.
these are what i used to connect the wires and the switches. to wire the cruise control to the switch on the front of the clutch pedal, i simply cut one of the cruise wires going to the cruise switch on the front of the brake pedal and wired the clutch pedal in series. by checking the switch with a voltimeter earlier, i figured that the default setting of when cruise is activated is a closed circuit, and when either brake or clutch pedal is depressed, the switch goes up and breaks the circuit, cancelling the cruise.
the TCM. that blue plastic connector is what you need to unplug, or just pull out the TCM completely, which is much easier if you take out your radio. the unit above it is the BCM.
sweeeeet
sweeeeeeeT
