First off, better admit I'm 75 years old, no good at crawling under cars any more. Medical issues. The one concerning this thread is a snapped tendon in my left foot that gave me a "slappy foot" when walking, and makes clutch work very difficult.
The car, a stock '09 Bullitt. I'm exploring options now. I really enjoyed the car until this foot problem. Now at 30,000 on it's odo. Was kind of hoping it would be my last car. But it seems I may be forced to move to an automatic. Man, this really hurts the male ego...I've always had manual transmission cars. Hell, my first new car was a '65 Goat. Yes, "three deuces and a four speed"...
Anyway, to the big question...how difficult would it be to swap the 5 speed tremec out and put an automatic in? Would it be cost effective? How would the swap work with the car's computer? Would my 3:73 rear end give an automatic any problem? Or should I forget about it, and buy a new GT with the new 10 speed auto that I read rave reviews about?
Thanks in advance...
Paul
The car, a stock '09 Bullitt. I'm exploring options now. I really enjoyed the car until this foot problem. Now at 30,000 on it's odo. Was kind of hoping it would be my last car. But it seems I may be forced to move to an automatic. Man, this really hurts the male ego...I've always had manual transmission cars. Hell, my first new car was a '65 Goat. Yes, "three deuces and a four speed"...
Anyway, to the big question...how difficult would it be to swap the 5 speed tremec out and put an automatic in? Would it be cost effective? How would the swap work with the car's computer? Would my 3:73 rear end give an automatic any problem? Or should I forget about it, and buy a new GT with the new 10 speed auto that I read rave reviews about?
Thanks in advance...
Paul