XKR manual conversion..

[brakedust300]

Hi people... just wandering if there is anyway that the XKR or XK8 can be converted from auto to manual??

[Touching Cloth]

No, now get back to the Cerb forum before we banish you for good

I should point out that whilst I say no, I don't actually know the answer, but I very much doubt it would be cost effective if at all possible.

[Trooper2]

I reckon the hard part will be somehow negating the transmision control module and the J-gate without breaking up the CAN and SCP networks...

[Phil Hopkins]

It can be done but wouldn't be at all cost effective.

[Marki]

Phil Hopkins said:

It can be done but wouldn't be at all cost effective.

How would you calculate the cost effectiveness
If he wants it he may put a high price on having a manual

[Phil Hopkins]

Marki said:

Phil Hopkins said:

It can be done but wouldn't be at all cost effective.

How would you calculate the cost effectiveness
If he wants it he may put a high price on having a manual

Very good point.

I'll shut up now!

[Marki]

It would be too bloody expensive to do anyhow

[brakedust300]

My mate had a 300zx auto but fitted something that gave him control over the gears making it into a triptronic.... is that poss?

Edited by brakedust300 on Sunday 5th November 17:06

[NormanD]

My XKR has ben converted to tiptronic by Racing Green Cars, GREAT

There is a firm in the USA that is working on getting a manual gearbox to work with all the electronics, when available I am looking to get mine done.

[brakedust300]

NormanD said:

My XKR has ben converted to tiptronic by Racing Green Cars, GREAT

There is a firm in the USA that is working on getting a manual gearbox to work with all the electronics, when available I am looking to get mine done.

how much did the conversion cost you?

[NormanD]

brakedust300 said:

NormanD said:

My XKR has ben converted to tiptronic by Racing Green Cars, GREAT

There is a firm in the USA that is working on getting a manual gearbox to work with all the electronics, when available I am looking to get mine done.

how much did the conversion cost you?

They have a new system that is a lot cheeper.
At the moment only available for the 5 speed XKR @ £1295 + VAT
XK8 & 6 speed available later.

Give Robbin or Chas a ring on 01252 544888

Also join the XK8R Club on www.xkec.co.uk

[silverspeed]

I read in the JEC magazine that Elite in Derby are going to be offering a manual option for XKR and looking for a test car?

I have thrown the mag away now but no doubt a search on the web for Elite will finf them.

[brakedust300]

cheers for that, iv just spoken to the guy that runs it, very helpfull! sounds like a good setup as well.

[cardigankid]

Sadly, I suspect that in cars that are designed for it the automatic is probably the best and most high performance option, and our mate is probably pissing expensively in the wind. Just a feeling. Im not an expert.

[brakedust300]

iv driven a few performance auto's and the manual is always more fun and a more engaging drive, so i think the XK would be no exception

[cardigankid]

Just that the 997 Turbo is faster in Tiptronic than manual because they can control the engine, the gearchange, the turbo boost, basically everything. I have always been a manual enthusiast but even so...

[Marquis_Rex]

The car would have to be re-calibrated.
I worked with some of the SVO guys at browns lane when they did the XKR-R manual box show car.
The calibration of ignition and fueling off-idle is totally different these days manual to automatic.

As an experiment I flashed a manual S type 3 litre V6 with an Automatic cal once and the car shunted and shuffled everywhere and the engine speed would flare disconcertingly when the the clutch pedal was depressed!

[brakedust300]

just watching top gear on UK TV gold, and there is a XKR-R! with a manual gearbox!!

[NormanD]

brakedust300 said:

just watching top gear on UK TV gold, and there is a XKR-R! with a manual gearbox!!

But it did not work verry well!!

[Valentin]

NormanD said:

But it did not work verry well!!

I saw that one too. And it did work phenomenal! Mainly because of the limited slip differential tough. They didn't build it only because of the then new DB7 GT, as I understood.