Originally Posted by tjts1

5spd manual has been done.
What is wrong with this picture??

Originally Posted by torsionbar

Its definitely doable, since the factory produced that arrangement for other markets. But probably there's a few reasons why it's not a common swap here in the US.

1. Sourcing parts from overseas. Maybe it can be done with a mix of parts from other US models? Dunno.

2. The swap has not been clearly documented (that I know of) so a prospective swapper will have to do lots of his own research, trial and error, etc. I know if it was clearly documented what parts were required, I'd serious consider doing it. But I'm not willing to take my car out of commission for months or more while I trial-n-error and guess at it. If I was retired and had the free time, I'd start a Kickstarter campaign to fund this, with the participants getting the complete step-by-step HOWTO document and all part numbers needed.

3. The w210's are heavy on electronics, especially the later CAN bus equipped years. I'm guessing a DAS/Xentry is required to let the electronics know that the 722.6 is no longer present in the system. Or maybe even a brand new euro market ECU is required, which won't be cheap.

Originally Posted by Father Of Giants

Perks of the southside is no emissions testing! Thank god! God! You must live in northern Virginia, then.