We had the stick tranny installed last spring. It is hooked to a pretty fresh 617 turbo motor, using a 240 fw clutch and four speed tranny. I was a bit hesitant to use the 307 gear but decided to give it a try. It is working fine.

We have put about four thousand miles on it, maybe 12 fill ups. Our lowest mpg was 17+ our highest nearly 27. My daughter has it at Ball State. She lives pretty close to campus so only drives it in the evening over to the Architecture building and walks the rest of the time. And she drives it home to Lafayette on secondary roads from time to time, so no tank is purely highway or town.

It appears to be getting about the same as a 240d stick. I think it would hit about 27 on a long trip, maybe a bit more and probably would not go below 20 in town except in winter.

So I would say it is a pretty happy combination.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.