I purchased a 93 300d back in December with the intent to swap in a manual a year down the road after enough time for research, two month into owning, the car moved my timeline up, and I crammed all my research into a month, and after 6 months on stands I now have a 6 speed om602. I thought I'd share my experience since during my research I never found any info on what would defiantly work, only what "should" work. So now I can speak to what WILL WORK.

Here are my parts:

-93 300d 2.5 Turbo
-02 C230 Kompressor 6 speed
-02 C230 Kompressor shift linkage
-02 C230 Kompressor shift linkage mount (needs customized)
-311 CDI Sprinter flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate
-03 SLK clutch and brake pedal assembly
-03 SLK master cylinder
-Wilwood remote fill master cylinder reservoir kit
-Custom made 36" braided clutch line (need the master cylinder nut from the SLK and the trans connector from the C230)
-stock driveshaft lengthened 2 7/8" (if I was to do it again i would only lengthen it 2 5/8")
-94 E420 Electronic Speedo
-Dakota Digital SGI-5
-Intellitronix S9020 GPS speed sender (I do not recommend this, it is slow to react and looses signal easily, I will be replacing with a universal driveshaft speed sender)

2nd attached pic is the c230 trans 3rd attached is auto vs manual trans

Flywheel, clutch and pressure plate where bolt on, same amount of teeth so 100% compatible with stock starter and tach sensor.

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