Is it possible to change an automatic transmission to a manual transmission on a 2004 Dodge Neon SXT?

Answer 1

It is very possible.

for information on this go to www.neons.org and www.2gn.org and search around the forums. you will find plenty of information about this. many people have done it.

Answer

There are usually four, and sometimes five, differences between a car with a manual and a car with an automatic. First is the transmission, then the pedal cluster, the console, sometimes the engine control unit and every once in a while the engine itself is different. There are a vast number of parts you need to change--you know the halfshafts are sometimes different in length between auto and manual?

Start by purchasing two more cars--one that runs, one that's been hit in the rear. The rear-ended one, where you will extract all your parts from, needs to be the same make and model as what you've got. It should ideally be the same year, or at least the same year group--1986 to 1991 Honda Accords have interchangeable parts, as an example. Body style isn't critical; if you've got an Accord Coupe, an Accord Sedan will work fine as a donor. A good source for these cars is insurance agents--go to all the insurance agents you can find and tell 'em that if they total out a (whatever you drive) that's been hit in the rear, you'd like to buy it. If you go to a junkyard to get a whole car, assuming they'll sell you one, you stand a real good chance of getting a car that's missing stuff...like, oh, some real small valve the car won't shift without. Your Fast and Furious car is gonna be Non-Running and Up On Jackstands for at least a month if you're doing this in your spare time, so you've got to have wheels. Hence the old beater just to get around in. The one that's been rear-ended you need because the best way to get ALL the parts you need, is to get them from a whole car. Buy the factory service manual. Make sure you have plenty of tools, including a transmission jack and probably an engine hoist. Work safely. Take your time; there's no rush. Be prepared to replace a lot of hoses--I'd put all new ones in, just to be safe. And have help--some of this work requires two people. I would NOT recommend getting your girlfriend to help. This stuff will absolutely ruin your nails--and dude, every guy I have ever met with one of these cars has a girlfriend with a $50 manicure.

The procedure, while it's a LOT of work, is real straightforward: everything from the firewall forward, plus the console, the shift mechanism and the pedal cluster, has to come out of the donor and go back into your car. Half you guys wrapped your consoles. You're gonna do it again.

AnswerYou can change ANYTHING to ANYTHING if you want to bad enough. In your situation the easiest thing to do is to "A" trade your car in on one with a manual and be done with it. If you want to do this silly thing,"B" find a wrecked donor car and start swapping parts. By the time you are done you will wish you had used "plan A"