graden
07-05-2007, 03:02 PM
I have been in comunication with mike Miller and this is the
e-mail I recived back from him.
MODS ... (im not trying to advertise for this company.
Just need some people to join up for us to get this done )
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I wrote to him:
I think the easiest project the get people hooked on would be the 3300
5 speed conversion.
I my self have tryed but failed.
There is no fly wheel avail because there was never a 5 speed
for this engine. You can use a good donor car like a Beretta of the same gen to get
the parts needed. A 5 speed, the 1/2 shafts ect.
We had the fly wheel from the Beretta and the grand am taken to a machine shop to drill holes in it to so it could be mounted properly.
After that was completed, I started work.
5 speed was installed, Clutch peddle was installed. ( no guess work had to be done as the is a mounting plate in the car on the fire wall was all ready there)
Some major issues I cam across.
My tranny mounts were terrible. I did not have access to a welder and the 5 speed mounts from the Beretta would not fit.
After I finaly got every thing in. The ECM was not programed for a 5 speed so the Starter Safety switch had to be over ridin.
The ECM was looking for the TCC of the auto and would constantly throw a check engine light.
The 5 speed Spedo sensor would not talk to the cluster in the dash bord and
I could never remedy this situation.
With no 5 speed 3300 in production, there was never any ECM's programed for it.
You would have to do this. ( Can you even reprogram a ECM of the generation?)
I did in the end have it runing and workable
but having to move, I lost my Garage and didint have the time to finish the project.
With the right tools and knowledge of G.M parts, this project could be a real hit.
Even if it was just a
Tranny mounts
Updated ECM
Working speed sensor
Fly Wheel
Package,
it would SELL.
When you start adding a 5 speed tranny, clutch cables, peddles, it gets very expensive just to ship. Thus putting it out of peoples reach to afford.
If I could round up .... say 10 people that would prepay for some thing like this,
Would you be interested in manufacturing it?
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He wrote back
I’m pretty sure I could fix all those issues, it may just take a little time to work the bugs out the first time.
Anyways, If 10 people would pre-pay for this conversion, I would take it on. Without pricing out all the parts, it’s hard to say what the price would be right now, but what do you think I should charge for this conversion?
Mike Miller
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Any takers .....
Im in for sure.
e-mail I recived back from him.
MODS ... (im not trying to advertise for this company.
Just need some people to join up for us to get this done )
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I wrote to him:
I think the easiest project the get people hooked on would be the 3300
5 speed conversion.
I my self have tryed but failed.
There is no fly wheel avail because there was never a 5 speed
for this engine. You can use a good donor car like a Beretta of the same gen to get
the parts needed. A 5 speed, the 1/2 shafts ect.
We had the fly wheel from the Beretta and the grand am taken to a machine shop to drill holes in it to so it could be mounted properly.
After that was completed, I started work.
5 speed was installed, Clutch peddle was installed. ( no guess work had to be done as the is a mounting plate in the car on the fire wall was all ready there)
Some major issues I cam across.
My tranny mounts were terrible. I did not have access to a welder and the 5 speed mounts from the Beretta would not fit.
After I finaly got every thing in. The ECM was not programed for a 5 speed so the Starter Safety switch had to be over ridin.
The ECM was looking for the TCC of the auto and would constantly throw a check engine light.
The 5 speed Spedo sensor would not talk to the cluster in the dash bord and
I could never remedy this situation.
With no 5 speed 3300 in production, there was never any ECM's programed for it.
You would have to do this. ( Can you even reprogram a ECM of the generation?)
I did in the end have it runing and workable
but having to move, I lost my Garage and didint have the time to finish the project.
With the right tools and knowledge of G.M parts, this project could be a real hit.
Even if it was just a
Tranny mounts
Updated ECM
Working speed sensor
Fly Wheel
Package,
it would SELL.
When you start adding a 5 speed tranny, clutch cables, peddles, it gets very expensive just to ship. Thus putting it out of peoples reach to afford.
If I could round up .... say 10 people that would prepay for some thing like this,
Would you be interested in manufacturing it?
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He wrote back
I’m pretty sure I could fix all those issues, it may just take a little time to work the bugs out the first time.
Anyways, If 10 people would pre-pay for this conversion, I would take it on. Without pricing out all the parts, it’s hard to say what the price would be right now, but what do you think I should charge for this conversion?
Mike Miller
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Any takers .....
Im in for sure.