code3smith said:Would it be worth the time to swap my Cobra 6spd with a Mach1 Auto? I realize that I would have to upgrade the Mach1 auto. But as far as parts needed for the conversion, is it worthwhile? The reason I ask is because I know a Mach1 owner that is willing to do the swap with me if its a viable solution. I love my Cobra to death, but with my bad shoulders (4 operations), I get tired of using the stick. Any help would be appreciated.
I'd be more worried if I were the Mach 1 owner. The automatic Mach 1's don't have near the engine the stick models do. Don't rev as high, less camshaft, no forged internals.
One thing the Mach 1 guy had better check into is whether or not his crankshaft is machined to fit the pilot bearing. Where it's not a stick crank, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it's not. He would have to pull the crank and have it machined before he could do the swap. Yuk. I have done a lot of auto to stick conversions in my time. (but not on one of these cars) You would be absolutely amazed at the number of automatic cars that don't have the crank machined. Even if the sticks use the same crank. They just skip that step (and expense) if the crank is going in an engine for use with an auto trans. Where the Mach 1 engine is so specific to auto or stick, I think he may be very disappointed when he looks at the end of his crank.