hmmmmm the original gearbox was dying already, after 333k kms on the clock, esp on gear 3 and 4, it likes to pop out of gear, especially under power (even 5% throttle makes it pop) so my dad got a workshop to either overhaul it, or swap it with a recond unit (on the basis which is cheaper) problem is though this is the first time he had done anything major, so he gave it all to the workshop to do (it was in johor 4 months back, we had since moved) so the mechanic got his paws on a wira 1.3 gearbox (which essentially is about the same i think, except for the final drive ratio) well, anyways, it cost my dad a week, RM550 for a recon and rebuilt gearbox, oil, lube and workmanship. considering that the previous poster had his done for about RM300, im thinking that my dad was somewhat ripped off. and btw, mine was a manual gearbox to start with :P no auto to manual conversions for me haha...but anyways, a colleague of mine in starbucks just had his satria 1.3 converted to manual for about RM2400 including dash, clutch, the works. took the shop about 2 weeks, but they was just plain lazy (shop's in puchong) if you want further details, i can ask him for you..
