Ls400 5spd M/T
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I've searched and searched and came up with nothing except people attempting to do it but never hearing about it again. Well, if I'm wrong, I apologize. Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on the first LS400 5spd M/T.
My buddy who owns Daft Innovations was making this for one of his buddies. I put together the leather shift boot to make it look factory so its not that hard. The car is going to be some sort of track/street car so it's still a work in progress. The condition its in right now is the same way it was purchased.
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![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_201221.jpg)
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![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_192830.jpg)
My buddy who owns Daft Innovations was making this for one of his buddies. I put together the leather shift boot to make it look factory so its not that hard. The car is going to be some sort of track/street car so it's still a work in progress. The condition its in right now is the same way it was purchased.
[youtube]H_zKjLOUrhc[/youtube]
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/IMG_20101016_170146.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_201221.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_220154.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_220203.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_195046.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_174837.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_192806.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_192819.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_192830.jpg)
![](http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/CACressida/Daft/IMG_20101015_195036.jpg)
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Very cool, should definitely be a one of a kind. Any specs like gear ratio or a tentative 0-60 time with this new tranny? keep us updated with more pics. It's incredible in that picture just how large and heavy the AT really is. Thanks for sharing
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I come for the images and sound of a 5speed LS400 and i get nu-metal garbage.
Can they make a video of just the car?
This is so dope, makes me want to find one for dirt and make a missile car.
Can they make a video of just the car?
This is so dope, makes me want to find one for dirt and make a missile car.
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no quantum stuff.... I didn't do the swap, but I made the adaptor plate, flywheel, and driveshaft adaptor.
here's some more eye candy that I've been keeping.
![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/sonichuskerdu/100_2332.jpg)
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here's some more eye candy that I've been keeping.
![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/sonichuskerdu/100_2332.jpg)
![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/sonichuskerdu/100_2329.jpg)
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Custom pedal setup for the clutch. I don't have pics rd it is preferredight now, but it's sweet. ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
the bellhousing wasn't modded, just an adaptor plate with a hydraulic throwout setup.
We used a howe unit for this swap, but I've used the quartermaster in the past, and it is preferred because of it's superior design.
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the bellhousing wasn't modded, just an adaptor plate with a hydraulic throwout setup.
We used a howe unit for this swap, but I've used the quartermaster in the past, and it is preferred because of it's superior design.
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Freaking. Awesome.
Would it be too much to ask for a ballpark total for the entire conversion, because every time I drive somewhere I always wish my lex was manual.
Also, as if you needed another one, here's a request to see those pedals!!!
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+1 on the price tag!! Almost every time I drive my LS, I wish it was 5-speed. I drive manual everyday and could only imagine that V8, switching through 5 gears. Definitely interested in how much $$$ it would cost to do this conversion.
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a w58 would really wake up the blower in my ls.
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I can't give a price estimate as of yet, but I definetly want to buy a 2nd or 3rd generation ls400 and do the swap in it, that's how sweet it is. I'm a trucker so I've hit the road already.
I'll see if I can get my buddy to send me a pic of the clutch. The clutxh master actually mounts on the inside of the car instead of the engine bay.
I'll see if I can get my buddy to send me a pic of the clutch. The clutxh master actually mounts on the inside of the car instead of the engine bay.