Good evening,

If I was foolish enough to contemplate putting a manual gearbox on a 2.8 six pot in place of the auto, what sort of problems would I come up against?
Firstly is there a box that is a straight swap ( I hear you all laughing in the background) and what would the ECU think about it all.

On the first point, my reasoning is that I should find which other models use the same auto box and then get myself a manual box for the same car...simples......but, I do seem to recall reading an article saying that for the S80 a brand new bespoke box was designed because of the space restrictions. The other mechanical bits like pedal assembly and clutch cylinder etc don't worry me too much.

And how would the ECU react? I read on an old post that the earlier ECUs are more flexible and easier to programme. If the ECU is show stopper what is the favoured aftermarket ECU? I've heard that in Scandinavia the MAXXECU is popular despite it blatantly chavey name!

So, has anyone been down this road and just how painful is it?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.