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Hi all..

Going over my options for my Stagea.. I'm doing too many kilometres each week.. Tomorrow I will be putting in the 5th tank of fuel in a 8 day period.. Its just crazy!!

Thinking about a manual conversion using a 6 speed manual from a R34 GTR giving me much better economy on the highway/freeway (90% of my driving) This 4 speed auto going down the M4 each day doing 3000 Rpm @ 120Kms just isn't right...

Its getting down to crunch time.. Either I have to change jobs and get a company car, sell the car and buy some fuel friendly junk heap, or modify the Stag to suit my needs..

If anyone can point me in the direction of a 6 speed manual it would be good!

Cheers,

Charlie.

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Hi all..

Going over my options for my Stagea.. I'm doing too many kilometres each week.. Tomorrow I will be putting in the 5th tank of fuel in a 8 day period.. Its just crazy!!

Thinking about a manual conversion using a 6 speed manual from a R34 GTR giving me much better economy on the highway/freeway (90% of my driving) This 4 speed auto going down the M4 each day doing 3000 Rpm @ 120Kms just isn't right...

Its getting down to crunch time.. Either I have to change jobs and get a company car, sell the car and buy some fuel friendly junk heap, or modify the Stag to suit my needs..

If anyone can point me in the direction of a 6 speed manual it would be good!

Cheers,

Charlie.

You could buy a lot of fuel for the thousands it would cost to buy a 6 spd Getrag let alone the cost of conversion and then your top gear rpm could still be the same. can you not find a taller diff from the Nissan line up (for say $500)?

how many km's to a tank are you getting?

You probly should be looking at the reason why you are wasting some much fuel.

You should get 450km's to a tank or more. if not.. you have a problem with the car and buying a 6 speed will not fix the issue.

why not just change the final drive? and anyway this is the wrong section. we have a section called "wanted to buy" for a reason. next time, use it.

why not just change the final drive? and anyway this is the wrong section. we have a section called "wanted to buy" for a reason. next time, use it.

Sorry, I'm not that sau savvy..

How would I go about changing the final drive? How does this work with 4WD?

Sorry, I'm not that sau savvy..

How would I go about changing the final drive? How does this work with 4WD?

Stagea final drive is 4.3, GTR is 4.11 so if you can get away with just changing the crownwheels front and rear then that might be OK. Go to the Stagea section/ DIY section/ transmissions/ to read about what is involved in changing the whole diff!

I am pretty sure that getting the 6 spd box will be ultra expensive and probably make little or no difference to your fuel consumption. My suggestions:

1. Do the full big bore exhaust from front to back (ditching the cat if legal where you are, gutting if not)

2. Put a pipercross airfilter element (PP1128-MX) in your standard airbox

3. Fit an Apexi SAFC and SITC

4. get a good tune

After this your car will go like a rocket but if you are disciplined and stick to your 120km/hr cruise you should see an improvement in your fuel consumption.

As well as (or instead of) the above you could fit 17in or 18in wheels and instead of going for an ultra low profile to maintain the same rolling circumference choose a taller profile (similar to what you have now). This will raise your gearing (and require your speedo to be recalibrated).

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