Transmission swap
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Just buy a manual challenger and cut the back half off and weld it to the front half of your Durango. It would be easier than swapping a manual in. Look up manual swaps in cars that actually were available with a manual ( camaros and the like) and you will change your mind. You will need custom driveshaft, flex plate, Master cylinder, slave cylinder,Transmission, Clutch and related parts (flywheel, bearings, etc), Clutch lines
Clutch pedal set, starter with a shorter shaft, custom center console and pray to God that the shifter lines up otherwise you get knuckle buster into the Hvac and a one of a kind tune since your pcm will be commanding shifts that never take place and no info being relayed from the auto trans will likely result in limp home mode or electronic throttle refusing to open or TQ Management that goes on the fritz since it's not getting any transferred torque feedback and only allows 15 lb-ft of torque from idle to redline. Good luck bro
Clutch pedal set, starter with a shorter shaft, custom center console and pray to God that the shifter lines up otherwise you get knuckle buster into the Hvac and a one of a kind tune since your pcm will be commanding shifts that never take place and no info being relayed from the auto trans will likely result in limp home mode or electronic throttle refusing to open or TQ Management that goes on the fritz since it's not getting any transferred torque feedback and only allows 15 lb-ft of torque from idle to redline. Good luck bro
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Very wise choice as after you butcher a perfectly good truck and find out that you need a full blown race clutch just to stop it from slipping during every high throttle shifts, well because it weighs 5k lbs and now you have a chattery, jerky, clunky 7 pass SUV That no one wants to ride in. Don't get me wrong my other 3 cars are manuals but this ones for cruising not canyons or racetracks.
