Transmission swap from automatic to manual

SENTRASER25

MEMBER
2008 NISSAN SENTRA
2.5L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
139,500 MILES

Looking to do a rebuild, money isn’t a problem, though I need to know exactly which parts would be needed to swap my car (listed above) SE-R from automatic to manual. Its got the paddles for manual but I’m wanting a full stick shift manual not using the paddles. What parts do I need for the car to do this? Including anything as specific a name you can. (New motor, gear box, etc.)? Happy to provide more information if needed about the car.

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

MECHANIC
108,300 POSTS

Welcome to 2CarPros.

For this to happen, you will need to replace the transmission with a manual. To be totally honest, this isn't something that is easy on today's cars. Most of the vehicle depends on specific computers and sensors working together. If you change the transmission, you then need a different power-train control module, different sensors and switches, a clutch pedal and what is required for that, a clutch slave and master cylinder, wiring harnesses are different, vacuum harnesses will change, the linkages for the transmission, different mounts and the list goes on. Honestly, it would be less expensive to find the same vehicle with a manual transmission. Any time you start making this many changes, one problem leads to another and when it's said and done, it still doesn't work correctly.
Let me know if you have other questions.

Joe