NC Miata auto to manual conversion?

Watching NC Miatas at my local Copart auction-many cars are automatics....how painful is this conversion?

Looking to make this a track car, but still street legal. 

It's not like there is a shortage of manual Miatas.  Can't really see the economy of buying the auto, buying the parts for the conversion and spending the time to do it.  I don't have experience with the electrical of the NC but I do know it is straightforward on the NA and NB.

Manual conversions on the RX-8 were difficult, due to CANBUS issues. If I remember correctly, it was changing a lot of wiring. I don't think the NC is too much different.

Let us know what you find out.

I seem to remember asking this previously and getting told that the manual cars get forged internals for the engine and the automatic cars do not.  So its more than just the trabs swap 

Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:

Manual conversions on the RX-8 were difficult, due to CANBUS issues. If I remember correctly, it was changing a lot of wiring. I don't think the NC is too much different.

Let us know what you find out.

Agreed. As far as I know this is not going to be a simple endeavor.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

No NC miata will last on the track.  The engines are junk.  The only solution is the 2.5 swap.  Buy a non running manual and a $750 engine from lkq   You can do it in a weekend with 4 people in a home garage without a lift.

In reply to Toot :

Have the prices gone up that much on the 2.5? I got mine for <$200 with only 40k miles on it from lkq.