There are some people out there that have done this, but it is very involved, and not worth it (for most). Like Bob said, you will lose boost and have to spool up the turbo everytime you clutch.
In order to do the conversion, you have to find the parts from a Gbody that had a stick originally, and those are few and far between. The only people that could benefit would be those that are planning on road racing or rally racing or whatever they call it.
What is wrong with your 2004R? If it is just giving you problems, then you just have to find the right builder for it. If you like shifting, then get a better shifter and manually shift it, or you could always have a manual valve body installed if that is what you want. You just wouldn't have the cluth pedal.
I know what you mean, I love driving a stick shift car/truck, but would never put one in the Buick.
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Keep it shiny side up, but show them your dirty side once in a while.
11.3@123mph on 195/75/14" whitewalls. Yes, 195s!
11.2 on the big giant slicks. What's the point? Maybe I'll go back to the whitewalls. They are lighter and have less rolling resistance.
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