honda_racing_inc

does anyone know how hard it is to change a auto to 5 speed??

starboy869

if you have to ask then it's most likely not a good idea for you to do

lets see

5spd transmission
mounts for the transmission
clutch pedal (i assume the whole assembly)
5spd ECU
flywheel for manual
manual wiring harness or modded (?)
clutch
the hardware under the hood to move the clutch fork

a lot more trouble than it's worth imo

tkjode

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Unless you're doing an engine swap, it's not worth the money to get a garage to do it, and not worth the time/effort to try and work through it yourself.

For the money you'd spend on this, you could trade up your automatic + cash for a 5spd with less km's on the engine.

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

sell the car and buy a 5 speed.

ol Dusty

iTrader: (2)

^^slackers. I say do it. then post a DIY on it so everyone else can really know why it's not worth the trouble.

honda_racing_inc

im doin a complete engine swap and tranny so

TroubEL

Still not worth it.
Very difficult to have a finished product with the cleanliness & integrity of a true factory assembly.

honda_racing_inc

o ok darn

honDuh

None of you guys like getting your hands dirty.
Its actualy not as hard as a job as you all think.

Ive personaly done 2 conversions so far, one of which is my personal 92 hatch.

Sure you can go out and buy another 5 spd car, but going through the trouble of looking for a good chassis and ****, just wasnt worth my time, i figured literaly an extra 45 minutes of time to swap everything like clutch pedal, brake pedal arm, run a clutch line, etc etc was well worth it. Since my hatch was absolutely mint body wise.

But to make it easier, just read through this link.
Its what i used for a guide, and its very usefull

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1337459

Now a very important point to keep in mind, depending on what car you have, for me a 92-95 hatch, i had to cut and reweld the brackets for the upper trans mount into a proper location on the chassis, as the automatic ones are 1" inch infront of where the 5 spd ones would be on the chassis. HASport also makes a swap mount for $175, your choice on what route you wanna go.

Hope this helps ya
If you got any questions, feel free to just pm me.

oths88

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it will never be as reliable as oem though thats another thing to look at.....

Midori

you have to move a mount.... ugh not worth it. Besides that it would be pretty easy.

Matt-PearlCivic7790

Yeah its not as hard as everyone makes it, but if your cars not A++ in condition its more worth it to go out and get a manual. Cars are uber cheap nowadays. As well, if ur getting a shop to do it. Itll be cheaper to get a manual with less k's than whats on urs now.

drew03636

i have done it in 2 dodge picks ups...whole process..disassembly of 2 trucks and reasembly of 2 trucks took a whole weekend...i cant imagine a civic being that hard to do...I'D SAY GO FOR IT...

Crazydragonclk

yes i ended up buying 5 speed instead of a conversion, if u know somone who can help u through it, then do it, but alot of stuff involved