hules81

I know alot of you will say you should just sell what you got and get a manual. saves alot of trouble i know. But i already have a Civic with an emaculate body no rust and great paint and everything else. I ran into a problem and Blew the Tranny (Automatic) and the motor leaks oil even after a new oil pan and gasket.. it has 2xx xxx Kms anyways. So if i gotta spend money on a over hawl why not spend some extra and put in a B16 or better and make it a manual.

Sorry forgot to add the important facts.
Currently own a 97 Civic coupe Dx (d16y7 auto) ya i know its slow but it was a steal!
Willing to go up too 2500 bucks depending on the set up ( no one wants to blow there hard earned $$ And yes i sure do know how to Turn a wrench but dont have the time or 2nd car.

Any Suggestions on what i should do and who i should go too who wont try to ripp me blind! At the same time wont be too expensive?

Ive also thought of swaping in a d16y8 but i will run into vtec wiring stuff and Iac stuff and whatever else i dont know about

I'm open to any suggestions or any help.


Thanks Alot!!!

Jules.

honDuh

You gotta give us the details...

Year
Make
Model
What kinda price range you willing to spend on doing an auto to manual?
Will you be doing the work? or do you want a shop?
Do you know how to turn wrenchs?
etc etc

hules81

Sorry forgot to add the important facts.
Currently own a 97 Civic coupe Dx (d16y7 auto) ya i know its slow but it was a steal!
Willing to go up too 2500 bucks depending on the set up ( no one wants to blow there hard earned $$ And yes i sure do know how to Turn a wrench but dont have the time or 2nd car.

hules81

Any One got ideas for me.. I know this forum is filled with opinions and help!

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

dont think you'll get a B16 and manual swap for 2500.. or even close..

honDuh

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


Probably the BEST thread for you to read


And you dont need a 2nd car to do this kind of job. If you have all the parts it shouldnt take longer than a day.
I did an auto - manual swap on a saturday. Took a good day but it was good to go by evening

honDuh

You can pick up B16s with trannies for $1200. Sometimes even cheaper
And say for example... Ive had qoutes of $1000 for full auto to manual swaps which included the trannies.

So that price range is possible

hules81

Oh ya? do you still have those conections? lol

Pyro

the $1000 quote for the auto to manual swap usually doesn't include miscellaneous stuff for the swap though like the clutch assembly or the new engine mounts

screwface

no matter how good a deal you get a quality b series will still wind up costing you ~$2000 for the complete engine. b trannies are also expensive.

just get a better d series, match the ECU, and get a cheap d series tranny then call it a day. you can probably find a lo mileage d16y8 for cheap from someone upgrading to a b series...

if you can snag a motor for $500 which is completely reasonable then the whole swap may not cost you much more than $1500, tranny and all necessary extras included.

not to mention it takes less time to install the engine since you already have the current d series in your car to take cues from and can still retain all your luxury accessories

kickz

iTrader: (1)

i just got a quote from some shops looking about 1500-2000 for the auto2 manual swap which includes new clutch, clutch slave theres alot of parts to it
hav eyou tried total jdm for a new auto trans ? they go for dirt cheap ..

honDuh

I did my whole swap myself
Seriously... save yourself the money. Either go and buy a manual civic, or do your research and do the work yourself.
With my swap i spend a couple hours... went to the junk yard. found a good donor civic. with good clutch master cylinder. etc etc. just stripped it of all the hardlines and whatnot. Pedal Assembly. etc.
Not a single problem with any of the junkyard parts yet. obviously buy a new slave cylinder. they go for $30 at any parts place.
And i saved myself a ton of money by just doing it all myself.

hules81

Thanks guys for the ideas.. i would love to do this all my self just have the problem of not having a garage.. and the Time to do it.. I work alot So time is limited. Thanks for the insite!! leads me in somewhat of a good direction!

hules81

Total Jdm? never heard of it?

hules81

Never mind, I see it. didnt think to look first and see its one of the TCC affiliates.

Trybal

if you want a proper job and great honesty...call Defcon

hules81

Sounds good! where they located? give me some info!
Thanks!!!!!!

Pyro

check affliates