joe111599

How hard is it and is it worth it? Pick up a 99 Civic EX for 1200.00. Want to build another car for a daily driver. I have never even thought about doing a conversion but I couldn't pass up this deal! The car has a bad tranny and needs some minor front end work. Other then that its cherry! Everything works! But anyways, how hard would it be to make it a 5-speed and how much money am I looking at spending approximately? What all would I need under the drivers side dash? I know about the ECU and all that good stuff. Is it gonna be worth it in the end is the main thing I am debating???

Thanks in advance!!!

joe111599

Anyone ever done this??? Input???

nbcivic

search, it's been done before

from what i've heard though it's pretty much wired for manual as well, just need extra pedal/tranny/ecu/converting shifter i think that's pretty much it

joe111599

Just did a search...looks like a pain in the ***! lol

Is it worth it guys??? Or should I just sell it and buy a damn 5 speed?

asianpoet

its not really that hard, that is if you have all the parts.. I know... I did it with my sol..
took a day. ofcourse.
heres a good link to some info:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/%5Bfaq%5D-96-00-auto-manual-swap-full-detail-44pics-1337459/

philip_ino ek

still planning i on doing this swap on my ek but havent had the funds to get wat i need. it can b a pain in the *** but it can b worth it if this is something u really want to do.

jDMRiCcy

Swap !

geebs

I did my 98 EK sedan..
5 speed tranny, clutch, flywheel + bolts..
5 speed intake manifold with all sensors and throttle body
gonna need some 2 wire connectors
shift linkage, pedal set.. or just clutch + brake pedals.
Wiring wasnt bad.. like 5 wires where the auto shift selector was.. plus two wires to the reverse switch on 5 sp tranny.
you need to cut the pan where the auto shift cables go thru, drill holes for the shift linkage to bolt up.. and preferably weld in a plate where the shifter comes thru the body so the hole isnt too huge.

i might be missing something.. I did mine a year ago.. there was a write up in the how to section i believe

joe111599

Cool...thanks for the info fellas. I think I am going to go ahead and convert it. I have the funds...just not the time. lol. The parts are gonna take up a bit of time to find. Would be nice if I could find a wrecked 5-speed. All I keep seeing are wrecked autos. Just my luck!

Oh well, I will get it. This is going to be my daily so I think I am just going to throw together another block(eagles and vitaras) and slap this y8 head on it. 57 trim t3/t4 .63 a/r. And all the other goodies of course. Just looking for 400whp daily and I will be happy. Oh and Im going to try and keep the a/c too. So this should be interesting. haha ;o)

Thanks again for the help!