aonick

auto to 5 speed in 93 civic dx will this be hard ???

aonick

any one

NOPD

get ready for some cutting and welding, due the tranny bracket being different. can be done, everything else is just bolt on.

ekhatchhybrid

there is no cutting and welding do a whole engine swap wile your at it it will only cost a little bit more

95cx

Yep you can do it and its not that hard the only hard part is running all the cables through the firewall. And the f----in tranny bracket was kinda a bitch. We did it to my friends 94 ex automatic, we converted it at the same time we put the LS in. We're converting this civic over the weekend, we didn't convert it when we put the ex motor from the 94 coupe in becasue they were both automatics so it was plug and play. We are converting this hatch becasue no one wants an automatic because were trying to sell it.




[Modified by 95cx, 3:26 PM 4/29/2002]

acura_typer

Yes, in a 92-95, there IS cutting and welding. If you dont want to weld it, you can bolt it with 1/2" bolts. I know, I helped with one. Its a bitch.

aonick

I THINK IT IS THE FRONT MOUNT

VTECVillain

Yes, you must cut and weld in one spot. The transmission bracket on the passenger side frame rail is different in the auto than the manual. I have both a 92 VX (manual) and a 93 DX (auto) and the 93 DX bracket come out and curves up as opposed to the 92 VX that is straight and flat. You would have to cut the old one off and then weld in one for a manual tranny car. If you had an 88-91 Civic or CRX, the transmission bracket is the same so there's no cutting or welding in those years. For a 92+ car, you will need the clutch reservoir, lines, slave cylinder, flywheel, manual starter, manual pedal board, manual ecu, etc.

p0oty

I have a 93 civic hatch dx w/ an automatic as well!

Please someone, be exact on this. What exactly needs to be done? Include all parts that will be needed if you can. I appreciate it!


[Modified by p0oty, 6:54 PM 4/29/2002]

SpoolinEK

LIke VtecVillain said...you do need to reweld the tranny mount...i did it to my brother's car (95 civic ex)...the mount is about $45 from the dealer..the junkyard wanted 250 ..becaseu they was going to cut the whole frame...i was like HELL NO..anyways..everything else goes right in...BTW..the automatic mount lays more at an upward angle then the manual mount..the manual mount lays straight..

NOPD

for the 96 and up or 88-91, there is no cutting and welding like the other guys said, but for 92-95 the manual and automatic tranny bracket lay differently. you don't have to cut nor weld, but you'll be driving with an unstable tranny.

ekhatchhybrid

for me an ek i have to put in the pedal assembly, and clutch cylinder along with a resevoir and put the hydralic line in that goes to the clutch release cylinder then bleed the system and put the swap in please correct me if im wrong because i am a first time swapper and want to do this over a weekend but have no expierience

decypha

I just posted this on the integra forum.. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=175384

BTW the tranny mount was a beeatch....three hours, four guys and two crowbars for one bolt...and i stripped it twice....all because it didnt line up and i had put in those energy suspension mounts...well worth 40 bux for the mounts...no rocking...

good luck bro ..my two cents..sell your car and buy another

ekhatchhybrid

luckily i have an ek and are swapping in a b18 so is there any other things i have to do besides what i already listed?

dom93hatch

Dammit... I also have a 93 DX hatchback with an AT. I don't have any connections here in SD to help me convert it to manual, so I'm selling it and getting a 5spd hatchback next time around.

JDMvtecDRAGSTA

yes you can but it will be hard
did it on a friends car

4g4me

Don't worry, it is not that bad. This is what you need.
-transmission, flywheel, MT flywheel bolts, and clutch assy.
-pedal assembly, all hydro clutch lines, Clutch master cylinder
-shift linkage, shifter, shift boot, axles.

You will need to remove your auto tranny, disconnect all wiring that goes to it, then undo the two mounts that bolt up to the tranny, then you will need to go into the car and disconnect the shifter cable and remove all hardware associated with the auto shifter. You will now have your motor supported from the bottom end and no tranny. Remove the auto flex plate, install flywheel, then clutch and pressureplate. MAke sure you have a clutch alignment tool.

Now install the new manual transmission. You might come across a situation in which there will be two conflicting dowel pins. You need to remove one. Once your transmission is lined up, you can bolt it up. Next you can attach the hydro clutch line. Now you can plug your speed sensor back into the tranny. As for the mount, We shifted the bracket one set of bolt holes over, this leaves one bolt holding the transmission to the upper frame. Don't worry, most of your torque is transfered to all the other mounts but this one. The transmission will sit like oem. Now install your clutch master cylinder, this will require you to knock out a small panel located where the cylinder should be. Pretty straight forward. Your pedal assembly is verbatum as well. As for the shift linkage, make dure that you get one for a civic with a d-series, del sol linkage will not work, nor will and teg, etc.

Now, my friend had to rig up the reverse lights but that is it, There are wires that you willhave to disconnect for the sensor in the auto shifter that tells the computer that it is in gear, you will need to connect the two wires, if I can remember, it is either that or you will have to ground one, this is for vtec purposes. That is all i can remember, that was back in like 97 when we did my friends swap.

Find a good wrecked 5thgen with manual tranny, you need alot of parts.

good luck, but don't be scared, no cutting and welding required, my friend was running a sohc vtec motor in his ex, with a costom turbo kit, putting like 255 to the wheels, no problems to this day. MAy sound like a rig, but it is not like we all cut and weld.

ekhatchhybrid

thanks man but what are the 2 wires that you have to connect?

rallycivic

if anyone needs some parts

ive got a 94 dx 5 speed ecu, tranny, and shift linkage with shift ****

~Steve

ekhatchhybrid

i dont need it cause im swapping a b18c1 will converting it

2camsaam

How many times is this same question going to come up?

ekhatchhybrid

until i find exactly what i need and what im in for

SpoolinEK

could it be the reverse wire that's on the tranny???

hoya_10fintec

make sure u get the peddle set, hydro clutch slav. cyl., line, shift linkage(Bseries),
new tranny bracket (that's attached to the body- cutting & welding required),
and driver's side engine mount... ur stock one won't fit... and i don't know about
wiring.. 'cause i didn't work on it... once u get all the parts u need... u'll know what to do... and finally, some custom work on where the shifter
sticks out on the inside of car... there's gonna be 2 big holes... it only took me & my friend 10 hours to get it runnin' on the road!! (obviously w/CEL on...)
**** luck, man!!


[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 7:28 PM 5/1/2002]


[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 7:31 PM 5/1/2002]

ekhatchhybrid

whated you do with the custom work?