aznrexboi00

Hello,

I just bought a 95 del sol transmission, it says s20-xxxxxxx on the tranny.....I know it'll fit but will I run into any problems because I do see that the VSS is kind of diff, also will there be any diff as far as gear ratios? I've searched and saw that this is the gear ratio....

96-00 D16Y7 Civic DX/LX/CX 1st) 3.250 2nd) 1.762 3rd)1.172 4th) 0.909 5th)0.702 reverse)3.153 final drive) 3.722 this is my current tranny...

92-95 Civic Si / 93-95 del Sol Si D16Z6 1st) 3.250 2nd)1.900 3rd)1.250 4th)0.909 5th)0.750 Reverse)3.153 Final Drive)4.250 this is the del sol tranny....

So which one is better and what difference will I notice?

Thank you so much for taking a look....Please help...

maybe if i throw in the pic of my hatch i'll get more hits? ...lets try...

pat92si

the Si trans in alot shorter and alot more fun to have. unless you want better gas mileage with the dx.

aznrexboi00

short...so will i notice the difference? I dont know how to read that chart...it seems like the number for the del sol tranny is higher...so higher number means short gears?

aznrexboi00

ttt

aznrexboi00

No one else knows anything about my situation? will I notice the difference? and it'll fit like a glove or is there anything special I need to do to put a d16z6 tranny on a d16y7 engine...

instructor74

You need to look at the trans housing by the fill plug there will be a small stamp with the number S20-A000 or S20-B000 that will give us a better idea about what S20 trans you have.

Libertariat

Just get an ex transmission from an ej6 civic.

That's what I'm doing, I think the gear ratios are similar enough.

CivicVX94

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just get an ex transmission from an ej6 civic.

That's what I'm doing, I think the gear ratios are similar enough.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya z6 and y8 trany's have nearly identical gear ratios. the main dif. in them is the y8 has a steel (as opposed to an aluminum) shift fork, so it's stronger.

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yes. higher number(basically)=shorter=faster acceleration=lower top speed in each gear=worse gas milage

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by aznrexboi00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No one else knows anything about my situation? will I notice the difference? and it'll fit like a glove or is there anything special I need to do to put a d16z6 tranny on a d16y7 engine...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes you will notice a difference for sure. as far as d series are concerned, you're not that bad off with the dx tranny, but if you can upgrade for cheap why not.
and there shouldn't be any problem with getting it to fit, all d series transmissions are interchangable. and i'm almost positive that all 92-00 honda vss are interchangable...you may have to switch the plug that connects to your harness, but either sensor should fit the transmission fine.

Bense

the trans that you have now is a HX trans. It is the only transmission that is found on the d16y5. The d16y7 that is found on the 96-00 cx hatchback also uses the same transmission.

96-00 cx/hx trans = identical, HX is unique to 96-00, therefore HX trans

92-95 cx/vx trans = identical, VX is unique to 92-95, therefore VX trans.

depending on the condition of the del sol si trans, it will be a big upgrade to your HX Trans.

DX trans is the same 1-5 as the HX trans, DX uses 4.058 final, HX uses 3.722 final. So there is a pretty big difference between the two.

aznrexboi00

Thank you so much for the reply.....with that said, my civic is a CX, not a DX so bense, you're saying It'll be a big upgrade right? hope so....So I went out and checked the tranny again for the full number....It's s20-2483815 ....Hope that helps...on the said it says U4E...please let me know what ya got...thanks you everyone who took the time to help...

Bense

you're going to have to look at the code by the fill plug near the axle hole. a000 or b000

Libertariat

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you're going to have to look at the code by the fill plug near the axle hole. a000 or b000</TD></TR></TABLE>

Which means what? Which one means ex tranny? a000?

instructor74

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Which means what? Which one means ex tranny? a000?</TD></TR></TABLE>
the b000 is the ex/si

aznrexboi00

so if its b0000 it has steel shift fork or what can you determine if I can see if its a000 or b000? because I looked my eye out by the fill plug and didnt see anything...the fill plug is the one where you could stick the ratchet in right?...let me know thannks....