ekcivic9

hey guys

i am in the market to do a auto -> manual swap. however, the tranny im being offered is from a DX. i know the ratios on a 5 speed will be better than an auto no matter what, but i heard the DX gear ratios are diff from the EX manual tranny ratios.

will i notice a big diff? should i hold out till i can find an EX MT?

also, will i be throwing codes if i use a DX ECU?

thanks

Sleepy_Red_hatch

if u plan on keeping the D motor, go with the EX tranny, way better to drive. i have one on my car right now (canadian Si = USDM EX) and i love it...i used to have a VX tranny, so immagine the diffrence, i now make power in 2nd, 3rd high rpm 4th and 5th instead of just 1st

underb00steg6

iTrader: (2)

yea i think you'll notice a difference between ex and dx tranny. And what model auto do you have? ex? dx?

ekcivic9

i currently have an auto ex.

civic_driver

ex is better than dx... if you still wanna go dx, i'll have one for sale in the near future since i'm swapping to an ex...and i suggest you do the same... better performance gear ratios

siregcivic

the ex tranny is much better if you can find one get one.. i recently did a dx tranny to ex tranny swap on my cx hatch with a d16z6 and it pulls hard as hell now