andrewholbrook

I was just searching online and found a 96-2000 JDM HX M4VA
CVT automatic transmission, and wanted to know if that would pnp with y7/y8 mini-me setup, or would there be wiring that would be required.

rick_rabies

is your car now an automatic or 5spd...

thumper64

Let me put it this way, people swap the CVT out for sticks because the CVT is prone to issues. It's a belt driven automatic, what can't go wrong?

supra-n-civic

ive herd horror storyes from the hx trannys. and i think there are issues with that combo working ealsiy anyways the hx stuff is all a bit different

thumper64

Eh, it sounds like a base model pretty much, but funky emissions stuff. The wide band O2, EGR valve and that tranny are about the only things. Can't the HX head be converted to regular VTEC? Then change the tranny and you'd have a decent car.

andrewholbrook

see right now i've got the 96 ex auto cpe with a mini-me, and my tranny is on its way out due to the girl who owned the car before me. When I took the car in for a deal oil change he said the girl who sold it to them neutral dropped the car 4 different times in the parking lot because she thought it was a stick. Needless to say, this car was horribly maintained and I'm stuck with the aftermath. The mechanic asked her how many times she had changed the oil in the 4 years she owned the car, and she said," Why would I change it? The oil didn't smell rotten..."

rick_rabies

^wow we all know you know her....slap her for us....and for humanity.
sounds like youll need to save up and get a v6 swap...

andrewholbrook

ha, definitely, so its unanimous? CVT FTL?

thumper64

Yup, manual is the only way to go. And why would anyone do a neutral drop unless they're trying to blow the tranny?

94EG8

The only thing you could use that tranny in is an HX coupe. The CVT tranny has some unique mount issues if you try to put it in anything else. Wiring is also completely different than a normal automatic. All you can do is get another USDM automatic '96 - '00 tranny (JDM 6th gen automatic trannys are different and use a manual kickdown cable, or ideally swap in a 5 speed.

Nitrous1024

Wouldn't he just need to get the ECU and wiring harness that came with the M4VA CVT?

BryanM.

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Necromancer!

beecee18

I remeber my friend having an HX coupe manual back in the lATE 90's,
and that ****er ripped pretty good for what it was.

Gt limited(jdm approved)

I did i cvt swap on my d15b because i had time and money to waste and its mine..

cvt parts are different plus the wiring you need

ecu to control the start clutch
wireloom because a cvt use 4 speed sensors,start clutch wiring and control
right bracket and mount
rear bracket
flex plate
cvt flywheel some people call it a torque converter
starter

Nitrous1024

Thanks GT,

Let me post what DSAINT from HSEngineeringing was offering me.

Hence I decided to go with this option instead, but I'm waiting on pay day to get his parts and go shop for mounts and brackets.

Will this mean that I'll have to be driving around with 2 ECUs or do I still have lots of splicing to do?

Nitrous1024

I know that you understand the physical reasons why my 2001 EU1 can't accommodate a clutch pedal and the the lack of EP3 shifters and linkages being made available in our local market.

Three weeks ago, I witnessed an EK3 equipped with CVT running away from a K20 DC5 Integra on the toll-road one night. It was an experience that made me realize that it isn't all about peak horse power, but how much of it that you can actually use throughout the entire RPM range.

Gt limited(jdm approved)

just use one ecu designed to operate the cvt and engine same time for your car

Nitrous1024

His D15 didn't have VTEC so I'm thinking about how to wire that in the ECU as he is going to give me the P2A ECU.