trying to put a 1995 automatic ls swap into my 98 civic need help on mounts and wireing
08-15-2008, 11:12 AM
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trying to put a 1995 automatic ls swap into my 98 civic automatic need help on mounts and wireing fr
if anyone can help me or point me in the right direction on getting these things it would be very helful
Modified by nastyboyz98civic at 12:18 PM 8/15/2008
Modified by nastyboyz98civic at 12:18 PM 8/15/2008
08-15-2008, 11:18 AM
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Re: trying to put a 1995 automatic ls swap into my 98 civic need help on mounts and wireing (nastybo
Best advice? Don't do the auto swap.
Why?
THERE ARE NO MOUNTS THAT ALLOW AN AUTO B SERIES SWAP TO DROP INTO AN EK CHASSIS
My shop did one of these 5-6 years ago, and IMO it was a huge error in judgement on the former shop manager's judgement to even undertake that project.
A few things:
An auto B series tranny DOES NOT CLEAR the EK passenger side frame rail. You have to *gasp* cut the freaking frame rail and notch a section out of it to clear the tranny case. This IMO is reason #1 that it's a horrible idea.
CUSTOM mounts must be fabbed up for topside and rear tranny mounts/brackets. Your mechanic better be handy with a welder and steel, or else this swap will not happen, period. We tried literally every mount/bracket combo known and nothing lined it all up. This was a 1998 Integra LS auto swap into a 1997 Civic LS 4 door auto.
Lastly how on earth are you going to run the swap and the auto tranny? I wasn't immersed in that swap we did years ago, but from what I gathered then there are key differences in how the Integra auto tranny is controlled and how the Civic auto tranny is controlled enough so that a proper ECU that doesn't throw codes or screw up tranny shift points is impossible to find.
Cliff notes:
An auto B swap in an EK chassis is a horrible idea.
Also someone brought up the point to me that there are B series auto EKs on other countries.
This is true.
There were also auto B series EFs, and EGs as well. Much like the JDM/Euro EF Civics/CRXs that came with B series engines, their chassis is actually different than our own USDM 88-91 Civic/CRX in that the mount locations and even framerails are different, thus the reason why we have to buy mount kits and bang framerail/rear X member to do a B swap in our chassis here.
It might be possible to locate the stock B series auto mounts from an overseas auto B EK, but the problem with our chassis passenger frame rail still exists.
Why?
THERE ARE NO MOUNTS THAT ALLOW AN AUTO B SERIES SWAP TO DROP INTO AN EK CHASSIS
My shop did one of these 5-6 years ago, and IMO it was a huge error in judgement on the former shop manager's judgement to even undertake that project.
A few things:
An auto B series tranny DOES NOT CLEAR the EK passenger side frame rail. You have to *gasp* cut the freaking frame rail and notch a section out of it to clear the tranny case. This IMO is reason #1 that it's a horrible idea.
CUSTOM mounts must be fabbed up for topside and rear tranny mounts/brackets. Your mechanic better be handy with a welder and steel, or else this swap will not happen, period. We tried literally every mount/bracket combo known and nothing lined it all up. This was a 1998 Integra LS auto swap into a 1997 Civic LS 4 door auto.
Lastly how on earth are you going to run the swap and the auto tranny? I wasn't immersed in that swap we did years ago, but from what I gathered then there are key differences in how the Integra auto tranny is controlled and how the Civic auto tranny is controlled enough so that a proper ECU that doesn't throw codes or screw up tranny shift points is impossible to find.
Cliff notes:
An auto B swap in an EK chassis is a horrible idea.
Also someone brought up the point to me that there are B series auto EKs on other countries.
This is true.
There were also auto B series EFs, and EGs as well. Much like the JDM/Euro EF Civics/CRXs that came with B series engines, their chassis is actually different than our own USDM 88-91 Civic/CRX in that the mount locations and even framerails are different, thus the reason why we have to buy mount kits and bang framerail/rear X member to do a B swap in our chassis here.
It might be possible to locate the stock B series auto mounts from an overseas auto B EK, but the problem with our chassis passenger frame rail still exists.
08-15-2008, 11:42 AM
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Re: trying to put a 1995 automatic ls swap into my 98 civic need help on mounts and wireing (nastybo
thanks for the info i am doing the auto tranny because my dad blew the stock motor and i came across the ls auto swap so i said what the hell i made mounts for the motor and tranny but iwas worried about the t bracket i dont know what one i can use
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