im hoping on doing an auto to manual conversion on my 96 dx hatch, and i was just wondering which swap would be easier/less expensive, the b16a2 swap or the h22 swap...thanks

 

b16a2 by far everything bolts up

h22a need new mounts a lot of misc parts be prepared to spend $4000 on a swap

 

b16a will be cheaper and has more after market parts available.

 

I'm curious...what's offered for a b16 that's not also offered for the h22?

*confused*

Oh yeah, not much at all....

 

Its not the fact that there are actually more parts for the b16 just the fact that for each part there are different companies that make these parts, but who cares cause i can get anything i want for my h22, ie( intake manifold, TB, NIce headers, cams, gears, pistons, fuel rails, injectors, etc etc.)

 

ok so ive pretty much decided on the b16a2...how much would that swap cost for an auto to manual conversion, anyone know?? i will probably get it from osaka, which by the way does anyone know the total price inluding shipping for the b16a2?? and one more thing, is the b16a2 already OBDII?? thanks

 

U need complete b16 swap. (Axles, tranny, ecu motor).

What you probably will NOT get from a JDM shop are ( u need them to complete swap)
1. Shift linkage
2. Passenger side motor mount on the chasis. <--- Since you car is an auto, you need to remove passenger side mount and weld the "manual" mount

 

ok so where can i get the right shift linkage and the necessary motor mount??

 

Auto to manual is pointless. Get a manual car, it'll save you tons of headaches. Not trying to offend you, but your asking which swap to go with, so I'm assuming you don't know much about doing this. If that's the case, the swap alone will be difficult enough for you. Adding the auto to manual converstion is going to be even more difficult. If you're going to go ahead with the swap, I'd suggest getting a manual car. Make it easy on yourself.

 

b16a2 would be better.....than the H22A

 

I like B series motors better than H series... H22's got a lot of torque but look fucked up sitting in a EK or EG engine bay... I'm glad you decided to go with the B16, build it up later on ... Peace

 

strange opinion but ok.

i bet you'd have different opinions if you rode in one/drove one.

 

The usdm one is obd2
The usdm b16a3 is obd1
The jdm sir2 is obd1
and the jdm sir is non-obd

 

I have done both... don't like the H22/EG.... 85mm bore B18C for me and it's 200cc's smaller than the H22

 

hey if you need the 5speed pedal assembly let me know i have one for ya if ya need it-late-

 

i agree; not that it can't be done, just too much work involved. sell you auto and get a manual

 

yeah but i dont want to selll cuz i like my car a lot already, and have done things to it that i want to keep..plus my friends got a garage with an engine hoist and all then ecessary tools, and he works with cars a lot so between the two of us it could be done

 

Just keep your car and do the swap..i was in the same position as you and went wiht the b16a2, im eventually goin turbo again(had sohc greddy kit on my last motor wiht auto. trans.). i just got my swap done this weekend and the auto-manual was no problem, i didn't have the time to do it myself but ive been reseaching the parts needed for awhile now. the guy who did the swap says its no problem and finshed my car my car in one day.(he normally works on rx7's and turbo nissan's, also owns an r32 and a cosmo)...
I paid the following for my swap:
2nd gen. b16a ~2100
misc. auto-manual parts~350
Labor to swap~700

so it costed me about 3200 for everything, compared to other prices in my area it was teh cheapest i could find...