I,m in a bit of a bind. I bought an automatic 88' Dx only for the simlpe fact it was my dream to own an EF. I also found a great deal on a 92-95 motor/tranny and ECU so i got to thinkin' about a simple swap, but is it so simple to swap the automatic for the manual???? just lookin' for some answers thanks.

 

It would be harder becaue you're putting a hydro tranny in. The 92-95 tranny's are all hydro whereas the 88-91's are all cable.

 

The problem people are running into with the D-series hydro swap into an EF is how to get the hydro tranny to mate up. With the B-series cable to hydro swap it is included with the mounts. I'm sure someone has figured it out for the D-series. But use the motor and should be able to use the cable tranny. You also need the pedal assembly from a manual car to put up in the car.

 

Sell the 92 tranny and find a 91 cable tranny. For the swap, its not that bad, I did it 2 months ago. check out my site http://www.4gcivic.net for the parts list you will need.

 

i did the good old auto to manual, bought all new parts from honda, linakge pedals, clutch calbe, pedal box, nuts and bolts, brand new wire harness, brand new injector resistor, and some other crap. total parts from honda id say is around 800. i kno it cost me 550 for pedals, pedal box and linkage.

pending what motor your doing. singe cam vtec? you have a good ammount of wiring to do.

obd1 wiring
ecu pinouts
injector harness

someone else will prolly ad soemthing. its been a year since i did it

 

I always thought about things this way:

I'll save myself the time and trouble and just buy a manual car if I want one. The auto to manual swap is time and money, so get a manual car in the first place.

I hate to sound like an ***, but if it were me, I'd sell the auto and get a manual.

 

I copied a decent how-to a while back incase it disappeared.. This is it.
http://www.rywire.com/autotoman_i.shtml

 

That write up is great for the wiring. But the author makes no mention about the mounts being different. That set me back about two days on my swap....

I paid $200 for my si/zc tranny, mounts were free from a friend. The pedals, linkage and clutch cable I got off a HT member for $80. So it wasnt expensive. I think I spent more on the clutch and flywheel than anything else.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by S Y Z L E &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I always thought about things this way:

I'll save myself the time and trouble and just buy a manual car if I want one. The auto to manual swap is time and money, so get a manual car in the first place.

I hate to sound like an ***, but if it were me, I'd sell the auto and get a manual.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah the money you spend on getting the auto-manual conversion done, could be going towards making your new motor faster...

But still I know alot of people that did the auto-manual conversion, but none of them had to deal with hydro-cable. I just say get a 91 cable tranny.

 

i have done this once b4 and i am planning on doing it again. its a piece of cake just make sure you have all the parts needed.