Hi, i'm new here. I own a 93 rx7 but i'm looking into getting a 95 Honda Civic for a Daily Driver. I've owned one before and it was a great car. Here's my question.

I want a auto civic for convience. I heard the Del Sol has a B16 with a auto transmission. Can i swap a B16a with a auto Del Sol Tranny into a 95 honda civic? I would want a good 140-160hp out of this car (mod's at most will be springs/shock combo with camber correction, intake, headers, exhaust).

I know it's kind of a wierd combo but it's what i want. Here's some pics of my cars (rx7 and my sold Civic that i miss) :D Thanks in advance! C.T.




Modified by apex_sideway at 11:26 PM 5/12/2006

 

welcome and nice car one of my dream cars

and for your question yes you can sir

 

welcome, nice rx7 but you really shouldnt miss your civic

 

Thanks for the quick reply! If anyone else wants to chime in i appercate all advice :D

I do miss the Civic. My rx7 is a maintence nightmare. If i get a boost spike past 14psi i get a blown motor, if i overheat once i get a blown motor, i have 100 point for a boost hose to disconnect and cause boost problems. Don't get me wrong. It's WONDERFUL sports car and i think it's worth the trouble. However, the Honda Civic is much easier to maintain and is reliable. I'd like the best of both worlds :D C-ya!

(hehe, i know my old Civic was "ricy" but i completed it when i was 17. I think i'll just get a nice CF lip and that'll be the end of that)

 

i think he is referring to your body kit and rims haha

just stock body and some 15s or 16s and coilovers and maybe a lip is all ya need on your next honda and it will look eleventy billion times better than your first one

dont forget the madd vtec

 

Haha, yeah check out my edited post i finished that when i was 17 and i'm 22 now . . . my tastes have definately changed

 

seems like you have taste, as long as that purple civic doesnt come back. Civics are great....mines at 238 000 on the original B16A3 in my sol...i love it and i understand why u'd want one. Get a SI civic, it'll be pre-wired for VTEC. Also, all Del Sols are pre wired.

 

Umm, you do know that only foreign del sols had automatic tranny's right? You don't find automatic B16's in the states.

 

Cool, i didn't know that. I'll start trying to source one out as soon as i can . . . if anyone has websites or a shop that imports these parts let me know. Thanks again.

 

Whatever you decide to do, dont make your second civic look like the first one

 

Due to the extreme "ricyness" of my old civic i decided to take the picture off so i can get some answers pertaining to my question :D

I understand i have other options. I heard b18's have a auto tranny somewhere . . . . prolly in J-Land. Thanks.

 

Hello from Rx7club's #1 hated member.

Pictures of your old car isn't working.

 

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D'oh!

As far as the topic, yes, it'll work, everything i say after this is just stuff to look into because i'm not positive. Automatic axels, automatic tranny mounts, automatic ECU, automatic wiring harness need to be used, again, stuff to keep in mind because i'm not positive if i'm correct.

 

SiR del sols in Japan did have autos. Here is the proof. You will have a fun time finding one tho...

 

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So you went out of your way to prove something that wasn't disputed?

 

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actually ive got a front clip from a del sol like that auto and everything lol, i was working on getting it into my 92 hatchback, but im coming up short of cash in a bad way so im trying to sell it all now, but anyways i was doing the same thing and ive got most of my parts collected up all i have to do is get the right mounts, which in not sure about, add in the auto wiring harness and i should be good to go. so good luck with your swap let me know how it turns out, unless you want to come get my stuff and take it over lol.

 

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Im not trying to prove anything...i used the wrong words. I was just showing that B16s were made in auto in Japan, just thought that was kinda cool, but not really.

 

I thought del Sols were CRX's in Japan?

 

well the good thing is that its AT so U won't have to look 2 hard. and The US del sol was never offered with a b-series motor right?

 

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I thought there was a US automatic LS...could be wrong though.

 

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Yup, there are LS automatics, thought i scored a B18 at a redneck junkyard dirt cheap until i checked it out and it was an automatic.

 

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Sure was, the "VTEC" (literally the model name) was a B16

 

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Yep. However a B16A2/B16A3 from a DSV came with a Y21/S21 5-speed transmission.

I'd say his best hope for getting a B-series with an auto is to get both from an LS. Probably could bolt up an LS auto to a B16, but the B16 has a hard enough time getting off the line with the short gears in the S21.