Hi! I jus bought a non running ef and even more recently bought my friends y8. I am kinda new to swaps but i was wondering about keeping my hydro tranny. What would i need to do to keep it a hydro besides making tranny mounts, would i be saving money by keepin my y8 tranny? Also if i do go to a z6 cable tranny, will it be as easy as mounting it up, what else do i need to get it working? Also i with it being obd2, will i need a new console or will it work with my current speedo n tach. I am not sure if i need to buy motor mounts or not also to fit my y8, will it mountup w/ my stock mounts? BTW i have a 1990 Civic Hatch DX. Thank You for reading!

 

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No you will not be saving time or money by trying to make custom mounts for the hydro tranny, and mounting up all the hydro stuff.

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You will need to use your D-series cable tranny, clutch, and flywheel. will need to use your stock D-series mounts, and driver side mount bracket

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Even though the motor is obd2 you can still run a obd1 p28 ecu with a obd0 to obd1 jumper harness, you have a DX so you will also have to do a dpfi to mpfi conversion on your current engine harness.

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Yes your tach will still work, and your speedo will still work also if you use the D-series cable tranny (wich you will have to)

Hope that helps you out

 

Thanks a lot that gives me some hope....so i will be using my stock wiring harness after all, i also wanted to use a new radiator off a da integra do you think it will be a simple bolt on, beside getting it to fit, or will it flag a light? Thanks again, my projects on its way!

 

That car looks like it's in pretty good condition.

Look at my project thread and paint the bumpers and trim like I did. It'll look 100% better.

 

Oh yea thanks tippyman, yea i got an awesom deal on it to...i bought it off a family friend for 100 bucks,! The body is in perfect shape, cept for sum paint spots. And my y8 swap was 150...im happy i finally got sumpthing to work on...man u really did ur research, nice ride ...for my car im planning on keeping tha tan color just a darker shade, like off an 06' Accord or oddysey, and have the bumpers to match, alright thanks again!