i was just curious how much a conversion to manual would probably run me. i really want a manual tranny but i'm kind of stuck with this car until next summer when i get my Altima Coupe

 

Depends, if you can find another wreacked manual trans car with all the parts you need, and you can do the labor yourself, it could be cheap.

Anyway check the FAQ, theres alot of stuff on it there

Here are some links I used:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=273253
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1255332
http://tech.hybridgarage.com/tech/index.html#swaps
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=131949
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1337459
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1746846 (This ones for going LS-GSR also...)


EDIT: To tell you the truth, all said and done, I could have sold my auto GS and put the money I put into the swap and just buy a GSR... maybe even a type R...

I did a OBD2a auto GS to OBD1 manual GSR - so it was alot with the vtec, etc., but all said and done it was a HUGE headache, and the car still has some kinks in it

Now that its done, am I happy with it? Yeah, it kicks ***.
Would I do it again? Absolutly not.


Modified by Tonyl507 at 10:17 AM 12/8/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by streetpirate34 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was just curious how much a conversion to manual would probably run me. i really want a manual tranny but i'm kind of stuck with this car until next summer when i get my Altima Coupe </TD></TR></TABLE>

a manual ls tranny will cost you around $300. the other misc parts will run around 50-100.

 

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a manual ls tranny will cost you around $300. the other misc parts will run around 50-100.</TD></TR></TABLE>

umm...I wouldnt agree there...The shift linkage alone is near 100 bucks...this is NOT counting the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate, MC and SC, and the mounts

 

i did the swap, it cost me 1300 bucks, u need a hasport conversion mount, thats 200 bucks alone, and all the other parts add up.

 

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umm...I wouldnt agree there...The shift linkage alone is near 100 bucks...this is NOT counting the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate, MC and SC, and the mounts</TD></TR></TABLE>

anybody who pays $100 for a shift linkage is an idiot. it should come with the tranny.

however, i completely forgot about the clutch, flywheel, and the conversion mount. you can find a used oem flywheel for around $50-70, and a new oem-style exedy clutch is $110 on ebay. the pedals, slave cylinder, and clutch line should easily cost under $100. as for the conversion mount, i have no idea what it costs, so i'll take your word for it at $200.

 

lol shift linkages dont come with trannies...Buy a transmission from hmotors and yell at them for not sending the linkage theyll probably laugh at you

 

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Wow people actually buy stuff from those online websites ? I guess getting ripped off must be the newest honda fad

 

hmotorsonline?? actually the guy is pretty established here on HT...does good business...Ive bought a b16 transmission from him in emaculent condition

 

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i don't know how hmotors works, but if you go to a junkyard they're not going to pull the shift linkage off the tranny before giving it to you. it's a pretty accepted idea that the linkage is a part of the tranny.

 

actually at pick n pull in Tallahassee and U-Pull It in Davie...the linkage is charged for seperately...but dif places dif policy i would assume..but from my experience thats how its usually been

 

according to this thread, people who have done it said expect to pay anywhere from $1300-$2000 for everything including labor

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=273253

 

i talked it over with my dad and he said that by doing this i'll end up getting horrible gas mileage and i will run into all sorts of problems. is this true?

 

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according to edmunds.com the integra ls gets 1 mpg better with a manual than with an automatic. your dad is confused.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by streetpirate34 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i talked it over with my dad and he said that by doing this i'll end up getting horrible gas mileage and i will run into all sorts of problems. is this true?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I did it, and if anything I get better gas milage.

because I went from a auto LS to a stick GSR, my Highway rpms @ 80 MPH went from a little over 3000RPM to about 4000RPM now... so I guess im buring slightly more gas on long highway rides

BUT, I drive pretty much the same every month and my montly gas bill hasn't changed much (Well, Price droped of gas, but the amount of galons I buy remains roughly the same)

anyway if you wanted to bypass this problem just swap in a manual LS tranny and ull be around 3500RPM i believe

Simply swapping auto-manual will not give you "horriable gas milage" - in my experiance anyway... Yeah the final gear may be shorter, but the differnece in gas consumption is minimal. Plus you can use 5 gears to get up to speed rather then 4- so you can keep the acceleration RPMS down if you wanted.... no fun in that tho