back ground: i learned and perfected my driving skills on a 5 speed...but then someone crashed my only car(95 accord) so i got my dads 1998 honda civic ex. its got a d16y8 and honestly, the engine is pretty sick
well unfortunately its automatic and i want to go with manual.
ive actually found some ppl selling the 5spd tranny for around $100
so my question is:
does $100 for a d series tranny with 74xxx miles sound ok?

i dont want to buy another 5spd right now and would rather swap trannies for the civic
and i dont want to pay for the swap at a mechanic and im looking for some automotive classes so i can learn how to do the swap myself with some friends who have some decent knowledge about cars...
WHere can i learn best about my car's transmission and all that i need to know?

 

your dad dont care that your trying to convert his car to a 5speed and that you really have no clue on how to do it?

 

The tranny can end up being the cheap part of the swap. $100 is pretty much what d-series trannys average where i am, but i think a lot of it depends on where you are and who you know. here a CX or DX tranny goes for around $50 - $100 private sale, Si trannys are around $150 - $200, junkyard probably wants a lot more. theres a lot of other stuff you'll need as well though. pedals, ecu, shift linkage, mounts, clutch, flywheel, flywheel bolts. starter, since its a Y8 possibly a new intake manifold and throttle body, they're different between the automatic and 5 speed, assorted nuts and bolts. Its a lot of little things that add up fast. The best way to do the swap IMO and the way i've always done it is to get a donor car to take everything from. Either find one written off or with a bad body/blown engine cheap and take what you need off it and part the rest out then sell the shell for scrap.

 

100 dollars is pretty much what they go for.

 

well ma dad went out and bought him self 08 accord
but yea damn i dint know about tiny nuts and bolts being different..
im in college right now and im pretty busy wit that
but i like to drive and and i like speed
so tryna learn more and tune cars..thats my hobby