I have a 99 civic VP...
w/ automatic tranny...
and i am thinking of doing an engine swap and a/t to m/t conversion...
any advice??? thx

 

What kind of advice/question are you looking to get answered?
Which motor you swapping, what tranny? etc..

 

its an SOHC 4 cyl. engine...
and the i want to convert my car from the stock automatic tranny to a manual

 

i want to swap for something better faster...

 

http://www.jdmcarboy.com/index.php?m...4b601e352fd2bf

 

Whats your question though?
I would go with a B16a2
Do you know if your songle cam engine is vtec?

 

its not its just the regular stock engine... no vtec
and im asking of some advice about what engine would be good for the swap...
and advice on how much it would be for the tranny conversion... and if i can get pointed in the right direction to do all this

 

Well whats your price range for the engine?
And if your going to go manual, I suggest you do this the same time as you do the swap.

 

umm... well i found this engine

http://www.jdmcarboy.com/index.php?m...c7d63f359f2d4a

 

That's a nice one but the hp dif won't be much.
You have a 99 civic vp right? So you have a d16y7 with 106hp
If you get the d15b it comes with 130hp, only a 24hp difference.

 

im thinkin on doin engine mods...
so was thinkin on just stickin wit the engine i have... but would it be able to hold out if i try to make it a higher performance...

 

You can always get a d16y8 vtec head and put it on your d16y7 block.
As long as you don't go turbo without a tune it should be fine with simple mods like I/H/E

 

im sorry but im new to all this... but wats I/H/E

 

Been there.
Intake/Headers/Exhaust

 

oh ok.... now i know... so it can hold out??? so instead of spending all kinds of money just put the vtec head???

 

It can def hod out, those little sohc are good.
And yes you can find a good vtec head for $150

 

It can def hold out, those little sohc are good.
And yes you can find a good vtec head for $150

 

do u know how hard it would be to convert the tranny if i went to da junkyard and got myself a manual tranny from a civic there

 

I wouldn't buy one from the junkyard because if it had grinds you can't return it.
I would buy a used one from a shop or a friend.
I would though get the parts from the junkyard, like manual tranny mounts, shift linkage, clutch line, clutch pedal, clutch master cylinder etc..

 

nice cuz im on a budget... and i want to start this project already.... i wanted to do exterior first but my friend told me i should start wit the engine first... so i can actually just change the transmissions

 

I would start with the looks first, then I would change engine mods and such, its gonna be a daily driver right?
No need to hurry up on the engine mods.

 

true i just really want for show... i wanna make it look nice... but i also want to put some power into it... right now i just got a new oem front bumper my old one was cracked.... i restored my old headlights cuz they had alot of residu... and put in a typ r grill... and i also got 17' bsa rims w/ lo pro tires..

 

Nice, post picture of you project once in a while to get feedback.

 

i will rite now i cant cuz i go no camera... just phone but now flash

 

damn im sick mispelling words... i aint illeterate... just trying type fast