i recently purchased a 2002 Rsx reg. not type S from a firend, he gave me a really good deal.... but it's an auto.. i was wonderin around how much it would cost me to get a manuel transmission, and if it's worth converting....

 

if u got a good deal..... sell it and buy a type s

 

Not worth Converting.
Just sell the car and buy TYPE s.

 

An easier method, is to just find someone that wants to change their 5spd into an automatic. (That's probably a lot more common than your case). Then just swap the trannie's and he can pay you some extra dough since auto's more expensive, then your *** is all set.

 

unless you be putting in your own labor, don't do it cause it ain't easy.

 

if your definite on doin that, you're best bet is to buy a K20A3 from an EP3 owner, cause alot of them are probably selling them.

 

better off just tradin it .

 

for the price of a tranny u can just get a new engine. heck why not just buy the type-s an be done ith. bigger brakes better engine 6 speed.

 

hell for that money and effrt you might as well get a DC5-R engine swap. entire front clip is only supposed to be like around the 6 grand range. there's 2 on ebay right now hehe

 

i wont convert it. sell it and then add a lil cash to buy a new type s. even if u convert the base rsx to manual it still will be slow as crap. no vtec...and its not even 200 hp . i would sell it and then buy a type s.

 

ok i'm pulling my bullsh*t meter out.... the K20A3 engine in the base RSX is vtec engine, just not the same as the type-s... where do people come up with this stuff... a base rsx has almost the same amount of hp as a GSR had, so its not a bad vehicle. "Dis" that vehicle somewhere else...