DaddyFatSacks

**I searched**

I want to convert my car from Auto to manuel. I've heard that it won't be as good as a original 5-Speed. Is this true? Will there be problems on it that wouldn't be on an original? If everything is installed ok, will there be any problems?

TIA


[Modified by DaddyFatSacks, 6:28 AM 3/5/2003]

rody084

bump

prelude22085

I did it on my 92 prelude. It is not the same as an original. You have to cut the motor mounts and weld them into their new locations. There will also be a hole in your floor. In my opion it is not worth it.

brcivic411

for your car (95 EX) you'll have to replace the passenger side mount. If you have everything you need, go for it.. but if your car is completely stock, trade it in for a manual

Cuong-nutz

Doesn't http://www.c-speedracing.com have a how-to on this?

edit: here's the site: http://tech.hybridgarage.com/tech/5g...to-manual.html


[Modified by Cuong-nutz, 3:00 PM 3/5/2003]

DaddyFatSacks

then i would need to find someone that wants to trade..
i dont really want to straight sell it.. i would rather do the trade.. makes life easier... thanks for the help!!

icelarry27

you have to change the gearbox and the pedals and ****, just go buy a stick car, not worth spendin your money on something that wont make your car fast

Nate B

I'd just say buy a new car

95hbMatt

try searching again..

from youngkow:

Auto to manual swap
Now, I did a complete engine swap, so I do not know what entail the transmission swap itself.

So the manual transmission should come with the slave cylinder attached, but if not, you will need one.
You need a master cylinder and the reservoir, and the clutch line and the clutch pedal assembly and a brake pedal from a manual car.
I used a braided stainless steel, but trust me, your better off getting all of the hard lines from Honda. The stainless works good, but it was a b!tch finding all of the right fittings. Also I thought it was going to be a lot cheaper, but it ended up costing about the same.
There are two switches on the clutches, but I opted not to use them. If you want you can wire them in. I will tell you later on in this little write up.
First, detach the shifter cable from the auto shifter and the tranny and pull it out. Then remove the auto shifter. Yay! <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif" BORDER="0">
Then you need to cut out the cable guide. I just bought aluminum and covered up the gaping hole.


Now drill two holes for the shifter stabilizer holder, called a rubber extension mounting (#16) @ http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...y5=SHIFT+LEVER and I used a piece of aluminum for strength where it bolts up.


Now everything will bolt right up. Attach the shifter to the little rod sticking out of the tranny, attach the shifter stabilizer rod (#13){ from the HAP link above} to the tranny, and bolt up the rubber stabilizer holder.
Now for the wires. Remember, these color codes are for a 99 civic lx.
Yours might be different. A Helms manual will help a lot.
There is a big plug that connects to the shifter assembly.

What you need to do is cut the plug from the auto shifter assembly, and leave about 5 inches of wire.
There are two really fat wires. This is so that you can start the car. You will need to connect these two together. Or what you can do is, run these wires to the switch on the clutch pedal assembly.
Then there is a black wire you will need to connect to a green wire with a white stripe. This puts the car in “park” so you can take the key out. Now you can also hook this up to the other switch on the clutch pedal, but remember everytime you want to take your key out, you have to press the clutch.
Finally, you need to find out what plug you used on the engine wiring harness to hook up to your reverse sensor on the manual transmission.
Find out what colors they are, and find the colors on one of the ECU plugs. You should find it at the ECU plug that has all of the auto tranny sensors. A multimeter helps a lot because there are multiple colors.
Run these two wires to the yellow wire and a green wire with black stripe at the big plug that you cut off from the auto shifter. Now your reverse lights should work.
Hopefully this made it easier on you, and not confused you.

DaddyFatSacks

95hb... right on for breaking it down!! i'm sure this will help a good amount of people...