Transmission & Differential - swapping trannys

I finally got my engine rebuilt and installed , it runs great. We had a little trouble with the catalytic converter, so have to replace. We took the 4 speed tranny out and installed 5 speed. All the linkage stayed the same and it works fine.
Thanks for all the help on this.

91 Civic Hatch

Did you take and pics of the swap?

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congrads bro got one question for ya when you did the tranny swap did you get the same year tranny just 5spd? or was it different years? cause im about to put a 88 5spd tranny in my 91 motor i need to get a 88 clutch cause of the difference between them also 88 hubs for the axles. anyways hit me up

Yeah, the 91's (including CRX's, I believe) have different-sized clutch discs than the rest of the 4G's, but it'll still swap right in.

I used the same year tranny and engine, so didn't have to change anything else . I did have a bit of trouble ordering the proper axels, but on the wheel end, since there were a couple sizes for that car. The tranny end was no problem.

im swapping my auto to 5spd in my 96 civic 2dr coupe....how much did the 5spd swap cost you?

it depends i got mine for 150 but its for any d-series motor im pretty sure thats what you have but it should be around 50-300 you have to look hard. you can get a tranny on ebay but the shipping is whats gonna get to you. i suggest the junk yard they have warrenties you know. and they should cost about 130.

anyways kappa i know the clutch is different cause i tried it already plus i think the axles are different to cause of the 5spd like i the axles of the 5 spd is bigger then the 4 spd but the axles of the 4 spd should fit right in with the 5 spd tranny. im probably going to do it soon. if you find more info hit me up thanks tho bro

I got an engine and tranny on ebay for 143.00 and rebuilt it( my brother and I). Probably about 450.00 there with the rebuild kit and lots of time. I also ended up getting new axels 50 each, new distributor, alternator, clutch kit, starter, tires, hmm, plugs, and need to get a radiator still for it, the old on works, but I want a nice one for the engine. well all together probably close to 1000.00 but I did the work myself .This is the first time I have ever done this, using a manual helped tremendously. I learned a great deal too, now I feel comfortable with working on my own engine, where in the past I have always relied on my ex to do any motor repairs.

Civic 91 ;)

all this from ebay ????? wow im suprised i know you can get good deals on ebay but you got the whole kitchen.

I only got a complete engine/tranny from ebay, but have seen some of that stuff advertised.

ohh tru

complete engine and tranny for 143? wow

lil info on the crx/civic trannies.
88 tranny uses the odd ball 200mm 21 spline clutch
89 uses the 200mm 20 spline clutch(early model)
90-91 uses the 212mm 20 spline clutch
through all 4 years the casings share the same bellhousing with minor differences on the diff bearings internally(large/small bearing) use of the 90-91 transmissions in the 88-89 vehicles require the use of the 90-91 flywheel and clutch kit due to the different clutch sizes(200mm vs. 212mm)

I did have a bit of trouble ordering the proper axels, but on the wheel end, since there were a couple sizes for that car.
diferences being either hf/std which share the smaller hub side compared to the larger dx/si hub side(unsure of axle spline count)

Yea it was a great deal and close enough to drive and pick up. I got a distributor, starter, alt, manifold, etc. in the deal too, so I got spare parts. The clutch was bad in it, but so far the tranny is working great.

Did you take pics.

Here is what it looked like when I got it.

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Great info guys. thanks a lot