EG Swaps - Mini-Me & Auto to Manual Conversion

Well I'm about to do this and I'm looking at parts i need...my current car is a 95 dx hatch (d15b7)

Well i plan to sell my auto EG DX hatch w/ 34k miles and look for an EG Si/EX hatch with somewhat low miles or....

i plan to swap the tranny first...

Tranny Swap-
5spd tranny si/ex tranny (from a 92-95 hatch?)
d-series shift linkages
pedal assembly
clutch master with resevoir
hyd. master lines
lines from clutch master cylinder to slave cylinder
slave cylinder
92-95 5spd chipped p28 ecu
while im there..
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
flywheel (what brand, and 9lb or 12lb?)


estimated price?

Mini Me-
d16z6 Cylinder head
-including valve cover, dizzy
d16z6/y8 head gasket
d16z6 timing belt
d16z6/y8/skunk2 intake manifold
ARP headstuds
z6 header
new oem water pump
new oem Valve Cover Gasket
new oem Distributor cap and rotor
new oem spark plug wires
96-00 Civic d16y5 HX spark plugs
wire and plug for V-Tec oil pressure switch
while i'm at it new dizzy cap and rotor and new water pump

estimated price?

Can i do the mini me myself? If i can i will try, but i plan to pay a professional to do the tranny swap.

If i have forgotten something please mention it.

Thanks guys

you should be able to do it yourself. but try to get a Y8 headgasket, its thinner, so it will bump your CR, and also try to get a Y8 inake manifold. it flows alot better.

hm ok, am i missing any parts?

looks good from my house.

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you should be able to do it yourself. but try to get a Y8 headgasket, its thinner, so it will bump your CR, and also try to get a Y8 inake manifold. it flows alot better.



If u plan on running boost, definetly get a thicker headgasket to LOWER compression. Oh and my advice would be to get some ARP headstuds while uve got the head off. Theyve got more muscle than stockers.......and are like 100 bucks.

true. i would suggest the ARPs for FI or NA either way.

ya il look into the ARPs and btw i dont plan to boost....daily driver who likes workin on hondas...

yea if u got the head off u mite as well upgrade anything u can when ur down there ya know?

yeah

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~updated more stuff, notify me of mistakes please...thanks

i need some more opinnions

I've heard from talking around to my local honda shops (legit ones), that the mini me conversions are not very reliable. I was considering doing one myself, but I was thinking about it, and a number of things could go wrong. If they do, it's a custom job and no one will want to work on it, and if they do, they are going to charge you up the a$$! If you do decide to do it, let me know i would seriously reconsider then. We've also got a DIY for the mini me. seems simple to do, no problems to encounter if done properly.

hmmm ive never heard of anyone having major problems with their mini

interesting. im about to do one myself once i have all the parts.....still need the y8 gasket, intake manifold,timing belt,etc. ive never heard of any problems with them either....that was why im going with it cause its cheap and reliable

In that case let me know how that goes. I'm looking for a cheap power spike right now and that sounds like the way to do it. other than port and polish and boring it out.

whoa! P&P and boring isnt cheap by a long shot. a good solid P&P should cost around 6-800 bucks. and on a sohc non-vtec, its not going to be good for more than maybe 10-20hp, depending on the skill of the tech.