Should i keep my single vtech D ??
 

sup everyone, im at a point where i dont know what to do, but i am sure about my auto to manual conversion.

I got a member from here that recently totaled there civic, i called him up and he could get me the entire DX conversion for my EX 2 door civic(price is still pending).

Now b4 i buy this trani i just want some imput from u guys, i want my car (in general) to be pretty fast (i want 200 hp) i want to boost it down the road and just basically keep it as a everyday car, now alooot of people tell me to swap the motor out but i want to keep my D16y8.

Now can i make those numbers with tunning n hopefully all engine (at least 160 all engine,then 200 with boost) with a d16y8 and a dx trani conversion, because i really dont want to get rid of my single vtech.

Thanks in advance for any help guy

Keep the y8 and boost it lol, its easier in every way

I am somewhat confused as to what you are asking exactly since there wasn't a question in that entire post whatsoever.

So you're sure that you want to get 5 speed, and your current car is automatic, right?

Are you asking us if it is better to swap trannies and keep the d16, or swap in a full b16, b18 and get the manual set up, or buy a new car which is already manual????

Are you asking us if 200whp is attainable in a boosted d16? If so, then yes, it is possible.

C'mon man....over 200 posts on HCF...... *vtec... tsk tsk you should know better. lol

lol sorry im just confused, didnt mean to confuse anyone else.

i currently have a 2door 99 civic, with a stock auto trani and a stock D16y8 engine,
i want to swap out my current auto trani for a manual dx trani that a member here is selling me,and my question is, is it worth doing work on a d16y8 engine?

if its not i wont waste my money on the dx manual trani that im planing to buy to install with the d16. like i sayd b4 i want the d16 as a everyday driver, and i want it to pull around the 200whp, but if thats not possible with a single vtech d16 then i woldnt go through with the current dx manual trani conversion that im about to buy.

u know reading back at my first post, it didnt make any sense lol hope this 1 sounds way better

VTEC!!!!!!!!!!!! dam it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay with the d16!!!! much less work and for 200whp it will do its not like your shooting for the stars just keep it simple

lol so yes, is that a yes

This is his way of saying 'Its spelled vtec not vtech.'

Anyway

Boost the D if you want a decently fast car that wont be a ton of work.
If your really looking for a project and want to invest more time and money to get a better end result, get yourself a B engine.
Im kind of in the same boat as you on this one. Personally I think im going to just wait untill I can afford to get a good B18. I figure id rather spend time building up the better engine and eventually boosting it rather than take the cheap quick way out and boost a stock D engine. In the meantime I will probably just get a good intake/exhaust (which will carry over to new engine anyway) and work on my visual/audio stuff first.

lol, cool and rc i see ur point as well, they way that i see it is that i cant afford a b at the moment and prob wont with school and what not (not trying to make excuses) but i think my current d would have to do and for the money that im working with its a good match

now 2 more questions

1 of my friends that its best to stick with the dx trani since its got longer gears, and for boost this is perfect since u can ride them out, is this true

and also for this trani swap what would the average price be a shop to do this conversion? 200 bucks for labor?

Honestly I would expect to get robbed by a shop to convert auto to standard. Aside from the tranny you have to consider the linkage, clutch, short shifter (as good a time as any to get one, you have to buy a shifter anyway) that all have to be assembled.
For how much it would cost for parts and labor, i imagine you can get a lot more bang for your buck leaving it auto and upgrading some things. Do you have anything done to your engine right now like intake, exhaust, header, etc? I havent been dealing with Hondas for long at all but I know with my old Grand Am that you can get quite a bit of extra power in the mid rpm range by spending $100 on new cams. Dont see a lot of hype about cams here tho...

i remember i found a really cheap tranny for my 96 ex i had that was an auto and i wanted to swap... but when i asked bout it, people said it would still cost about 1000 all together and i decided it wasnt worth it...

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