Ok so I manned up today.....I woke up at 8 am and drove to the honda dealer.....I then spend 7 hours changing my headgasket.....what a bioch it was.......now its 6:30 and im drunk off my *** because ive got nothing else to do...well not till 9 because a female friend is coming to visit.....but i was just wondering....is it bad that im drunk at six thirty at night?....I mean i dont work really....just doing the landscaping on wednesday and thursday....so why not right? I sure hope you concur.......changing the headgasket was a pain in the ***......but at least no more overheating......so i celebrated with some miller lights.........I think i still want a B series motor thou.....Maybe ill get a few bucks for the D????

 

I seen a 5 speed swap for $200 on another forum and man to tell you the trruth you could do that also on your own or with a buddy in a day. Glad you have not bailed on the D(Yet)

 

I love how the more Pete drinks, the more ....'s he uses.

 

i do not know enough about manual trannys to do it thou.....I do already have a trans in my shed too.....it just seems like its beyond my ability.....my friends are still amazed that i drive a turbo civic so that shows u how mechanicaly inclined they are.......they know nothing......im kinda leaning towards a 5 speed b swap for the lower milage and the 5 speed trans....iu

 

Man you take your auto tranny out, put a manual tranny in, put a 5 speed pedal set in, install your clutch master cyl., install your axels. add clutch fluid, bleed the system, and bam your done. If you can change a Intake Manifold, add a turbo setup, wire the blue box, and change a head gasket a auto to manual swap is cake.

 

its amazing how you can type perfect even drunk, man would i be all over the place with my words

 

The thing is that ive never seen a 5 speed civics engine bay in person......granted i usuallty do my own werk.......i just dont kno where the stuff goes and etc......i think im going to sell the S20 and get a B....not because im scared to attempt it, but because its like another 1500 for a complete swap WITH the 5 speed trans.....and i wont have to lift a finger..........being lazy is looking good right now.

 

Well man do what you want as it is your car but you will regret spending all that money to have nothing more than the ability to make around 50 more whp. Money that could be spent on rods, pistons, rod bolts, head studs, a better way to tune, and a tuning session. Hell you could also slap a 18G turbo on and make more power but like I said it's your car and your choice. I will be here to lend support if I can.

 

BTW I can slap a huge *** pic of the engine bay of my sedan before it was boosted with nothing more than bolt ons on here if you would just like to look at it.

 

dont forget drilling out the passenger side frame mount and welding in a 5spd mount for a clean look since the auto braket is almost 3"s higher than the 5spd. and also the wiring job needed so you can start the car as well as get the key out of the ignition. as well as linkages [8D] its well worth it and cheap, takes less than 6 hours to complete. and laziness is not good during this swap