I own a 97 lx civic and yes it is an auto (but for $5000 that u had to pay and ur parents bought it new, really can't beat that price.) i have gotten some prices for a tranny swap and they are a bit pricy BUUUTTT a friend of mine is selling me his 89 acura integra for $500, i'd rebuild it, build it up and throw it in. But I wanna know how much of a pain it will be to do the engine swap. i have bought a full body kit, molded in my side skirts and I am in the process of installing a nice stereo system in it. In other words, liek I was reading some other posts, I would loose alot of money if I did decide to sell my car and get a stick shift car, but anyways, i just want some tips on what I should do. Im not going to race my car but I just wanna drop a new engine in. If the engine swap is too difficult, my other option was to put on a SOHC V-tec head so is that possible to? In the last year or so I have just started to learn about jap. cars (im a muscle car fan) so im just try to get some tips. Thanks