As you all should know by the title I have the d16y8 motor with auto and I have a leak that's going to require me to drop the motor. It has 190,000 miles and I have access to a B18b auto motor with about 45,000 miles. I was wondering how hard they would be to swap out. And how hard would it be to convert to a manual trans.
99 civic ex coupe swap questions
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How hard depends on your skill level and your budget. The swap and manual conversion are both pretty well documented already. Welcome to Hondaswap!
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Welcome to hondaswap, in all honesty if I was going to do a complete b-series swap and converting to manual transmission , I would get a complete (doesnt have to be nice) donor car, preff wrecked in the rear end, t-boned soo you have everything there to do the conversion and wont have to piece things together as you go, ex: petal assembly, wiring harness, ecu , axles etc, you will need d2b conversion mounts, im not sure if the engine harnesses between automatic and manual cars are the same ( never owned a automatic car ) im assuming they will be different on that newer of a car because im pretty postive they are electronic shift, feel free to use the search bar, and ask any questions if needed, have a good one bud
Probably? But the D2B mount setups are all for manual transmission cars- they don't take into account the mate between one automatic and another torque converter. You'll have to figure out how to make the connection on your own. I don't know how the ECU talks to the transmission either- if you swap the engine but leave the transmission in place, the ECU and/or transmission might not work properly. It'd be easier for you to drop the entire B series automatic drivetrain in if you wanted to keep it automatic.
