jdm gsr swap into civic

i might be putting a jdm gsr engine and tranny into my 99 civic...i would be going from auto to standard....has anybody done this or has any input for it....it also has a lsd and balanced crank and is now a 2.0....any legal emissions problems or car problems i should expect??...what would happen to my interior as i throw a 5 speed into it replacing my auto....any help would be appreciated....thanks in advice...

I believe the only effect on the interior will be the center floor console, where the auto shifter is located. That may need to be altered or just replaced with a manual Civic's center console. Does not seem major. As far as problems go, I wouldnt know what to tell you, I dont have much experience with swaps, and never have done one myself. I can suggest you remember to get a new radiator, since the old one you have, most likely wont be big enough to cool the new engine. Ive also heard that certain issues occur with transmission mounting points being different betwee the auto and manual transmissions, but again, nothing that a little altering wont fix. Just make sure you have someone more experienced help you out. Oh, and for emissions laws, that differs depending on what state you live in, so you'll have to look into that accordingly.

Originally posted by hondatool
i might be putting a jdm gsr engine and tranny into my 99 civic...i would be going from auto to standard....has anybody done this or has any input for it....it also has a lsd and balanced crank and is now a 2.0....any legal emissions problems or car problems i should expect??...what would happen to my interior as i throw a 5 speed into it replacing my auto....any help would be appreciated....thanks in advice...

hey go to www.torontocivics.com and ask jugglez about doing an auto to manual conversion. he got it done in his 5th gen sedan.

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Originally posted by Poweredbyhonda
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lol

what he said!