some explination please...

heres the deal. ive started saving for a project car, and im looking into a 91-93 integra (i think they look keen) but id like to switch engines (who didnt see that comming?). ideally, id like to drop in a newer LS engine and go with a vortech supercharger. now the question is

can i keep the original tranny with the newer ls engine...could i keep it even with a newer GS-R engine...would i want to keep it? whats the difference in gear ratios between all the trannys? basically, i want to know if i can get away with just an engine swap, of i need to save for the whole thing. (keep in mind, i road race, i dont drag all too much)

because ur staying with the b-series motor, whether it be the b18b1 (94+ ls) or the b18c1 (94+ gsr) there shouldn't be a problem keeping the original transmission. would u want to keep it? thats up to u. gsr trannys have a shorter gear ratio causing it to rev acutely quicker in rpms' thus making it accelerate faster than the longer ratio of the ls. if u have the money and think this is a good idea, go ahead. if u want to save money since this isn't going create a huge difference between the two tranny, stay with the ls.

check out the lets get technical forum, they should have more info on transmission.

see if you can read this..........


http://www.hondaswap.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29829

so, the smaller the number the taller the gear ratio then? cuz all the numbers on the GS-R tranny are larger then the LS tranny. (though there isnt too much difference, i think i will stay with the LS)

Thank you both.

from what i hear the LS tranny is best for the trubo/supercharger app. but the syncro's in our transmissions suck.

If you drop in a 94 ls motor in. You will need a hydro tranny. You cant swap a hydro into a cable. If you swap out the motor, just get a complete swap with the tranny. Itll save you the xtra work from converting the hydro into a cable.

see if you can read this..........


http://www.hondaswap.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29829


PS: Look at this for the reference and tranny swapping possibilities.

If you drop in a 94 ls motor in. You will need a hydro tranny. You cant swap a hydro into a cable. If you swap out the motor, just get a complete swap with the tranny. Itll save you the xtra work from converting the hydro into a cable.

damn, totally forgot about the difference in trannies. :banghead:

shouldn't matter if the motor was originally coupled to a hydro tranny or not, a motor is a motor. you can take a newer motor out of a car that had hydro tranny and hook it up to your car with cable tranny no problem. if you swap in a newer tranny though that is hydro and get rid of the cable tranny you will need to do some work .

hhmm. im going to have to do some research on this, i know that they have different trannies from the sec to the third gen. so something tells me this won't just be a simple engine swamp, one example, they have different ecu's. again about the tranny, i might be wrong, guess i'll have to find out.