well, you are putting this in a CRX so id go cable. and im sure either trans is expensive to fix, cable or hydro. but if your getting a B18B swap its coming with a hydro tranny, if your getting the A1 swap then its coming with cable. maybe this shop[ has lots of stuff already there and you can get the B18B1 and have him bolt it up to a cable tranny so youll have the morre power and the trans meant for the clutch setup you already got.