What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

Hey guys, i wish to swap myAT tranny for a MT, but want to see if i can get an Acura tranny and how hard is the install...
i've found this... http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread...014&page=1

and this... http://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1237137

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

I am sure it is pretty hard. But I recall you DIY'd your turbo so you may be up for it.
I don't really know much abut the acura tranny's but I imagine any of the 6 spds wouldn't fit since they match up to the V6 or the RSX type S.
So you may be stuck with a 5spd. Then you gotta chose one from an Fseries engine or an Hseries engine. Remember the hseries gears are shorter, giving you faster acceleration. But your gas mileage will suffer since you will probably be doing 3k rpm at 60 mph (that figure was provided by live2rice after he swapped an h series manual trans.)

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

I wouldn't be surprised if the CL-S tranny fit form the J32 engine.

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

Umm yea...it won't.

H series or F series trannies, except the S2000 are your only choices. No K, no J, no C...just F and H.

I swear I repeating myself.

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

ok, sounds good! thanxs guys...

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

haha you are blk, you just answered that question for me!

RE: What's the best Manual tranny swap for an i4 00'?
 

sooo....00AccordLX5spd, i should go for the H22 swap, since the shifts are shorter and gives me better acceleration, right? is the swap bolt on? u guys think i would be able to do it by myself? im really not afraid of trying, as long as there's at least aslight chanceof accomplishing the swap, i'll take a swing at it...