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Originally Posted by GoneIn60 thats good i remember my first time my dad took me on all these hills and it was tough at first but now i can beast them up. Has anyone ever drove one of those transmanual transmissions where all you do is push up or down to change gears? |
ok just read this thread for the first time and have a couple of points... first, the "transmanual" thing... are you refering to the type like in the mr2 spyders where it's automatic but you have to shift it? i like those my friend has an mr2.. it's similar to an exotic sports car sequential trans... the mr2 also has the buttons on the steering wheel to change up and down... for double clutching, that was a descent explaination... it was acurate, but here is an in depth write up... check it out
http://www.driftstars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72
as far as the grinding at high rpms, that means your syncros aren't doing their ob correctly.. i had the same problem in my mazda, and it got worse and worse.... after a while, it wouldn't even go into third w/o grinding unless i double clutched.. even at like 4krpms... the syncros were shot... and as far as m/t swaps in civics, you have to add the pedal, shifter assemblies w/ all the connections, hoses linkage etc... the axles (i think it may be only one of them on a civic) will have to be changed, and on a b and d series civic motor, you will have to modify your starter wiring harness as the starter is in a diff. location.. i'm not sure if the starter its self has to be changed or not..its not too hard most of the stuff like shifter linkage and stuff like pedals are available at junk yards, so over all materials cost should be about $200 after buying the trans, clutch and flywheel... ihad one i sold for $150.... anyone w/ normal tools should be able to do it in a driveway in a weekend..
