| When I purchased my EG4 Civic hatchback
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| in 1998, I loved everything about it, the
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| | Now the Automatic Specific facts. Remove
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| body interior and engine were all in
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| | the Automatic Gear Lever and toss it!
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| excellent condition. However, there was
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| | There is a plastic slider underneath
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| one thing that I would not have chosen:
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| | which is connected to the car's harness.
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| the automatic transmission. The original
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| | This slider should be set to the PARK
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| engine was a JDM D15B SOHC VTEC, rated at
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| | position and locked there by some means.
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| a respectable 130 p.s. especially for a
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| | The guys at the shop put a big blob of
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| 1500 cc!So I started my research on the
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| | silicone sealant over mine. This is
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| net to find out my options with respect
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| | necessary if you plan to take your key
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| to getting the car converted to manual
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| | out of the ignition after you drive!!
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| transmission. In my search, I discovered
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| | Also on the plastic slider, there are two
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| Eric's B16A site and the Hybrid site
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| | wires soldered near the center of the
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| among others. So I began to think, why go
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| | device (yel, blk/grn). When these wires
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| through the trouble of changing the
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| | are shorted they activate the reverse
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| transmission on the 1500, might as well
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| | lights and chime. (At least my car has a
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| go for it an put in a DOHC 1600cc VTEC
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| | reverse chime). My advice is to find the
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| and gain 40 hp in the process! I
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| | reverse sensor on the transmission, trace
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| considered a B18C but those engines are
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| | them to the connection junction on the
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| rare and expensive in Trinidad. In any
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| | right side of the engine bay, then run a
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| case the JDM second generation B16A puts
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| | pair of wires from the reverse sensor
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| out the same horsepower, with a bit less
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| | leads to the plastic slider. Voila! Your
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| torque. From what I had learned on the
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| | reverse lights will work fine.I had to
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| Internet I knew the engine would fit
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| | add a knock sensor wire and an O2 sensor
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| fine. Also because my car originally came
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| | wire as detailed on the Hybrid Site.
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| with a VTEC engine, I knew that the
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| | However, I still got a code 23 after
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| wiring would not be very difficult.I read
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| | driving the car for a few minutes. Then
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| as much as I could find on swaps, and
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| | it occurred to me, that the computer
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| tried to plan the operation to the best
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| | still thought the car was automatic. Now,
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| of my ability. Let me point out, that
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| | I really tried to find the Transmission
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| there is no substitute for good
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| | Control Module but for the life of me I
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| information, so if you are planning any
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| | couldn't. Maybe you have to remove the
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| sort of hybrid, read as much as you can
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| | dash of something extreme. Anyway, with
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| BEFORE you start; web sites, FAQs,
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| | the help of a B16A2 wiring diagram from
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| articles, magazines, whatever. I chose to
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| | my friend Christian in Austria, I was
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| have a local shop with considerable Honda
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| | able to identify the ECU leads that were
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| experience do the work and I was able to
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| | no longer needed. Just cut the leads and
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| locate the engine from a local
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| | tape'em up! The first four are the TCM
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| importer.MY MISTAKE
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| | leads; the other two go to AT sensors for
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| I knew that it would be best to purchase
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| | which I don't have the German translation
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| the engine and accessories as a package,
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| | :-)ECU leads
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| and that's just what I did. But I
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| | B3-grn/bluB4-grn/blkB7-grnB13-grn
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| focussed on the big items, Engine, Y21
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| | ornB17-grn/blkB19-yelMechanical
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| LSD trany, ECU, Complete engine wire
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| | Of course when you remove the automatic
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| harness, axles, and in so doing, I did
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| | gear shifter, there will be a gaping hole
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| not even realize that the engine did not
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| | under there. I found that my car did not
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| have the mounts! (No AC unit either!) Now
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| | have any mounting holes for the shift
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| although In my country we have quite a
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| | linkage. This is good in a way, as you
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| brisk trake in JDM parts, some things are
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| | get to choose where the shifter will lie.
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| almost impossible to get, like mounts!The
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| | I used a CRX shifter in my application
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| solution? Alter the original D15B mounts
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| | and just bolted it on through the sheet
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| to fit. That mistake made a project that
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| | metal in the floor arch. Depending on the
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| would have taken a little less than two
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| | linkage you use, and the plastic moldings
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| weeks, last five weeks. You could imagine
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| | that you choose to put over the shifter,
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| how my wife loved me for this!STARTING UP
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| | some adjustment of the linkage length may
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| The mounts took a really long time to
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| | be necessary.You will see a picture of
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| complete, plus as you would expect, my
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| | the pedal box from a CRX on the left. If
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| car wasn't the only one in the shop!
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| | you are really observant you will notice
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| Anyway, it turns out that the rear
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| | that this pedal box is made for a cable
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| (center) engine mount could be used on
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| | clutch system. The verdict: scrap the
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| the B16A. I was able to get a front
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| | idea of changing the pedal box. The guys
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| transmission mount, leaving three mounts
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| | cut off the clutch pedal, and welded on a
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| to be custom adjusted. By the way the
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| | hinge so it could be used to actuate the
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| lower front engine mount / ac bracket on
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| | plunger on the clutch master cylinder. We
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| the B series motor is totally different
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| | used a soft line to connect the slave
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| to the D series mounts so I fabricated an
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| | cylinder (on the trany) to the hard line,
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| adapter flange to accept my old AC unit.
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| | which connects to the clutch master
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| (No way did I have intentions of buying
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| | cylinder. Very simple. In the interior
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| an AC).After the mounts were adjusted and
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| | picture you can see the large (AT) brake
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| the engine was in the proper place, the
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| | pedal next to the clutch.THE RESULT
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| axle hardware was mounted in a jiffy, and
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| | The car works beautifully and is a joy
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| necessary fluids and hoses were
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| | to drive. Every feature and sensor is
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| connected. All the electricals plugged
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| | operational. Since I kept the original AT
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| right in, including the new computer. The
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| | housing around the shifter I did not
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| only difference was the D series motor
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| | loose one of my favorite features of the
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| had the MAP sensor fixed on the Throttle
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| | car; the fold in cup holder! The shifter
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| Body, so a remote unit was added for the
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| | boot is custom made from Italian leather.
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| new engine. The engine fired up, no
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| | I also got the white faced gauges with
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| problems. By the way, you guys should
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| | the deal!I would really advise against
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| hear what the beast sounds like with only
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| | swapping in the other direction though
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| the tri-y headers! Since the headers were
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| | since all the car's wiring behind the
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| longer than the original, I had to adjust
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| | firewall would have to be changed in
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| the length of the exhaust pipe so that it
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| | order to get a fully functional (all
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| could bolt to the
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| | features working) automatic.
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