Why you should do a 5 speed swap!

[BITESIZE]

O.k. I was bored, but this is why anyone would want to swap their boring automatic to a 5 speed.

My time slips indicate:

Quarter mile= 18.455 w/ automatic tranny
Quarter mile= 17.350 w/ 5 speed tranny


Just thought I'd share!

:wave:

[shepherd79]

hmmm, it is kind slow for LXI with 5 speed.

[BITESIZE]

It can do better, I had only been driving stick for a week, so I have gotten better.

[shepherd79]

you should be able to push it high 16s.
I pushed my old carbed accord to 16.8s@80mph

[Mike's89AccordLX]

I think I'm low 16's high 15's. I get about 88-90 mph at this one sign and it's going uphill (onramp) and it's exactly 1/4 mile. So I think if it was flat I would be doing a lot better.

[k-roy]

Originally posted by shepherd79
you should be able to push it high 16s.
I pushed my old carbed accord to 16.8s@80mph

Wow! me too.

[A20A1]

Hmm, should I swap...

no. :D

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Oh come on Mike do it.... everybody's doing it. ;) You should b/c you did the EFI to Carb swap so this should be easy.

[BITESIZE]

The swap is well worth it!

[woode]

how much time would it take for 2 people to swap and how much money is it for EVERYTHING needed?? (500 range?)

thanks

[k-roy]

$500 sounds about right with a new OE clutch. More if you want a better clutch. It can be done in a weekend with 2 people, the right tools and some motivation.

The insurance going up is just a guess from someone who does not know what they are talking about. I have owned a auto and a manual and they are roughly the same to insure. Actually the 3G is a little less, the other was a 88 pickup truck with an automatic.

[Defiant[YD]]

well, if u convert to 5 speed, u'd have the difference in performance, but u'd have to learn how to drive first too!!!
hahaha, my 3rd day driving stick. starting to get the hang of it.
i swear, everyone wants to race a civic with exhaust. even worse when i'm trying just not to stall. hahaha

[Justin86]

Or you can grow some balls and do the lude Si tranny swap! :)

[TWOLOUDNPROUD]

I am a auto i do 17.9@78 mph that not bad for Accord that weighs 3200 pounds .I had my auto rebuild and a stall coverter put in it stalls a 2800 rpm's.Only mod's i made to my Accord is a Web Cam Bored out my Tb 68.mm MSD A6 Dc header 2.50 exchaust to a magnaflow mufflerand a adjustable cam gear .Soon to come a jet ECU.:bow:

[Morpheus]

Originally posted by Justin86
Or you can grow some balls and do the lude Si tranny swap! :)

Or the teg one. :D

[Justin86]

I'm looking into both right now trying to get the best gear ratio possible.

[k-roy]

Originally posted by TWOLOUDNPROUD
I am a auto i do 17.9@78 mph that not bad for Accord that weighs 3200 pounds :

So where does the extra 700 pounds come from?

[Justin86]

I think they are trying to say 2300 but it would have to pretty stripped down to get that low.

[AccordEpicenter]

my accord would do about 17 flat with the auto... hopefully im in low 16s.

[Admiral]

A stick on a 4 cylinder will last longer than an automatic anyway. Plus it is more fun to drive.

[BITESIZE]

Yeah, the automatics on our car's blow goat nuts.

[AccordEpicenter]

even the newer v6 accords were about a second faster in the 1/4 with the 6 speed vs the auto

[BITESIZE]

How many gears does the auto have on the newer accord? 4 or 5?

[AccordEpicenter]

5

[89 Accords Rock]

I did the Lude si tranny swap It was really worth the money! only cost me 20 bucks!. I got all the stuff for free just have to buy a clutch cable!

[AccordEpicenter]

lude si is the same as LXI in gears 1 and 2, after that lude si has shorter gears for 3, 4, and 5. LX has shitty final drive, unless youre going for a turbo car or gas milage

[Justin86]

well it is all fun and games untill you shifter get fucked up! Now with my tranny I need a 6th gear to get a real good highway crusing speed. I might just put my accord diff back in.

[Justin86]

well it is all fun and games untill you shifter get fucked up! Now with my tranny I need a 6th gear to get a real good highway crusing speed. I might just put my accord diff back in.