i want to buy this engine i saw on craigs list today....i was wondering how i can tell the difference between an engine equipped with manual trans or automatic trans...being that the engine im buying isnt coming with a transmission at all..and the owner doesnt know jack about it. I have a 5spd ..so i want to know if a auto will fit up to it
89 accord lx..carb
259,000+ miles
auto engine? you will need the flywheel i know that much,just buy a new one and get some good arp bolts to bolt it up. i believe it has the bolt holes already for the flywheel not completly sure. if the engine you are getting is a carb i know you will have to use the carb from the five speed,they are different slightly, the auto carbs also have a dashpot that closes the throttle slower,so the engine doesn't stall,from the drag of the converter.Originally Posted by mark_salad_bar
The engines are the same except that the automatic uses a flywheel plate followed by a torque converter where as a 5-speed uses a flywheel with a clutch setup.
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
just make sure it's an a20... or jdm b20 from an accord. if you have a functional car to begin with and don't mind taking it back apart again later to do the clutch or whatever you already have everything you need just swap the stuff from one to the other. tho i'd suggest getting a new t-belt, oil pump, water pump just for security reasons.
"Weight is relative to power like time is relative to speed"
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