Re: 01 AV6 Coupe 6MT Swap Finally
nice. i would do a j35a3 over a j32a2 though. apparently thats the craze on j32a right about now, that, 700+hp turbo'd cars and stroker motors haha. never any 6th gens on there though. all civics.
yup, but the j35a3 believe it or not after comparing it to the j32a2 heads flow a lot better. I have a j37a1 cam and I'm waiting to compare it to the cl type s 6mt cams. even though the cams are the same part number on the cl s auto and manual the manual ones are more agressive. I'm actually...
thanks man, id love to see a j36 or j35 haha ;) but yea i read up somewhere the j35a3 from the 01-02 mdx is the best first gen j motor. its a factory stroked j32a2, same block and heads as the j32a2 but with a forged crank and rods. the only downside to it is the compression ratio, not as...
Yea I saw that too, I'm not 100% sure which tb those guys are using. I'd ask.
I've never done an automatic swap but I've done a couple of 6 speeds.
That's what everyone strives for, it never works out haha. There's always a bolt missing here and there.
honda/acura did their homework with this manifold. Its just like the LS2 throttle bodies on Trailblazer SS's, GTO, and Corvettes for example. The ls2 throttle body comes with a little lip on it thats slanted upwards, when people p&p them they loose 3-5hp on the dyno. Thats why on my project 240...
I wrote u a pm of everything you'll need on j32a.com but to answer your question here, the 2009 tl sh-awd Mani. Use the 2008 av6 Mani cover. You don't need gaskets for the cover, it'll come with them. For the bolts for the cover order 10x (I think but you can just check out a pic online of the...