Can I put a 1996 honda prelude (automatic) engine into a 93 prelude manual car. How hard would that be would it just be a drop in replacement or what would i have top change,. I know going from manual to auto matic is hard but i hope to keep the car manual and just put in the engine from the automatic

 

As far as I know the 5-Speed trany will bolt up, just pull the motor out of the auto and drop into the manual. Keep tabs on all pulled wires/plugs/hoses for easy re-assembly

Good Luck with ya lego-box

 

You will have to get a flywheel and clutch from a manual prelude also and install those on your automatic engine. Other than that all f/h series trannies, and clutchs are interchangable.

 

But the car im putting the automatic engine in is already manual, so it should have the flywheel and clutch right

 

yes it will. Just put them on yours. I HIGHLY recommend you have a helms manual when you do this!!

 

yeah, but it's still better to change it, since the engine will already be out. But it's pretty much a direct fit

 

If you have the cash for it.. and the clutch has visable or noticable wear (driving and it slipping) then ya, change it. Otherwise, it will hold up.. Honda's don't have very much torque so breaking things on the drive train is hard unless you just don't know how to drive. There are FREE online manuals, or you can buy one. If you are mechanically inclined then this is no worse than a large erector set, I promise you Just tab everything you pull with a number and some masking tape, we got my boy's 89 Supra head off in 3 hours.. and back on in under 2

 

It's a 96 going into a 93 and noones commented on OBD2?

Doesn't he need the 96 ECU?

 

Or he could get an OBD2 > OBD1 harness conversion.

 

I thought Preludes ran 92-96???????