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War_Wagon · 11-16-2013, 09:24 PM

I picked up a '97 Civic DX coupe. It hasn't had an easy life, from the looks of it has a 1.6 from the wreckers out of a 2000 Civic (that's what was in grease pencil on the valve cover), but the trans is much greasier than the engine, so I am thinking it might still be original. The only thing is it feels way more peppier than my '98 DX did, and makes my '90 CX feel like I am starting off in second gear. It revs through 1st and 2nd like an Si. Can someone figure out from some rough data if it's a DX or an Si trans?

Tire size 185/65/14 = 23.46 inch diameter.
2000 RPM in 4th = 60 km/h
2000 RPM in 5th = 72 ish km/h

11-16-2013, 09:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
War_Wagon 5 Gears of Fury Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver B.C., Canada Posts: 1,230 Spunky - '90 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 35.56 mpg (US) Thanks: 175 Thanked 176 Times in 137 Posts	Honda Gurus - What trans is in my car? I picked up a '97 Civic DX coupe. It hasn't had an easy life, from the looks of it has a 1.6 from the wreckers out of a 2000 Civic (that's what was in grease pencil on the valve cover), but the trans is much greasier than the engine, so I am thinking it might still be original. The only thing is it feels way more peppier than my '98 DX did, and makes my '90 CX feel like I am starting off in second gear. It revs through 1st and 2nd like an Si. Can someone figure out from some rough data if it's a DX or an Si trans? Tire size 185/65/14 = 23.46 inch diameter. 2000 RPM in 4th = 60 km/h 2000 RPM in 5th = 72 ish km/h __________________ "Don't look for one place to lose 100 pounds, look for 1600 places to lose an ounce." - Tony DeFeo