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California98Civic · 12-29-2013, 02:23 PM

Hello and welcome! One idea would be to put a 1992-1995 VX or CX transmission in instead, since you are planning the swap. I think your 1996 DX *hatch* had the same final drive as the 1996-2000 HX (the DX coupes and sedans had shorter final drives). That means you already have the 3.725 and could with a just as simple bolt-on get the VX or CX trans an its 3.250 final drive. My car's page has a lot of deets on mods you might consider, and here is a link to my Honda transmissions/gearing reference list:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post378478

Gonna start a fuel log here at EM?

12-29-2013, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Hello and welcome! One idea would be to put a 1992-1995 VX or CX transmission in instead, since you are planning the swap. I think your 1996 DX hatch had the same final drive as the 1996-2000 HX (the DX coupes and sedans had shorter final drives). That means you already have the 3.725 and could with a just as simple bolt-on get the VX or CX trans an its 3.250 final drive. My car's page has a lot of deets on mods you might consider, and here is a link to my Honda transmissions/gearing reference list: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post378478 Gonna start a fuel log here at EM? __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.