need help auto to 5 speed swap

[ae8tsick]

i just did a 5 speed swap on my cb7 and for some reason the motor doesnt sit right. i changed the rear mount and the front but it still sits wrong. can anyone help me

[Hondapawa]

i just did a 5 speed swap on my cb7 and for some reason the motor doesnt sit right. i changed the rear mount and the front but it still sits wrong. can anyone help me

And you've changed the tranny mount too??

[DJ metadelic]

And you've changed the tranny mount too??

x2 was going to ask the same thing. Also, which 5sp trans did you swap in?

[StinkinLincoln]

You have to cut and reweld the tranny mount or buy a Custom mount from ESP.....

[Hondapawa]

You have to cut and reweld the tranny mount or buy a Custom mount from ESP.....

Thats what i'd have told him if he didnt change the tranny mount.

He probably have changed it otherwise it wouldn't even bolt...

[deevergote]

Thats what i'd have told him if he didnt change the tranny mount.

He probably have changed it otherwise it wouldn't even bolt...

Everyone changes the mount. Nobody realizes you have to change the bracket, or it sits crooked. You HAVE to change the bracket, or get the conversion mount. Just using the 5 speed mount on the auto bracket that is welded to the chassis will not work.

[plee3]

To the O.P.Check my sig. Your question and will be answered. Auto bracket sits further back than a manual bracket. thats why youe engine is crooked. The exact measurments are in my sig if you decide to weld in a 5spd bracket.

[Losiracer2]

Or you could just purchase the ESP Auto to 5spd conversion mount, that'll avoid all the welding and cutting. I think its 110 shipped or something. Definitely not worth it to do all that work when someone's already done it for you.

[ae8tsick]

So the stock 5 speed transmission mount won't work and the new tranny came off a 1992 cb7 and my car is the same year

[deevergote]

You need to remove the transmission mount bracket in your automatic car, and replace it with the transmission mount bracket from a manual car. The year doesn't matter.

[deevergote]

Since you didn't bother following plee3's suggestion, I did it for you. Here's the post in his thread that he wanted you to see. Look closely.

More random pics.


Auto to manual swap pics.



This thing is history! LOL!

















Auto bracket out.






This pic is very important to those of you who are doing the A/T M/T bracket swap. The A/T bracket sits 13 3/4in from the core support. The M/T bracket sits 12 1/4in away from the core support. So the M/T bracket is mounted closer to the core support. Thats why the manual trans will not line up until the modifacation is performed.

A/T bracket location 13 3/4


M/T bracket location 12 1/4

[plee3]

"To those of you who are doing the A/T M/T bracket swap. The A/T bracket sits 13 3/4in from the core support. The M/T bracket sits 12 1/4in away from the core support. So the M/T bracket is mounted closer to the core support. Thats why the manual trans will not line up until the modifacation is performed." You also run a risk of snapping your axles. since your engine sits 1 1/2in back your axles are stretched 1 1/2in out of place. (13 3/4 - 12/ 1/4 = 1 1/21n)

Deev pulled it up for you too! We have given you all the correct information. The only thing we havent done was perform the work for you.

[hondavtec-r]

can anyone help me out i am also trying to make my car stick but im confused about which of the esp mounts would i need ... do i need all 3 or can i get the one that i need the most

[Leung]

I'd get all three. your mounts that are currently in the car are probably old as the car, unless you know you just put in brand new Honda mounts, so that means that the rubber is all old and dry rotted.