Not any different than any other Honda. People been dissin civics since the 80's. This is like a widebody civic with a better front suspension. The first day the CL9 came out I said to myself "That is my car". 7 years later I had it.
(Right now) there's about a $5-7000 dollar difference between the auto and manual. About three times what this swap would cost. Excellent info, thank you.
Did this to my 04 accord Went all out Manual dash harness Manual engine harness with jumper harness K20a 5spd Next I’m thinking on J32a3 6speed swapping
THANK GOD... that I found a manual TSX! I bought an Auto TSX in 2020 with the intent to manual swap, couldn't find any definite info online and was thrilled when you guys hinted at a manual swap with the original Silver TSX. I compiled all the necessary parts for the swap, but fell into a Manual Car and decided to move ahead with that chassis instead. There's no way I would've been trying to pull out the dashboard and do all this crazy stuff to complete this swap on my driveway..Oh Hell No! I'll follow along to see how this ends up, but this swap would've been too much for me. Luv following this channel, Cheers 👍🏼☺️
Thanks alot for uploading this, there is zero videos on how to auto> manual swap a tsx/accord on RUclips, nor is there any information on google about it, this is the 1st video I've ever seen. Can't wait for the next video. I'm going to manual swap my CL8 awd accord once the rest of the videos are released, it will be the 1st ever in the world.
Brian you should use urethane auto body seam sealer to seal up that plate. Also use a grinding stone on a trill or dremel to debur and take the sharp edge off that hole for the wiring. Thank you for the good video.
Just finished wrapping up my manual swap on a 2005 tl. Its cool to see that the procedure is pretty much the same. Had to fabricate brackets for the clutch pedal and reposition wiring.
Could you give me a couple pointers. I have a full MT dash, MT ECU and MT harness. Would that make routing wires the same or at least similar to a factory MT TSX? Also, I need help with choosing how to mount the clutch. Should I fab a bracket, or spot weld it in?
TSX is such a good looking car !!! The TL is nice but I like the TSX better…I remember one of my buddy owned a manual 6 speed it was so smooth ..back in 2006 such good content
This will be a high demanded RUclips video. For sure. And this is done by none other than VTEC academy so this will help many and it'll be done with remarkable precision.
I read on forums that TSX auto difference are too great to go manual. I was like ... uh oh! Love how VA just barrels through the bs and knocks it out. I bet that pedal feels better than stock manual with all those armor plates.
The joy of clutch work on a 7th gen Accord is no better than this. I threw out my back and have a scar on my middle finger from having to swap out blown primary and secondary pressure cylinders. Parts are so tucked away I had to do most of the job by feel alone. The real chef's kiss of suffering after I tried buttoning everything up was realizing the clutch pedal mounting bracket was shattered so the pedal was flopping around so I still ended up sending the car in for the bracket to be welded up so I'd have a functioning pedal. Manuals were certainly an afterthought for this generation with how hard Honda tried to tuck away all the parts into the tiniest corners. I'm not shocked with the fab work just to clear the wires for the pedal mount. I really hope this job will be easier on a 2017 Accord. Really want a 4 door model with a V6 & MT but since those 3 options never existed simultaneously I may have to resort to doing this if I really want those 2 extra doors
@@latuba2478 yeah I have no idea why they limited themselves so much for so long. It's a missed opportunity and it just isn't the same with the new turbo 4's they have on offer. Plus the older models have aged better imo, the new ones look slumpy and couple that with the oil dilution issues the 1.5's sometimes have I might just pretend these new ones don't exist
@@VTECAcademy it was worth it. Insurance covered the tow so it was only about $20 in labor since it only needed a few tacks to make it secure. It certainly did make me want to try out welding myself some day but I'll need more space and disposable income to make the investment
Interesting modification, you guys have gone to a lot of trouble to do this conversion. I was surprised it wasn’t exactly plug and play a part from the adding the clutch pedal assembly.
I'm waiting on the next episode over here I'm currently doing a swap on my 09 accord and I'm stuck at my wiring. And I need to crank this bad boy so bad 😢 please release the next video so I can follow suit
Ive completed two UA6 TL auto to manual transmission conversions myself. In regards to the hardware aspects, you'll have to fabricate similar brackets like the TSX, or drill the spot welds out from the manual chassis and use the oem brackets.
@VTECAcademy I'm not a betting man, but I would say yes to that notion. It's more complicated than converting 80s and 90s Civics and Accords but not impossible. Thanks to you and the team for making it easier for the masses.
I’d be curious to see what transmission setup you guys will be doing. I wouldn’t want to use the magnesium housing since I hear about it being weak. Apparently you can use an 03-07 accord 5-spd housing and put 6-spd gears in it, but I don’t know specifics. I definitely want to manual swap my car so I anxiously await the next episode!
here I am looking for a CL9 TSX for a project car...Seeing autos are much more readily available. "Ill just manual swap it, let me watch a video on how it goes..." Yea nevermind. lol
Automatics dont suck honda did well on these auto trannies they made for the tsx/rsx/crv/civics i would prefer them over any ugly cvt transmissions, yeah manual is fun but the torque converters never get old
The reason that auto to manual swap CL9 conversion is in such high demand is because there were so few manual transmission cars sold. It gets crazier with Championship White. '07 My White on black interior 6 spd has only 76 twin brothers and sisters. That's right only 76 cars were sold 6 spd white/black in 07. My VIN ends in 00026.
@@latuba2478 It's the rarest trim combination for a car that wasn't selling very well after 2005, selling so poorly that Acura withheld the sales figures in NA, I've used ChatGPT to scour Japanese technical journals to find the 76 cars sent to NA. I've used the paint codes to buy tricoat base clear. Championship White is what it says on the label. BTW A-spec Not 1 of 1, but there are only a few like it. That is for sure, go ahead look for one for sale. I did the research 10 years ago before I bought it, and there were only 2 white on black for sale in all of Canada. 1 auto 1 6 spd. I bought the 6 spd.
@@paulfernandez6767 Because I know how to do research. The sales figures for NA were kept secret by Acura due to low sales. But you can find out how many cars left Japan destined for NA. It took me 3 hours with ChatGPT translating Japanese but the Sayama, Saitama plant keeps a list of what they produced and where it went. It's a very long list.
Shame on you Honda/Acura... Was it too hard to just make the firewall interchangeable for auto or manual? You defeated the whole purpose of what a "parts bin" car should be😕
The CL9/TSX is so underrated.
Starting to see more and more of them on the streets though
If only they would stop blowing up steering racks
@mattvang3439 it's the compressor that blows up but I have to replace both on mine lmfao
Not any different than any other Honda. People been dissin civics since the 80's. This is like a widebody civic with a better front suspension. The first day the CL9 came out I said to myself "That is my car". 7 years later I had it.
Underrated ? Are you kidding ? The K24a2 are in 80% of K Swapped Hondas lol
(Right now) there's about a $5-7000 dollar difference between the auto and manual. About three times what this swap would cost. Excellent info, thank you.
It’ll just cost some sweat and time.
Did this to my 04 accord
Went all out
Manual dash harness
Manual engine harness with jumper harness
K20a 5spd
Next I’m thinking on J32a3 6speed swapping
Similar to the parts I’ve got for my TSX swap. I have MT DASH ECU and harness. Again, all from a manual car. Does this make things easier???
I want to swap in an accord 5 speed case, RSX type S internals, with a clutch type LSD.
THANK GOD... that I found a manual TSX! I bought an Auto TSX in 2020 with the intent to manual swap, couldn't find any definite info online and was thrilled when you guys hinted at a manual swap with the original Silver TSX. I compiled all the necessary parts for the swap, but fell into a Manual Car and decided to move ahead with that chassis instead. There's no way I would've been trying to pull out the dashboard and do all this crazy stuff to complete this swap on my driveway..Oh Hell No!
I'll follow along to see how this ends up, but this swap would've been too much for me. Luv following this channel, Cheers 👍🏼☺️
Where did you find a manual transmission?
@@Junkyard_Tony I fell into one locally, this was like 3 years ago
It me a year to find a good body clean title manual tsx 😂😂
Thanks alot for uploading this, there is zero videos on how to auto> manual swap a tsx/accord on RUclips, nor is there any information on google about it, this is the 1st video I've ever seen. Can't wait for the next video.
I'm going to manual swap my CL8 awd accord once the rest of the videos are released, it will be the 1st ever in the world.
Hell yeah! That sounds awesome. Thanks for watching.
Waiting on my transmission then I'll be doing this to mine. Thank you guys so much for the archive of resources you've built for these things.
Let me know how things go. I’ll be attempting this soon as well
Brian you should use urethane auto body seam sealer to seal up that plate. Also use a grinding stone on a trill or dremel to debur and take the sharp edge off that hole for the wiring. Thank you for the good video.
Just finished wrapping up my manual swap on a 2005 tl. Its cool to see that the procedure is pretty much the same. Had to fabricate brackets for the clutch pedal and reposition wiring.
Nice work!
Could you give me a couple pointers. I have a full MT dash, MT ECU and MT harness. Would that make routing wires the same or at least similar to a factory MT TSX? Also, I need help with choosing how to mount the clutch. Should I fab a bracket, or spot weld it in?
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Thank you!!
TSX is such a good looking car !!! The TL is nice but I like the TSX better…I remember one of my buddy owned a manual 6 speed it was so smooth ..back in 2006 such good content
This will be a high demanded RUclips video. For sure. And this is done by none other than VTEC academy so this will help many and it'll be done with remarkable precision.
We need a pt2 asap
I’ve been waiting for someone to do this swap for the longest!!! Thank you
Only cause I own an 07 A/T and the trans gave out but I’ve always wondered how to assemble the third pedal
I’m currently doing do this to my TSX awesome info
We were all waiting for this episode!
Ohhhh the joy of an automatic to manual swap!
They are such great cars. Had mine (manual) for nearly 20 years.
I read on forums that TSX auto difference are too great to go manual. I was like ... uh oh! Love how VA just barrels through the bs and knocks it out. I bet that pedal feels better than stock manual with all those armor plates.
Right?!
Waiting on the tl manual swap so I can so mine
Been wanting to do this to mines cant wait for the info
Finally !!! I’m the first to buy the plates mark my words ! lol
I definitely want a set of those clutch brackets for the firewall. Getting close to swap time i have almost all the parts.
Another awesome videos Brian. Keep up the GREAT work.
i love this series as a cl9 enthusiast
Sweet!! When can I bring my 04 by the shop for a manual and a J35 swap? I’ll bring the beer and a pile of money.
So glad someone finally made a video i was getting ready to do this to mine and now i know i dont want to lmao
Hell yeah own a CU2 and would love to do this
Yes thank you
Please sell the brackets asap
I have a whole identical manual doner car after watching this I'm discouraged 😂
The joy of clutch work on a 7th gen Accord is no better than this. I threw out my back and have a scar on my middle finger from having to swap out blown primary and secondary pressure cylinders. Parts are so tucked away I had to do most of the job by feel alone. The real chef's kiss of suffering after I tried buttoning everything up was realizing the clutch pedal mounting bracket was shattered so the pedal was flopping around so I still ended up sending the car in for the bracket to be welded up so I'd have a functioning pedal. Manuals were certainly an afterthought for this generation with how hard Honda tried to tuck away all the parts into the tiniest corners. I'm not shocked with the fab work just to clear the wires for the pedal mount. I really hope this job will be easier on a 2017 Accord. Really want a 4 door model with a V6 & MT but since those 3 options never existed simultaneously I may have to resort to doing this if I really want those 2 extra doors
Man a 4-door 6-6 9th gen accord sounds sweet
Sheesh, that’s such a pain! Hopefully the end product was worth it for you.
@@latuba2478 yeah I have no idea why they limited themselves so much for so long. It's a missed opportunity and it just isn't the same with the new turbo 4's they have on offer. Plus the older models have aged better imo, the new ones look slumpy and couple that with the oil dilution issues the 1.5's sometimes have I might just pretend these new ones don't exist
@@VTECAcademy it was worth it. Insurance covered the tow so it was only about $20 in labor since it only needed a few tacks to make it secure. It certainly did make me want to try out welding myself some day but I'll need more space and disposable income to make the investment
Wow that’s a lot of work. You’re right though prices for these cars are real low.
I've owned a manual tsx ,also a good technician. That dash is way easier than any bmw
Interesting modification, you guys have gone to a lot of trouble to do this conversion. I was surprised it wasn’t exactly plug and play a part from the adding the clutch pedal assembly.
I’ve been waiting for this video 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Wiring is up next!
The 5AT is fun lol i love my auto TSX
Love to see a CRV manual swap
Appreciate ya !!
I'm waiting on the next episode over here I'm currently doing a swap on my 09 accord and I'm stuck at my wiring. And I need to crank this bad boy so bad 😢 please release the next video so I can follow suit
So far the biggest issues apply to the TL/accord also. Clutch braket and engine fusebox to under hood harness is the same.
Just did the same thing to my RD1 CRV. a lot easier haha. I love the videos!
would be amazing if you made a complete kit for this and sold it
Ive completed two UA6 TL auto to manual transmission conversions myself. In regards to the hardware aspects, you'll have to fabricate similar brackets like the TSX, or drill the spot welds out from the manual chassis and use the oem brackets.
I’m pretty sure the parts we make for the TSX will also work on the TL.
@VTECAcademy I'm not a betting man, but I would say yes to that notion. It's more complicated than converting 80s and 90s Civics and Accords but not impossible. Thanks to you and the team for making it easier for the masses.
Is part 2 coming was it possible???? I have all my manual swap parts waiting but now I know I need fabricated pieces
I’d be curious to see what transmission setup you guys will be doing. I wouldn’t want to use the magnesium housing since I hear about it being weak. Apparently you can use an 03-07 accord 5-spd housing and put 6-spd gears in it, but I don’t know specifics. I definitely want to manual swap my car so I anxiously await the next episode!
Part 2?! Any plan on selling those brackets ?
Did you have fun taking that dash out?
It was more fun putting it back. 🤦🏻♂️
k20c1 into a tsx is a great swap to try, power and torque would have it moving
Awesome video
Nice! Where and when the prototype parts will be for sale?
Hey Brian any chance you might be selling the auto shifter cable thank you.
Could you guys briefly go over the steps to ready the AT engine for an MT swap. Also, I’d be very keen to buy the clutch pedal bracket!!
And the clutch cables needed. I’m planning to source just a gearbox and all the other parts I’d need
Parrrrrt two coming soon.
Guys I need one of the clutch mounting brackets. I’m willing to buy.
Please cover element full j swap
this better than the new Acura Integra 2024
here I am looking for a CL9 TSX for a project car...Seeing autos are much more readily available. "Ill just manual swap it, let me watch a video on how it goes..." Yea nevermind. lol
Feeling this right now lmao
Fixed!
I'd love to manual swap my 05 accord
"Just turn the firewall into Swiss cheese" 😂
You guys should do a k swap on a first gen fit!
I actually did one of those back in 2007. I am looking for a first generation fit right now to do it for the RUclips channel.
Saludos desde spain yo tengo un honda jazz y me encantaría hacer un swap K20 pero por aqui es muy difícil saludos
Are those plates available
part 2?
What you guys got going on for that white 4 door integra on the lift???...
A K of course.
I need a kit. To swap it to manual.
Can you use a k24z7 transmission?
Can you guys do an rsx auto to manual next
We did that years ago. We probably should have documented it.
do a manual swap on j35z3 in a 8th gen Accord sedan eh?
Will you guys sell this bracket in the future?
Email orders@hasport.com about it.
Did you guys already make that manual kb1/kb2?
I want to manual swap my 04 Honda awd element. 😅
if my tsx is already a 6 speed k24a2 can i drop in an si trans or rsx type s trans no modifications??
Update on this
Kit being put together?
Where’s part 2
My question is how much will you charge to do it to mine 😅
😂 one million dollars.
@vtecAcademy are harness swaps hard to do
and what if i have the donor car
It probably depends on the year. There seems to be a change in the electronics at the mid model update.
Can you do a 2.4 TLX manual swap?
What year TLX?
@@VTECAcademy 2017
Automatics dont suck honda did well on these auto trannies they made for the tsx/rsx/crv/civics i would prefer them over any ugly cvt transmissions, yeah manual is fun but the torque converters never get old
Can you guys do my Tsx? I'm willing to pay to have it done
Sorry, we don’t work on cars. Just VTEC Academy projects.
For this swap..
Can we use an 06-11 Civic Si transmission?
Once I have the Mount kit finished, you will be able to.
@@VTECAcademy looking forward on information about the shifter and cables for this specific swap. Thanks 👍
what book were you referencing to?
TSX shop manual
Let’s gooooo
Car at 2:58 on the lift?? Acura vigor or Early gen Acura Legend???
Looks like a integra
That is a 93 Acura Integra four-door.
@@VTECAcademy any videos on that coming up???
oh boy gonna get schooled again how do i keep doing this to myself
My cousin did the swap and he didn’t have to take the dashboard out
Sweet! How’d he do it? Video?
That would’ve made it much more difficult to brace the top of the pedal. And also to show you guys how we did it.
Honda Accord 😁
Welp.... Good luck to those trying this 😬
The reason that auto to manual swap CL9 conversion is in such high demand is because there were so few manual transmission cars sold. It gets crazier with Championship White. '07 My White on black interior 6 spd has only 76 twin brothers and sisters. That's right only 76 cars were sold 6 spd white/black in 07. My VIN ends in 00026.
If your car was champ white it’d be 1 of 1.
@@latuba2478 It's the rarest trim combination for a car that wasn't selling very well after 2005, selling so poorly that Acura withheld the sales figures in NA, I've used ChatGPT to scour Japanese technical journals to find the 76 cars sent to NA. I've used the paint codes to buy tricoat base clear. Championship White is what it says on the label. BTW A-spec Not 1 of 1, but there are only a few like it. That is for sure, go ahead look for one for sale. I did the research 10 years ago before I bought it, and there were only 2 white on black for sale in all of Canada. 1 auto 1 6 spd. I bought the 6 spd.
How do you know that ?
@@paulfernandez6767 Because I know how to do research. The sales figures for NA were kept secret by Acura due to low sales. But you can find out how many cars left Japan destined for NA. It took me 3 hours with ChatGPT translating Japanese but the Sayama, Saitama plant keeps a list of what they produced and where it went. It's a very long list.
That’s actually really fascinating. I would love to have a white with black interior car.
This video is all the motivation you need to not do this..
It actually wasn’t too bad if you watched it. Your changing the car completely so it’s worth imo.
Shame on you Honda/Acura... Was it too hard to just make the firewall interchangeable for auto or manual? You defeated the whole purpose of what a "parts bin" car should be😕
Ahahahaha!!
Yeah just keep it auto if dash has to come out
Ewww! 😂