Labour cost me $1200 with me doing the wiring (ECU conversion, reverse light jumpers) and hunting for parts over a few months and not being picky cost me $736 + a new clutch slave. Here's the breakdown I made:
Flywheel + Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) = $85
Transmission = $175
(4g) Shift linkage + 5spd Intermediate shaft + Clutch Pedal Assembly + Brake Pedal Assembly + Shifter Assembly = $165
Trans mount+ Bracket-side = $25
Clutch Kit = $50
5spd Starter = $50
Clutch Slave Cylinder = $25
Flywheel bolts = $25
Total = $500
Throw out bearing = $26
(5g) Shifter Assembly + Cables + Boot + Clutch Pedal + Clutch Master + Clutch Line + Cluster = $150
Password JDM shift knob = $60
Total : $736
Other:
Reverse Switch (on tranny)
Spares:
4g Prelude Shifter Cables (above)
4g Prelude Shifter Assembly (above)
4g Prelude Clutch Pedal (above)
5g Prelude shifter cables = $50
5g Prelude half-shaft = $75
As a side note DEFINITELY use a 4g shifter and cables, they're stronger (5g are prone to stretching) and short shifters are easier to find. As another side note be sure to grab the brake pedal switch off your old pedal set if you swap the whole thing out as well. Just hold onto all the old parts until you're sure you have everything working.
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Originally Posted by Gregboat
Do you find the accord gears are really long? A couple guys on Prelude Power said they used it for the swap and regretted not choosing a tighter gear ratio'd tranny.
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They're a bit longer, if it was strictly a city car I might go for shorter gears, but cruising on the highway it's awesome. My Celicas have short gears and it sucks on the highway, if I want to be easy on fuel/the engine in my GTS I have to hang at 80-90, in the Prelude I don't even need 5th til I'm above 110, it's an absolute dream for road trips. If anything I'd rather take the money I saved on the trans and use it to get a few more HP to cancel it out and still have the taller gears.
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Originally Posted by Gregboat
Also, has anybody had any experience with rebuilding their automatic tranny? If so, how much did it cost, who did you go to, and how long did it last the second time?
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General consensus was $3-4k for a rebuild that would last 60-80k the first time, and less every time after. If we had rebuilt the auto it'd already be getting close to needing a second rebuild so I'm glad we did the swap.