The Legend Coupe, didn't it at one time during it's lifetime have a 6 speed manual tranny with a 200 hp v6?? Now call me crazy, but I know they exist, not too sure of the hp, but I wonder if that tranny would fit our cars?? I know those cars are fast as hell... hey, even if the tranny does not fit, what about a complete swap, Legend motor and tranny in a 3.0?? Anyone have any ideas/thoughs/info on this?

------------------
1997 ACURA 3.0 CL PREMIUM

Apex-i cat-back Exhaust, AEM Intake, Clear Bumper Lenses, 18" ADR Cyrax rims, Ground Control Coilovers, Wings West Chin Spoiler, Acura Rear spoiler, Piaa Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Boston Acoustics tweets, mids and subs.

 

I think the manual swap would work and actually believe someone did it to their accord. I dont remember where I saw this but I will try and find it again...of course it is not going to offer the same ratios as the new CL-S manual that is coming up so...

Maybe cheaper though.

------------------
Tw1112

 

This won't be easy, the Legend motor is mounted 90 degrees from that of a CL.

 

Definitely a lot of money and effort will be oured into a job like this..Maybe 6000?? Just a rough est.

------------------
Tw1112

 

how about an NSX tranny?? i've never seen the engine in one so i dont know how its configured... but it is rear engine, rear drive... so I imagine that the tranny should be the same, unless the engine has its crankshaft front to back instead of side to side.

------------------
1997 ACURA 3.0 CL PREMIUM

Apex-i cat-back Exhaust, AEM Intake, Clear Bumper Lenses, 18" ADR Cyrax rims, Ground Control Coilovers, Wings West Chin Spoiler, Acura Rear spoiler, Piaa Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Boston Acoustics tweets, mids and subs.

 

I posted a link to a thread at superhonda.org, but apparently you have to be registered and logged in to view it.

Of course, I recommend that everyone frequent that board since our CL's share a lot in common with Accords.

Here's the link:

http://superhonda.org/board/showthre...threadid=11660



------------------
1997 Acura CL 3.0 Premium - 30k
1993 Honda Accord LX - 114k
1992 Volvo 240 - 175k

 

Hey that was MY idea!!!!!



------------------
97 CL 3.0 w/ gold package
18 Focal R3, Eibach prokit
Pioneer Head unit w/ EQ
2 10" Solobaric L7

 

so does the legend tranny fit???? or is it easier to do the cl-s 6spd???

 

Doesn't the NSX tranny rotate the opposite direction of our 3.0's tranny?

 

so the nsx tranny could possibly fit??? or is the legend tranny an easier swap??? is the legend swap possible?

 

It’s easier to go with the j32a3 or the j30a4 6speed than a C series 6speed ... The C series tranny will not just bolt up to a J series engine (we’ve talked about this before) ... plus good luck finding a NSX or a legend 6speed tranny

 

ok perfecto all i wanted wuz a yes or no answer. is the swap possible with the legend tranny yes or no???? could the engine and tranny fit in the cl 3.0?

 

won't work, it's been tried before. It can work, but will cost a shit load more then other options out there.

 

why not just use the tranny made for the j30 motor...it will bolt up to the motor, theres just some cutting and welding that needs to be done to get it to fit.

 

why not just buy a cl-s 6 speed ?

 

Than the answer is yes ... Anything is possible with money

 

i bet an nsx tranny costs a shit load, so you can drop that thought.

Why would you spend alot of money to drop in like a 94 legend motor with 100,xxx miles and no parts for it?

H22!

 

we're talking about trannys not motors and if one more person says H22 to a 3.0 question/problem i'm going to go nuts

 

the legend came in a 6 speed 230 HP in 1993 1994 1995 and the engine was mounted 90 degrees opposite ours and the NSX. it is possible to swap the engine and the tranny but then youll lose VTEC for 30 Hp and a manual tranny for about 10,000 dollars.......you do the math, and then figure out you could swap a 6 speed from a CL-S like hoffhines for much less.

 

perfecto-i said h22 to the guy who was talking about swaping the whole legend motor and tranny. Sorry, i did forget your engine bay is alot diff and that it doesn't work out.

But, an NSX tranny would cost about as much as some of your CL's are worth, thats why i couldn't even believe it was brought up.

 

so the cl-typeS tranny would be an easier swap then the legend tranny???thats what i thought i was just makin sure!

 

it would be even nicer if someone could find a 6speed off a j30a4 ... anyone got the hook up?

 

Wow, i love some of these responses. If i was going to do a manual swap, it would be an H22 and tranny. WHY NOT? A. 200 HP out of a 4 cyl, faster than the 3.0's, B. You CAN find those swaps and there are parts for them C. It is not as complicated as an NSX swap, and for that matter the Legend is 90 deg. mounted w/ no VTEC. Can anyone come up with a reason to go with another setup with more +'s than the H22?

 

no ding we can't! you should set us up as the financial center for our H22a swaps! do you offer prime rate?

 

the engine mounts on the 3.0 are different so unless the engine mounts are changed thats out of the question!

 

have you checked?

 

dont have to check ... it's a well known fact

 

h22a engine mount are different from our 3.0's mounts for sure, ask dustbuster4

 

this is exactly why i wanna build up my 3.0L V6 instead of doing that swap! maybe later on i'll try to do a 6spd type-s tranny swap!

 

same mounts, different locations...it shouldnt be hard to get a reputable shop to custom fabricate the mounts to get it to fit.

 

i agree bryanz3.0cl! my dad owns a shop and he said it would be to complicated to do the h22 swap from our cars! he also said that why would i wanna switch from a 6 to a 4! lol he's still in the big block chevy period !