I've been debating a lot over the issue of me dropping a 5 speed tranny in my car or not. I would love to have a 5 speed cl but I'm not sure if I should do that. Why spend all that money to switch it and then have to sell it later down the road at a cheaper price, because it's a manual. Does anyone know of any good performance racing torque converters for hondas/ acuras? I would settle for a racing torque converter that way I still can sell the car for a higher value when the time comes for me to sell it.

 

why get a manual? you cant eat and drive at the same time...

 

or how bout road head?

 

There’s nothing like the feeling of driving a stick! If you’re good at it you can still eat and drive even with a manual. I’ve done it before.

But regardless, I want to keep my auto tranny so that the value of my car stays up, but I also want it to be faster shifting with better power output to the wheels. I’m guessing that the cheapest way to do this would be to get a performance torque converter, seeing as that is the “clutch” of an auto tranny. Does anyone know of any good reputable manufactures of performance torque converters for Hondas and Acuras?

 

I know when i was looking into it I asked the mechanic, he said it would cost a good amount like 500 +. Since he had an idea for a price i would say they exist.

 

I paid more for my manual. Wasnt gonna buy a car without it and it was tough to find on the already rare cl.

 

Well I got the car as a gift. So at the time I wasn’t too concerned about the tranny. However, after doing a few mods I realized I need a more powerful tranny. A manual would be ideal, but in actuality it will bring the car down in value by almost a grand. Why spend 1500 so that when I sell it I have to ask 1k less than it’s worth with an auto. I know manuals are nice, but they are cheaper by KBB value. I guess the only thing to do would be to drive over to the dealer and talk to “the man” (Tim, the guy who works on my car… lol.) I haven’t found any performance torque converters online. I really don’t know what to look for, I don't want to buy crap . This sucks, wish I had a stick…

 

Yea, Im planning on running mine into the ground though so whatever I do to it is for me, Im going to be putting too much into it to sell it.

 

you shouldn't be eating in your car anyways, not only is it dangerous, but you might get crumbs on your interior, which would be tragic. Plus, nothing beats the feeling of a stick..revving up the engine, dropping the clutch...wonderful

 

I heard there is such a thing as an automatic shifter. No I am not tryin to be smart and mean an automatic transmission. Friend while back said there was a device like a computer that will shift normally for you unless u disengage it and you can shift a manual normally. I dunno if he was full of sh*t or at one time this did exist and now phased out. I can't see it very expensive because automatics cost usually 1000+ so with this u get both. Anybody knows if this is a myth etc? thanks!