I want to convert from a Automatic transmission, to manual?

These people are wrong. 5 grand? Maybe if you paid someone to do this WHOLE thing for you including search for the parts and purchase them for you - after they make a profit on selling the manual tranny to you.

His car is an 07. Cheaper to swap.

-First what you'll want to do is find the exact transmission. -The transmission itself might be found on ebay or craigslist. People part cars out all the time. If you buy from craigslist - pick it up from their house so you know who's windshield to throw the transmission through if it doesn't work. Try to grab the clutch and anything else you can (slave cylinder and tubing for it too if possible) Might be able to pick it up for under 500$... You can get it way cheaper if the transmission is in a bunch of other hondas too. (it shouldn't be a rare transmission)

-Get the shifter linkage and possibly a different center console if it's different from the automatic to manual. After that the mounting bracket should be about the same (as the shell of the car probably has the same holes drilled), but instead of your car sliding just 1 cable, it has to slide 2 cables for left and right and up and down for the shifter. The manual hole for the 2nd shifter cable is probably just plugged on your fire wall. Unplug it and attach the sleeve that your wires slides through there. Might could get this from the same guy who sells you the transmission.

-You'll want the ECU from the manual. Otherwise your ECU is still expecting codes from the automatic.

If the pinout is different, google what the new pinout should be. And fix it (minor wiring work) I don't think the entire wiring harness should have to be redone. All it was for my friends was a few extra pins that their ecu plug didn't use - but their cars were toyota swaps. Make sure it's the same ECU your engine uses.

~~~I know for my 4efte, there's an EP82 and an EP91 ECU for 2 different engine types... Both are 4eftes just slight differences between the 2 like connection rod strength and number of blades in the turbo.

-You'll want to cap off your radiator plugs that your automatic uses. For civics I think they're the bottom 2 tubes that stick out of your radiator. You can bend the pipes closed after this. (I use a civic radiator in my toyota :P)

-You could do it for a grand (1,000) EASILY... If you do the work yourself. Probably about 2200 if you pay someone and YOU supply the parts. And that's at honda tuner shops here in Texas.

You should AT LEAST do the actual transmission swap itself... Mount your pedal and bleed your clutch with a friend. Then pay someone to make sure the shifter linkage is set right so every gear is accessed easily and pay them to do your ecu rewiring if it's needed.

I know people who put stronger engines in hondas, rewire the entire car, motor mounts, and have the car up and running better than it's previous state for less than 4,000$ - PAYING someone else to do it all.

Best of luck man.

the conversion from auto to manual is very expensive. You have to replace transmission, buy the whole shifter / linkage assembly, if you engine computer is for auto the check engine light will be on. You would have to change the flywheel and set up the whole clutch system and pedal. On these newer cars, that have mostly electronics, the change over is hard and expensive.

It is feasible, however it can be extra rate potent to shop for a civic with guide transmission. Look on the net for automated to guide switch. You must purchase a guide transmission, probably axles, cylinders for snatch operation, probably new european, and so on. Then you want anybody with the proper equipment and skills to put in all of it. It will rate alot of cash and downtime(for the automobile). Like I mentioned earlier than, until you are a mechanic, or have plenty of coins, you will have to by and large simply purchase a guide automobile.

ITS not that easy, in fact it would be cheaper to sell your car, and buy one with a manual, you have to fit the clutch master and slave cylinder next to the brake powerbooster and master cylinder, and since room for this is critical you would need to remodel the firewall, change to a different brake booster and master cylinder, and brake pedal and a new clutch pedal, then a new transmission and of course wiring harness and new main computer module designed to tie all your systems in with a completely different set up. You could go to a automatic from a manual easier, but still excessively expensive,. good luck, your looking at maybe 10 grand in parts alone if you have to buy a new computer and harness.

To be honest would be cheaper to buy a car with stick shift in it. You have to do major changes,clutch pedal & cylinders diff. shifter & linkage plus trans and possible trans mounts and possible computer reprogram. I'd say all told you're looking at least $5,000.00