# Convert Auto to Manual tranny 1988 honda civic dx

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 30, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/convert-auto-to-manual-tranny-1988-honda-civic-dx/49297 "2008-05-30T22:50:45Z")
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### Author: ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/convert-auto-to-manual-tranny-1988-honda-civic-dx/49297/12 "2008-06-01T05:49:06Z")

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> [@cky89](#):
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> He’s right about the pedals though, they all need to be swapped. The brake pedal is wide in a auto car, it interferes with the clutch pedal.

Well on my 240sx I just used a sawsall to chop the brake pedal while it was still in the car, just had to cover the carpet, then I trimmed the pedal cover and RTVed in place

It worked fine in the s13, this could be tried in the Civic  
And you might as well spend the 30 bucks and get a manual ECU

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