Originally Posted by ITFD
$5000-$6000 seems pretty steep for a motor change. For that kind of dough why not just buy a Mustang GT and use the Honda as a winter beater.You would get 10 times more power per doller going that route
If your Civic is in good condition and you haven't really spent money on any non-transferrable modifications, I'd suggest selling it and pick up a Civic with a manual transmission. Otherwise, it's not that big of a deal to convert the tranny... Expect to pay $2000 for the motor, $500 in misc items, such as axles, pedals, clutch MC, mounts, etc... and about $500 for labor. I paid around $3000 for my motor, tranny, tranny conversion, misc parts, and installation.
I'd assume if you can't do the work yourself, you'd end up paying, I'd say about an extra $500~ or so for the tranny conversion...