pl3/9000 zc transmission???
 

I have a 91 civic si, I think it's from Canada. I didnt even know till now it had a pl3/9000 transmission in it there it has no intermediat shaft. I put a clutch in it and also some cheep axils from abc autoparts like a year ago everything fit but i had to return the long axil once for a different size. How come i dont have an intermediat shaft? How can i tell if this is a hybrid transmission with zc and si gears?

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cdn EF si cars were nothing more than a D16A6 with a typical SI trans, unless someone swapped in a ZC trans.

If its an A6, it wont have the mount holes on the A6 block to mount the jack shaft.

someone may want to confirm this. im going strictly by memory.

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CDN d16a6 Civic/Crx Si did NOT have an i-shaft. There are few difference mechanically to the USDM versions.

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dose that include the engine my block only says zc on it it dose not read d16a6 my ef was manufactured in canada.id assume it is the same car though

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so is a pl3/9000 stock for canadian si or do they come with pl3/3000 trannsmissions too?
im wondering if mine was swaped in.

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Canadian SI and US SI are the same.Only difference is we never had door mounted seat belts,CDN cars after 90 or 91 had DRL's and speedo is in KMH not MPH.You probably have a SOHC ZC a common swap to replace a beat D16A6 as they are identical other than camshafts.

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ALL 90-91 Ciivic HB's in North America came from Canada.

PL3/3000
/B000
/6000
/9000


all 40mm diff cases.

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I have the Canadian si with seatbelts in doors. does the pl3/9000 in there have the same final drive and gears as a regular zc transmission? How can i tell?

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Was your car made in Canada or is it a Canadian model?

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DOHC ZC trannys are easy to tell, normal SOHC axles don't fit.

If normal SOHC axles fit, and it is a B000/3000/6000/9000 casting, you have a CRX Si tranny

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Mista Bone- I have a question for you.I was under the assumption that the tranny code for 88-91 D16 SI was PL3 3000 and DX etc was PL A000.I just did a swap on a 88 CRX SI and i had his tranny left over so i decided to sell it.Now the buyer says Im trying to scam him and that its a DX tranny I sent him as the code is PL3 A000.I took the tranny out of this bone stock 88 CRX SI with about 100,000miles and Im about 99% sure this is the tranny that came from the factory in it as nothing has been changed or worked on that is detectible. ???

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well, only 88 Si tranny I came across looked like this.......

http://bonespec.com/Honda/D%20Series...s/PL3-XXXX.jpg

Did the buyer install the tranny? If so what rpms in 5th gear @ 50 and 70 mph?????

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No it has not been installed.I dont know what to tell him but the car it came from I put a ZC and 91 SI tranny as i had a flywheel clutch combo for that year of tranny.The owner has noticed no difference in cruise rpm so I am really confused.I have the tranny back here in my garage and I think I will open it and investigate.I have a pile of L3 trannys with blown diffs so worst case I will swap the diff over.It sucks though because I look like a scammer or I was trying to deceive someone and I dont know what to say as it is a 88 so who knows with that year wtf is going on.Thanks though you always answer my tranny questions.

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pretty sure it's a canadian model because of the seatbelt. But i have to check the serial number on my pm6 that came with it and see if i have and electric load detctor.