
Originally Posted by
bigdare23
The automatic code is more than likely due to using a manual ecu. If the car is still obd0 you need the rare ps9 ecu out of a 90/91 Civic EX automatic (But I wouldnt seek it out if you plan on converting to manual).
The hood should be the same for 88-89 and 90-91. You problem should be fixed by adjusting the latch. If that doesn't work, you may have gotten a sedan hood (if you didnt pull it yourself) and they dont work on hbs/crxs.
Vteckidd basically covered everything you need for the manual swap.