you must have missed my post above.
http://importatlanta.com/forums/show...7&postcount=16
You have to have the adapter plates and clutch conversion parts etc. Yes they spin the same direction, they would have to for it to work.
I agree the swap is kinda retarded unless you just want a bone stock engine that makes 240hp in your civic instead of spending the same money on a built engine that will make the same power.