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Honda GW

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Honda GW is a manual gearbox from Honda. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Honda

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Honda Civic 3rd gen (AG/AH/AR)
5-speed
[1]
Applies to: All (5-speed)
1984-19875 speed, reverse bottom rightVerified
Honda CR-X 1st-2nd gen (AF/AS/ED9)
5-speed
[2]
Applies to: All (5-speed)
1984-19875 speed, reverse bottom rightVerified

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (1)
  • VIN example in the manual shows model year E (1984); archive.org item is titled 84-87.

References

  1. Service manual. Honda Civic 1984-87 chassis manual, Chassis and Engine Codes: "Transmission Number (Manual) GW-1000001; Transmission Type GV: 4-speed, GW: 5-speed". [link]
  2. Service manual. Honda Civic 1984-87 chassis manual covers "Coupe CR-X" in the model name list; "Transmission Type GW: 5-speed". [link]
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