1 Xcessive designed KA to VG adapter
1 Flywheel spacer w/ new pilot bushing
1 New one piece drive line
1 solid transmission mount
1 Starter
4 – 25mm OD x 33 steel transmission X-member spacers(rubber mount only
6 – 12mm x 45 hardened , fine thread flywheel bolts (black)
6 – 12mm hardened washers, for flywheel bolts
5 - 10mm x 30 Flat head bolts (black)
7 -10mm x 50 plated transmission bolts
1– 10mm x 110 plated transmission bolt
1 – 10mm nut
3 – 10mm x 30 plated bolts (2 starter, 1 bell housing)
2 – 10mm x 16 plated transmission bracket bolts for driver side lower bracket
1– 12 mm dowel4 – 10mm x 50 Fine thread transmission cross member bolts (rubber mount only)
1 – 12mm x 45 Fine thread bolt for lower trans dowel location (black)
1 – 12 mm Fine thread nut
Remove the stock transmission and starter.
Remove the clutch and flywheel. Some flywheels will need to be modified to expose the starter ring teeth from the rear, this may require machining of the flywheel. The new starter engages from the rear and the teeth must be fully exposed.
The factory dust shield and lower brackets stay in place. The passenger side bracket needs the two holes drilled out to ½" (13mm), so the new bolts will pass through. Do NOT drill the driver side bracket holes.
Pre Fit the adapter ring to the block and check that the upper dowel does NOT protruded past the face of the adapter ring, grind as needed. The lower hollow dowel on the driver side needs to be sanded or ground down until only ¼" (6mm) protrudes from the dust shield and a bolt will still pass through. Check the coolant hose fitting on the rear of the block to be sure it clears the adapter ring.
Be sure all road grit has been cleaned of the flange area on the block and dust shield. Bolt on the adapter ring with the supplied bolts. See diagram 1. Thread locker should be used on the adapter bolts.
Install the flywheel spacer and flywheel with the new 12mm bolts. Some crankshafts have an additional pilot sleeve that will interfere with the new spacer. These are typical on crankshafts that came from automatic transmissions. You will need to remove or grind this sleeve to accommodate the flywheel spacer. Use the 6 supplied 12mm washers with the new flywheel bolts. Be sure to check that the bolts do not bottom out, if they bottom out you will need to grind the bolts to allow proper seating. Use thread locker on the flywheel bolts and torque to factory specs. Hold the clutch disc on the flywheel using a clutch pilot tool and check the springs in the hub for clearance to the new flywheel bolts by rotating the clutch 360 degrees while holding it tight to the flywheel. If contact exists, clearance the bolt heads as needed.
The flywheel spacer comes with a new pilot bushing installed. The clutch can now be reinstalled. Follow factory or clutch manufacturer specs for clutch installation.
The starter opening on the VG transmission will need to be clearanced for the new starter. Use the supplied paper template to know how much to remove from the opening. Test fit the starter. Remove the stud from the upper hole for the starter and bolt on the starter using the supplied 10mm x 30 bolts. Pull the starter gear forward to check that it spins freely does not contact the bell housing.
If installing the VG transmission into an S14 with factory ECU, you may need to drill the placement holes for the crank angle sensor found in the stock S14 bell housing. The engine will operate properly without it, but the OBD 2 ECU will throw a code. Install the shifter bracket of your choosing. (If using the Xcessive bracket and linkage, see instructions included with shifter.) Do not install the shifter at this time.
Install the two supplied 12 mm dowels in the bell housing. Loosen the motor mounts to allow the engine to tilt back for easier installation of the transmission. Bolt up the VG transmission using the supplied bell housing bolts. See diagram 1 for bolt locations. Install the new transmission mount with the stock hardware.
Install the shifter. It’s easier to hook up the shifter with the drive line out.
Install the clutch slave cylinder. Due to differences in clutch hardware, some clearance issues may need to be addressed to properly install the slave cylinder. The clutch hydraulic line may need to have the frame bracket extended to allow proper flex in the hydraulic line.
Install the new drive line with factory bolting hardware in the rear, follow factory specs for bolting.
Test fit the starter to check clearance to the floorboards, be sure there is enough clearance for the battery cable. Install the starter with the supplied 10mm x 30 bolts. The starter wires will need to be lengthened. Be sure when routing the starter wires that they have adequate clearance to the chassis as not to ground out. It is recommended to use rubber boots over the starter wires.
If connecting factory sensors, the farthest rear sensor is the speed sensor. This one will require wiring to the factory harness. The front sensor is the back up lamp switch and the middle sensor is the neutral safety switch. These two typically plug into the stock harness.
