Ok guys ive done more research, and i was really interested in JDMyard's setup of the k24/dc5r gearbox. However, I was told that installing a dc5r gearbox in a cl9 is too much effort and not worth the cost and instead a CL7 (euro r) gearbox will be better.

JDMYard can source one for me for about $2.5k without flywheel/clutch etc. Now my question is since this is only the gearbox, what else do i need to complete the conversion. Can someone provide me a list of items i need.

Will i need to run a CL7 ecu or can i use a CL9 manual ecu? thanks

my budget for this is 4-5k, do you think this is do-able? it does not need to be done straight away nor am i in a rush, just want to collect information so i can start preparing and collecting these items for future build. thanks guys, please provide me your opinions