2000 Si With A D16y8
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Shes on track to be the female EF_Case......All talk.Jezek said:
WTF.... this thread is huge...i just read somthing about how you have a b18c5 now in your garage..?
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i demand pics now...
can we switch dads for a lil bit???emilyfersure said:
oh and btw, to post pics, go to www.photobucket.com, sign up, and its pretty much self-explanatory from there. its very easy to follow. use the
and im still stuck with my stock y8. i wish i could find a f'n job here at college. hell id honestly be set with just aem sri, dc 4-2-1, and rs*r exmag (need cat) performance wise.
although id like skunk2 stage1 cams, cam gears, new valvetrain, new clutch and flywheel, pistons, shocks, springs, struts, sways, rims, mugen lip, type r grill, jdm oem style fogs, and diy ctr headlights (too stupid and lazy and pussy to do it on my own)
although id like skunk2 stage1 cams, cam gears, new valvetrain, new clutch and flywheel, pistons, shocks, springs, struts, sways, rims, mugen lip, type r grill, jdm oem style fogs, and diy ctr headlights (too stupid and lazy and pussy to do it on my own)
job here at school as follows:
Basic Duties: Move equipment, books, furntiture.
Job Requirements: Ability to lift 30 lbs and to carry manual labor. Hand trucks and lifts will be provided as well as supervision.
...pays $9/HR
stupid b***h hasn't returned my e-mail for a week so im goin down there first thing monday. just 15 hours a week for that job until im out may would give me ~1200 (with taxes if there even are any). and if i could work that job w/o my parents knowing............
Basic Duties: Move equipment, books, furntiture.
Job Requirements: Ability to lift 30 lbs and to carry manual labor. Hand trucks and lifts will be provided as well as supervision.
...pays $9/HR
stupid b***h hasn't returned my e-mail for a week so im goin down there first thing monday. just 15 hours a week for that job until im out may would give me ~1200 (with taxes if there even are any). and if i could work that job w/o my parents knowing............
Hey, as I'm sure a lot of you expected, this thread is getting linked around to other Honda boards, and I just registered after reading it to throw my $.02 in.
I think you guys shouldn't be so quick to discard what the one guy was saying about the possibility that the car isn't really an Si. The Carfax and VIN number mean nothing in the case of a VIN swap, nor does the idea that it would be a waste of money to do it! Lemme give you a scenario where it would make sense to some scumbag to do this, and how he'd accomplish it:
Say the guy drives an Si and wrecks it due to stupidity and isn't covered for collision. In order to recoup his money in a shady way, he could buy a cheap or salvaged EX coupe (or steal one) and swap in his interior and whatever body panels weren't damaged. After that, he can simply have the rest of the car painted (probably by a friend or himself) and swap the VIN over. The carfax would show a clean title on for that VIN because he never reported the accident. He can then keep the B16 for his next car or sell it separately, and sell the "Si" for $9k...only slightly less than what his car would have been worth in perfect condition.
I don't necessarily think this is the case, but I can't imagine not checking the other locations where the VIN is etched. My guess is the guy just blew his motor and picked up a $500 D16 to sell the thing to unsuspecting buyer. If so, he's taking a major hit on this car after giving back the $3k! Guy sells the thing to avoid buying a $2k swap, and ends up with $4k under book value. I'll bet he learned his lesson on that.
Random question for the original poster- where are you getting a B18C5 with that $3250? That's nuts...or is your dad putting extra cash up? If so, why? Since you don't seem TOO concerned with speed, why not grab a B16 for $2xxx and keep the extra money?
I think you guys shouldn't be so quick to discard what the one guy was saying about the possibility that the car isn't really an Si. The Carfax and VIN number mean nothing in the case of a VIN swap, nor does the idea that it would be a waste of money to do it! Lemme give you a scenario where it would make sense to some scumbag to do this, and how he'd accomplish it:
Say the guy drives an Si and wrecks it due to stupidity and isn't covered for collision. In order to recoup his money in a shady way, he could buy a cheap or salvaged EX coupe (or steal one) and swap in his interior and whatever body panels weren't damaged. After that, he can simply have the rest of the car painted (probably by a friend or himself) and swap the VIN over. The carfax would show a clean title on for that VIN because he never reported the accident. He can then keep the B16 for his next car or sell it separately, and sell the "Si" for $9k...only slightly less than what his car would have been worth in perfect condition.
I don't necessarily think this is the case, but I can't imagine not checking the other locations where the VIN is etched. My guess is the guy just blew his motor and picked up a $500 D16 to sell the thing to unsuspecting buyer. If so, he's taking a major hit on this car after giving back the $3k! Guy sells the thing to avoid buying a $2k swap, and ends up with $4k under book value. I'll bet he learned his lesson on that.
Random question for the original poster- where are you getting a B18C5 with that $3250? That's nuts...or is your dad putting extra cash up? If so, why? Since you don't seem TOO concerned with speed, why not grab a B16 for $2xxx and keep the extra money?
Absolutely impossible for the money she has to work with. K swaps are nowhere near as straight forward as bolting in another B. It takes thousands and thousands of dollars to get it done correctly. Just because there are mount kits available doesn't mean it's easy!civicsi03 said:
You do know that there's a VIN STAMPED on the unibody, correct? Do you venture to say that someone got an EX.... filled in the old stamped VIN, added rear disc brakes, added upgraded suspension, repainted the car, swapped in the D16Y8 (I'm imagining that it was entirly stripped initially), and covered the car in assorted appropriate badging plus added all stock information stickers..... just to make it look like a real Si?Regal said:Hey, as I'm sure a lot of you expected, this thread is getting linked around to other Honda boards, and I just registered after reading it to throw my $.02 in.
I think you guys shouldn't be so quick to discard what the one guy was saying about the possibility that the car isn't really an Si. The Carfax and VIN number mean nothing in the case of a VIN swap, nor does the idea that it would be a waste of money to do it! Lemme give you a scenario where it would make sense to some scumbag to do this, and how he'd accomplish it:
Say the guy drives an Si and wrecks it due to stupidity and isn't covered for collision. In order to recoup his money in a shady way, he could buy a cheap or salvaged EX coupe (or steal one) and swap in his interior and whatever body panels weren't damaged. After that, he can simply have the rest of the car painted (probably by a friend or himself) and swap the VIN over. The carfax would show a clean title on for that VIN because he never reported the accident. He can then keep the B16 for his next car or sell it separately, and sell the "Si" for $9k...only slightly less than what his car would have been worth in perfect condition.
I don't necessarily think this is the case, but I can't imagine not checking the other locations where the VIN is etched. My guess is the guy just blew his motor and picked up a $500 D16 to sell the thing to unsuspecting buyer. If so, he's taking a major hit on this car after giving back the $3k! Guy sells the thing to avoid buying a $2k swap, and ends up with $4k under book value. I'll bet he learned his lesson on that.
Random question for the original poster- where are you getting a B18C5 with that $3250? That's nuts...or is your dad putting extra cash up? If so, why? Since you don't seem TOO concerned with speed, why not grab a B16 for $2xxx and keep the extra money?
Absolutely impossible for the money she has to work with. K swaps are nowhere near as straight forward as bolting in another B. It takes thousands and thousands of dollars to get it done correctly. Just because there are mount kits available doesn't mean it's easy!
More likely the previous owner blew the motor and replaced it with a cheaper alternative. The simplest solution is often the correct one.
I've mentioned the info about the K-series swaps several times over, but what do I know... I'm just a person that likes to show off how much she knows and I'm probably just hating anyway.
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You're saying the same thing I'm saying, basically. The point of my post, though, is that switching the parts over would be well worth the hassle for someone in certain situations. Car thieves do stuff like that all the time, it's not beyond reason. I posted because people were shrugging off the idea of checking the other VIN locations, which doesn't make sense to me.Regal said:Say the guy drives an Si and wrecks it due to stupidity and isn't covered for collision. In order to recoup his money in a shady way, he could buy a cheap or salvaged EX coupe (or steal one) and swap in his interior and whatever body panels weren't damaged. After that, he can simply have the rest of the car painted (probably by a friend or himself) and swap the VIN over. The carfax would show a clean title on for that VIN because he never reported the accident. He can then keep the B16 for his next car or sell it separately, and sell the "Si" for $9k...only slightly less than what his car would have been worth in perfect condition.
I don't necessarily think this is the case, but I can't imagine not checking the other locations where the VIN is etched. My guess is the guy just blew his motor and picked up a $500 D16 to sell the thing to unsuspecting buyer. If so, he's taking a major hit on this car after giving back the $3k! Guy sells the thing to avoid buying a $2k swap, and ends up with $4k under book value. I'll bet he learned his lesson on that.
Oh and two random things from scanning the previous page...no Civics are EKs in the US (not even the hatches) and the Si and EX spoilers are not the same. Although I have no idea what that debate was about...some guy citing disc brakes and spoilers in terms of weight distribution? Haha!
It's not a B18C5 if it's a 99, unless your dad has heLLa 37337 JDm h00KUpz y0emilyfersure said:
Ahhh you got robed
oc_civic said:yeah that someone just happened to have laying around to trade
somthing smells funny in this thread
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and she hasnt been back to post pics yet y?
Actually...I know many shady f**ks that have done the same thing...They had an Si that wasnt exactly legit, bought a wrecked Si with the title, and registered the hot Si under the wrecked Si's VIN number. I am no thief by ANY standards...But this s**t isnt hard lolNOFX said:You do know that there's a VIN STAMPED on the unibody, correct? Do you venture to say that someone got an EX.... filled in the old stamped VIN, added rear disc brakes, added upgraded suspension, repainted the car, swapped in the D16Y8 (I'm imagining that it was entirly stripped initially), and covered the car in assorted appropriate badging plus added all stock information stickers..... just to make it look like a real Si?
More likely the previous owner blew the motor and replaced it with a cheaper alternative. The simplest solution is often the correct one.
I've mentioned the info about the K-series swaps several times over, but what do I know... I'm just a person that likes to show off how much she knows and I'm probably just hating anyway.
NOFX said:You do know that there's a VIN STAMPED on the unibody, correct? Do you venture to say that someone got an EX.... filled in the old stamped VIN, added rear disc brakes, added upgraded suspension, repainted the car, swapped in the D16Y8 (I'm imagining that it was entirly stripped initially), and covered the car in assorted appropriate badging plus added all stock information stickers..... just to make it look like a real Si?
More likely the previous owner blew the motor and replaced it with a cheaper alternative. The simplest solution is often the correct one.
I've mentioned the info about the K-series swaps several times over, but what do I know... I'm just a person that likes to show off how much she knows and I'm probably just hating anyway.
already been saidxdr3amx said:
Just because you went online and found the chassis codes, color codes, motor codes doesn't prove anything besides you know how to used the internet to find chassis codes, color codes, motor codes. i think knowing how to work on a car doing a swap, fixing problems, knowing you have problems is more important than knowing information one can find online. Eventhou you need both.NOFX said:
But yea this girl need to give us more information and proof. but who cares at this piont right, if it's all lies or stupidity at the end it's the freakin internet take it for what it's worth a good story made up or not.
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