Ben good luck with getting the parts........and ray hell yeah..........i'm surprised we haven't built a car from the leftovers in the shop yet!
Pics of B16A3 swap into my '95 4-door
- Thread starter RaYrAy
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nice clean motor swap. man...can't wait to do a swap on mine.
Dayuuum dooode RayRay I still can't get over that avatar of yours............the B16 head fully contrasted and what not! It makes for a great avatar..........I just wanna shake the hand of the 'doode' that took it!
BTW..... 4th page....OWN3D
BTW..... 4th page....OWN3D
RaYrAy...
I have to ask. How hard is it to put in your own engine? I am getting the same engine soon (B16) and I would like a professional to install it for me but my dad says he doesn't trust anyone and wants to do it himself (don't ask why I dont know myself). My uncle knows some stuff about fixing cars too as he fixes crapped up cars himself so he is a good help.
Anyways, how hard is it and how long do you think it will take? A few months? or year? just to install the engine and wire everything up?
I want someone else to do it soley based on the VTEC.
Would a Honda dealer do it?
I have to ask. How hard is it to put in your own engine? I am getting the same engine soon (B16) and I would like a professional to install it for me but my dad says he doesn't trust anyone and wants to do it himself (don't ask why I dont know myself). My uncle knows some stuff about fixing cars too as he fixes crapped up cars himself so he is a good help.
Anyways, how hard is it and how long do you think it will take? A few months? or year? just to install the engine and wire everything up?
I want someone else to do it soley based on the VTEC.
Would a Honda dealer do it?
As long as you have the proper tools and the knowledge, a motor swap isn't really all that complicated.My92Civic said:
My swap was completed within the course of a day by the best shop in the midwest, SPEEDQUEST Performance. The two guys that own the shop, Robert and John, are VERY experienced and skilled mechanics. Although my friend and I helped out with as many things as we could, it was those two guys who did the bulk to the work. Normally motor swaps aren't completed as quickly as mine was. The project is usually spread out through 3 to 5 days, depending. They guys are good friends of mine which was one of the main reasons why my swap was complete so soon.
So i guess if I had to give you advice, i'd say to leave it to the experienced professionals if you want it done right! If trust is an issue, then you'd better find some mechanics that you trust!
lots and lots of brake cleaner!! see the third pic? all that black gunk on the ground? yeah, that was on the motor before the brake cleaner took that s**t right off. After cleaning we also put a light coat of silver spray paint on some of the block.civhatch said:
i didn't say it was ITRLatinEM1 said:
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I loved this thread! Awesome pics man!
thats pretty sic man. id like a swap into my sedan one of these days hehe. hehe it must be fun driving when people dont know what you REALLY have under the hood LOL.