Bigceap

I have 1987 Honda CRX SI stick shift but I blew my stock engine. Now Im tryin to get a engine swap that costs no more than 1200 including the engine and the labor. Where the hell can I go in Southern Cali to get something like that?

E-AT_me

no where. best bet is to find an 86-87 integra on craigslist and do the swap yourself. you'll need most of the parts from one anyways for any swap you do..

Bigceap

haha I have no idea how to do an engine swap and have no idea where to start

SergEK

Which is why you will pay someone who does about $500 in labor to do it for you. Plus parts, plus tax.

Or

Buy a running car

E-AT_me

bah. it's all just nuts and bolts..

1grex

Yeh you'd be lookin at a shadetree job; I mean if you have the Honda tool kit (10, 12, 14, & 17mm wrenches, sockets & a few extensions) and a Harbor Freight hoist you can do it with a knowledgeable, patient friend. The hardest part is not cracking your fenders hehe..
Finding a running salvage engine is hit/miss, and having a machine shop go thru yours, hmm SoCal prices are jacked I hear, I can have an engine gone thru here for about 1200 worst case, but thats with me doing the assembly

label your sh$t on the way out

mattliston

dude I told you on superhonda

86-89 integra with everything, then just swap everything over. if you get your ecu and wiring form one car, match the years 86-87 love each other and 88-89 love each other

redpepperracing like you posted


should cost no more then 500 bucks, considering the motor is already 20 years old. anyone who charges more is being a greedy *******

peace
-matt

Bigceap

dude I posted this on more then 1 site

mattliston

my bad

jsvteck

u forgot the 32mm so u can take off the axle lol

Bigceap

its coo and thanks for the info

86lxi-t

save ur pennies and just by the b16 swap of HMO for 400 more

mattliston

I wish people would quit recommending B16s for swaps. the B18s are faster

86lxi-t

on what grounds can you make a statement like that? and i was merly stating that for the amount of money this dude wanted to spend a b16 is his best choice for the money he wanted to spend.

E-AT_me

b16a is rediculously expensive for these cars. i wish people who know nothing for the swaps in these cars would quit recommending them..

86lxi-t

so let me get this straight, your saying the b18s are faster and a beter deal then the b16s? And yet your rocking one in ur 86? (shakes head) I guess after a guy does his first b16 swap he becomes a pro and obtains all knowledge on what is best and isnt best. Take a nap fool.

2ndGenGuy

^^^ E-AT_me knows his **** about the 3g Civics, and has been around a while. Might be careful who you smack talk.

Onimuno

D16A1? SOHC ZC or DOHC ZC? integra ftw.

E-AT_me

wow. way to do your research. firstly, i NEVER SAID a b18 was faster.. where the heck do you see me posting that? damn man, read!! there's a reason why i know what it takes to drop a b series into an 84-87; i'm doing one and know pretty much every one that has.. what experience do you have? please.. school me. school me on a process that i obviously know nothing about.. take a nap fool? really? someone with 6 posts is schooling me? i've been here for 8 years..

and by the way, i've done more than one swap... no need to be an internet bad ***...

thanks 2ndgenguy for support..

NW Classic Honda

And you know nothing of engine swapping gen III Civics but you recomend a B16 swap for the guy? Do some more reserch before you post like you know everything. Also keep the trash talking out of the classic "Honda fourms", thanks and have a nice day...

My vouch is a 1.6l dohc ZC swap, keep it simple...

86lxi-t

dude i wanna go ahead and say im sorry if you read above there was another dude that made the b18 comment i got **** messed up my bad.

86lxi-t

ive been around for a few years i just got a new name, but i really dont know **** about classic hondas which is why im in here. no disrespect towards you. i must of had my glasses on backwards that day.

E-AT_me

it's ok..

2ndGenGuy

aww!

Joseph Davis

Not to pile on top of you after the now-resolved misunderstanding, but I really can't recommend a B16 swap for any application. They are a junk motor that makes no power, less than no torque, and is the first Honda engine to split a sleeve when breathed on. You can take the head (without cams or cruddy ill-flowing intake manifold) and transmission and make some use of them, but everything else should be thrown away.

With how light the cars are, and the limited engine bay room, ZC/D16A1/ or '88-95 D16 swap are the only way I'd go with them. I've had a D16A1 powered one, working on the D16 one now.