dirtyapes

i got the dumbest question possible now i know a little about cars but i hear all over the boards about how people just swaped their own engine in them selfs. jus some quiclk questions first how hard is it to swap a b18c5(JDM one) into an ek. also where do u guys learn how to do this stuff

Teggsr2120

Do research on the web and get a helms manual. You can do it yourself if you have a cherry picker (engine crane) or you can rent them or borrow one from a friend. You would have to buy new motor mounts also. It is a lot of work but by doing it yourself you would save a lot of money.

dirtyapes

now just hooking stuff up i mean is it a brreeze or am i gonna be sweating my ***** off tring to figure out what goes where

Mar_DC2

if you don't have an extensive tool collection you'll be fawked. it's a lot of work.

also if you dont already have VTEC, the wiring sucks.

miahmouse

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and you can use the money you save (around $1k) to buy the tools you need to do the swap, and a digital camera so everyone knows what you're talking about when you have problems.

look into the hybrid forum, any problem you have can be quickly answered. Get a helms for both cars. Get some decent quality tools, they earn their keep in the long run.

dirtyapes

does any of the EK civics come with vtech and can u guys list the tools i need too swap te engine in myself. also im taking autotech 3(thats as far as it goes at my school) and my autoshop teacher is pretty well intelligent but it dosent look like the type of person that is into imprts hes striccly a muscle head do u guys just advicse me just to do it myself or see if he knows thanks.

Mar_DC2

i did a swap in autotech 3 back in highschool, my teacher was a musclehead too but everything i didnt know my teacher knew, except for the wiring. they should also have all the tools you need there.

if you have an HX or EX then your car has VTEC, anything other than that you'll have to find someone to do the wiring for you.

1hotcivicSi

VTEC*********** vtech is a phone