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Old 04-28-2005, 04:50 PM
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right now i am currently a DA owner im plannig on moving and going to 92-95 or perhaps newer hatch... i was wondering whats the best swap if i had a budget around 2k and whats the difficutly on doing this....appreciate any inputs open to any options..not to sure on goals just want somethin that is quicker then most other hondas...
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Any obd1 gs-r, ls, or jdm b16 swap should bolt right in the 92-95 hatch body. It pretty much plug and plug with the exception of adding the extra wires for the vtec, vtec oil pressure switch and knock sensor if you going with the b16 and an extra wire for the iab with the gs-r. With a budget of $2000 you can probably get an ls or if you're lucky a b16 swap.
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its very very hard. dont even bother gettin a swap its impossible. on a lighter note lets try something called i dont know SEARCH!
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This should get you started in the right direction: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=642479
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i did my first swap two weeks ago

it wasnt that hard just takes time

took me 4days (12hrs each day) . i did like 98% of the swap myself. took my time and read the c-speed racing diy swap
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damn that was mean...but true. Try searching before you do a redundant post and end up getting a whole buncha flaming, just tryin to help you out. i bet you could find a decent b16 though
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Default Re: how easy is it to swap motor in hatch (komat)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i did my first swap two weeks ago

it wasnt that hard just takes time

took me 4days (12hrs each day) . i did like 98% of the swap myself. took my time and read the c-speed racing diy swap </TD></TR></TABLE>

******* liar! lol you should know then
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1st gen b16 have cable tranny so you will need to get hasport cable conversion or fab up your own. the best way to go for a b16 is to get a obd1 b16 with hydro tranny. those will bolt in with a combo of integra and civic mounts. also depending on which model hatch you get you may have to run wires for vtec and all.
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swap is not that hard if its plug n play. my first gsr swap into a hatch took me n my friend about 4 hrs the first day then next day 2 hrs to finish it up
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not HARD TO SWAP IN a motor, make sure you have air compressor, impact guns, 14mm 10mm 12mm 17mm 19mm and extensions and your good to go, plus you have to plan first and make sure wires are all good and set. took 3 1/2 hours for me to pull and put my b16a motor in, to make it easy, you should just buy my 94 vx with b16 motor s1 tranny with same gearing as the type r, chipped skunk2 program ecu to run it. plus type r intake cam.
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Same here I had my motor in the car in just a few hours, but getting new axles and stuff like that turned it into a 3 day project.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcVTECeg2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its very very hard. dont even bother gettin a swap its impossible. </TD></TR></TABLE>

not really unless youre being sarcastic
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