leprechan117

ok, i have to do a single cam swap into my 92 dx sedan, just how quick can it be done with 3 able workers?? full swap, taking out old engine, swapping tranny and reinstalling?? its looking like im only gonna have a few hours that my friends can help, so i need to know if im gonna be doing a lot of the work myself.

dom93hatch

Fastest I heard was 90 minutes

Evs-One

few hours would be good...just don;t break any sensors and have coolant and oil and tranny fluid handy. Swapping in the same engine is a sinch.

-Whitey-

first time..4-8 hours

if youve done it before...you can throw the motor in and have it running in 2-4 hours easily

leprechan117

ive never actually done it before, but ive seen it done. one of the guys works on performance cars for a living, and the other did a swap like 3 weeks ago. i can do all the fliuds and stuff myself, i just mean the real labor, that it would be helpful to have extra people on.

tnbigdawg

4 hours 2 swaps 2 guys

-Whitey-

it is a good idea to have 1 extra person to help out..anymore will just be getting in the way..its pretty common sense and if youve seen it done you can probally do it its just a good idea to take your time and make sure everything is correct and working rather then trying to hurry and messing somthing up..and remember to have a friend with some car knowledge to help out with manuvering the motor into place and helping put mounts in place

EG6-SiR

Speed swapping (in this case, swapping out a single cam) record I know of is 1hour 12minutes - 4 people... Would have been around 52mins, but had a faulty main relay...
Full B18C swap into JDM EG4 (D16), done at New Zealand '4 & Rotary Nationals 2002'.

We ran it at the drag event the next day. So far its run a best of 13.7 on street rubber.








[Modified by EG6-SiR, 5:48 AM 3/1/2003]

BauleyCivic

^ now that is just cool

DCStreetHtch

i remember hearing about... i love it when people bring something new and creative to the show scene... that is straight up hardcore!!!
-Bryan-

niceguy

it can be done faster than the speed of light

XxSOHCDriVerxX

that swap owns

CivicHB_92

jsut take your time...

cr00klyn718

EG6-SiR

We always try to add something different to our crew display each year. Most car shows lack interaction, and are just plain boring with bling bling wheels and excessive body kits etc. think that swap will be hard for us to better this year, unless we can track down some h22a gear for a good price.

bartek_b

Ya@inlinePRO

thats gangsta!

R_yd

my first time= 10 hrs. w/ the help of my 10yr old nephew to hold stuff for me.
second time= 4 hrs. w/ the help of my noob friend

hatchback

that is hella cool!

MaxBoost

4 hours seems to be the norm for taking a motor out and putting another one in...

But I have a record, im not sure if anyone can beat this. 14 minutes 18 seconds to drop a single cam out! Done by a mechanic at braman honda in Miami, Fl with like 5 witnesses and a stop watch...lol

anyone ever hear of faster?

silverEH2

1st time: d15 > d16z6...6 hours
2nd time: d16z6 > b18b...4 hours

DragII

I'd say a good 4-6 hours for an average. pulling plugs, and draining fluids is the most time consuming part.

Run Hatch

5 hrs first time. Don't know about next time.

The Destroyer

Dont rush through it, when you rush you cant think things through and u might **** up something you need. do it right the first time and make sure everything fits right.

brent_G

from the ground to all the mounts bolted in...i did it in 23 mins timed myself...as for the other stuff thats tedious **** that takes another couple hours