originalsin

ok well i have a very fresh b18b swap that im going to swap into my eg hatch. i live in buffalo ny, so winter is coming. im trying to decide if i want to swap the motor it now or wait until after winter, either way i will be driving it through winter, and i plan to turbo it next summer if all goes well.

originalsin

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eg6sir-s

if you have the time to do it now you'll have a great reward once winter is over. if you do it later maybe you can save up for more parts for your swap for example bigger throttle body, skunk2 intake manifold, crower cams, lsd for your transmission etc etc etc...

Tad

do it DURING the winter!
if you've got a garage, and are stuck inside,
**** man, it'll give you something to do, and you'll have alot of time so you can get everything done RIGHT!

but I voted for you being ghey..

not that you are. .but if you give me the option thats what i'm votin for!!

jethawk

after... that way you can put more performance parts on alot easier while the engine is out of the car

hangoncaroline

Later.

Don't want to run into any problems with snow on the gound. Plus its probably better to break the motor in when its not so cold out.

originalsin

well yea, but the motor isent built or anything, it has like 85k on it, and the d15 in the car now has 200k on it, and burns oil, plus i was thinking, wouldent it be better to swap the motor in and get everything right before i bolt on all my ****, cuz if something is wrong then, its that much more i gota trace back.

originalsin

plus im not going to go turbo untill i have the money to get tuned porperly, cuz yea, right at the start of spring i could turbo it, but id have no money for tuning, which = bad, most likely, either way i go the motor will go in the car without the turbo on it

hangoncaroline

Then go for it man.
I hope everything works out for you!


I want to swap one day. (when i get enough money)

originalsin

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spock_rocker

trust me youd be alot better off doing a swap in the spring. plus it will give you more time to save money incase something goes wrong or you have to replace parts...etc

james p.

I say during the spring. Not only will the weather be to your advantage of getting everything right, but you can squize a couple thousand more Km out of that ol' d15 before it goes to the junk yard, or whatever you plan to do with it.

originalsin

yea but what if the good old d15 poops out on me in 4ft of snow.....and i have no heated garage to work on it in, i have a garage right now, prolly up untill december

civic_samurai

if you feel that the d15 will go out on you. and you still have good weather, go ahead and do the swap. that way you got the break in time during winter, and a more reliable engine to get you through. not to mention when spring hits you take to money you saved and just go to town on the goodies for the engine. just make sure you have everything you need before you start the swap.

originalsin

ok i have the motor,tranny,drive train ****, shift linkages, ecu, wiring harness. but what else do i need? like should i buy new motor mounts? like what new stuff should i buy, remember the motor only used to be automatic and has 85k

moreno

swap that bitch now while u still have time

3.point.2

if you got a place to be warm while you do it i say go for it now. that way you got plenty of time to make sure its working correctly before you turbo it next summer

Calvinator

I say to do it whenever you have the most time, so you can take your time and get it done right.