the truth about engine swaps
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the truth about engine swaps
what is the truth about engine swaps. How much will i spend in the long run. i'm thinking about putting the h22 in in a 94 civic hb. i heard if you do a engine swap you will always have problems with your car i want to do this swap but i still want it it be a daily driver.
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Re: the truth about engine swaps (TexasBoi)
it took me and my frineds about 5 hrs to swap a B18b in his hatch..but i heard for an H22 you have to cut some stuff to make it fit. so look forward to spending a solid few days on doing this. everyone i know with a swap never has any more problems then someone with out a swap properly mantained that is
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Re: the truth about engine swaps (2DoorBandit)
I think some little japanese kid took my motor around for a solid beating before taking it out of his car and shipping it to the states....I did my best to maintain it and still had a vtec solenoid gasket leak, cam seal problem, and auto ecu that had to be switched out, a disconnected iat wire....
Nothing 5 bucks and a post on HT couldnt fix...Nothing Huge or a ton of money but it still was some stress...then again it was a 14 yr old motor from another country....
Set aside some money for minor problems....there are going to be some no matter what you do, but just be prepared...
Nothing 5 bucks and a post on HT couldnt fix...Nothing Huge or a ton of money but it still was some stress...then again it was a 14 yr old motor from another country....
Set aside some money for minor problems....there are going to be some no matter what you do, but just be prepared...
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Re: the truth about engine swaps (StreetEG)
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The day my swap got here I completely dissasebled the engine and trans, replaced every gasket and seal, and threw in a bunch of goodies. Oh, and the swap paid for itself after I sold all of the stock internals on EBAY.
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The day my swap got here I completely dissasebled the engine and trans, replaced every gasket and seal, and threw in a bunch of goodies. Oh, and the swap paid for itself after I sold all of the stock internals on EBAY.
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Re: the truth about engine swaps (JDM-97CX)
With any swap. You're going to run into problems. Small or big, you'll run into something. Your best tool is knowledge to fix these problems. Just be prepared.
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Re: the truth about engine swaps (JDM-EJ1)
Yep and very prepared..just know that you're gonna be opening tha thood alot more than u would with a stock engine...because of maintnance....Every engine eventually has problems...if it's properly done to perfection than you'll be Fine!
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