what should i do..swap questions.
07-08-2001, 06:00 PM
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what should i do..swap questions.
i have a decent amount of money saved up that i can spend on my sol but i am unsure how i want to spend it. my sol is a 93 si automatic with 77,000 miles. i have a couple differnt options.
1. swap a b16a w/ 5 speed tranny. this would give me an engine with lower miles which is nice but i would have to have to find someone to swap the auto to 5 speed.
2. Get the greddy kit for the sohc vtec engine and swap the tranny to 5 speed. my friend has this kit on his ex and it is alot faster than my other friends car with the b16a swap. Once again i would have to find some to swap the tranny, but i would guess it would still be cheaper to swap the tranny than to swap the engine and the tranny.
3. Get the greddy kit and keep the auto tranny. I would have to run low boost and it would not be as fast as if it were 5 speed but still alot quicker than stock. i know the honda auto trannys are weak but this mechanic in my area says that the tranny should be able to hold the estimated 150 whp that the greddy kit would put out. also if and when the the tranny went i could then swap it too five speed.
keep in mind that i have too much money and time invested in my car to sell it or trade it for a 5 speed model. i am leaning towards the turbo because it looks good in the engine bay and with the intercooler since the car is mostly a show car. im not looking for anything extremely quick, just somthing that is fun to drive and faster than stock.
1. swap a b16a w/ 5 speed tranny. this would give me an engine with lower miles which is nice but i would have to have to find someone to swap the auto to 5 speed.
2. Get the greddy kit for the sohc vtec engine and swap the tranny to 5 speed. my friend has this kit on his ex and it is alot faster than my other friends car with the b16a swap. Once again i would have to find some to swap the tranny, but i would guess it would still be cheaper to swap the tranny than to swap the engine and the tranny.
3. Get the greddy kit and keep the auto tranny. I would have to run low boost and it would not be as fast as if it were 5 speed but still alot quicker than stock. i know the honda auto trannys are weak but this mechanic in my area says that the tranny should be able to hold the estimated 150 whp that the greddy kit would put out. also if and when the the tranny went i could then swap it too five speed.
keep in mind that i have too much money and time invested in my car to sell it or trade it for a 5 speed model. i am leaning towards the turbo because it looks good in the engine bay and with the intercooler since the car is mostly a show car. im not looking for anything extremely quick, just somthing that is fun to drive and faster than stock.
07-09-2001, 02:35 PM
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Re: what should i do..swap questions. (Spoon EJ)
i wish i could but its a little to late for that, my car is pretty much a show car, everything is done body work, paint, all the interior is re-wrapped. i would lose too much money selling it now.
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