I am just about ready to swap. Unfortunately, I do not have the time or the resources to do the swap myself, so I am forced to pay a shop to do it for me.

My dilema:

I am putting a 2nd gen B16 into my 1993 CX.

Do I:

a. Just pay the shop to find the motor and have them take care of everything, and hope they find/use a clean and reliable engine.

b. Do I buy the engine from HMO and just pay to have them install. From what I have read about HMO, they guarantee that no additional parts are needed to get the engine to work.

I am really in a jam here. . .I would hate to have the shop purchase a poor engine. . .but at the same time, I don't want them to think I am trying to cheat them out of money and in return they do a "****-poor" job on the swap.

Advice/personal experience welcome.

What are some reputable swap shops in SOUTH orange county!

 

if you have some intelligent friends with decent tools, do it yourself. but if you feel it's out of your league and u got moolah coming out of your ****, have the shop do it for you & arrange so you can at least watch a majority of it i guess.

edit: don't limit yourself to just local shops if you can't find a good one, there are plenty of reputable(and plenty of un-reputable ones) allover southern california
edit2: ok missed the part about not enough time/resources. sorry i need to stop skimming through these things.

[Modified by Ruckus138, 7:20 AM 8/28/2002]


[Modified by Ruckus138, 7:22 AM 8/28/2002]

 

Thanks for the replies. . .I really wish I could do my own swap. Unfortunately, I am very new to the import scene, and all my friends have gone off to college(none of them were into cars anyways)

I really don't have money coming out my "****" but I don't think I have an option.

Anyone in South Orange County willing to give me a hand with an easy swap?

Any good So. Cal. places to get the swap done at?

 

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