I have a 91 HB Si. that I am installing a D16Y8 block into. (I already have the Y8 head on the A6, but the A6 gave out and the head only has like 2k on it.) Should I do the work with a friend and I or let a mech I know do it for $175. From what I hear it's easy, but I have never done work on this magnitude before.

 

$175 is a good price if they do the work properly.

One thing that keeps me away from mechanics is peace of mind.
When I do the work I know it's been done correctly because I did it.
I don't cut corners, but a lot of mechanics do.

 

do it yourself. You learn so much more that way.

 

I agree with doing yourself for learning and the fact of knowing you did everything that you were supposed to . BUT if you are on a time crunch and can't afford the down time while you are doing it and make a mistake. Then let a mechanic do it. But if you have the time and space do it yourself!

 

see if the mech. you know will do it with you then you can make sure there are no short cuts and you will learn a bunch but the downside is that most mechs dont like peeps over their shoulder asking question after question. But if he is a friend ask him, even offer some him some more cash if its worth it to you

 

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agreed. The knowledge you gain of doing a swap hands on - yourself - is better than any amount of reading about the swap or watching somebody else do it.

 

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Exactly

 

diy!

 

Hell, do it yourself. That way if something goes wrong, you have a good idea why. And it feels so good when you're done

 

1st time I did a swap I had never attempted it before. I have done all my general repairs and never taken it anywhere. It was a good learning experience, i did a full long block swap. So i had to take everything off my old motor and that horse ****, it took me like 12 hours but it was done and I leared a lot.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1 point 6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1st time I did a swap I had never attempted it before. I have done all my general repairs and never taken it anywhere. It was a good learning experience, i did a full long block swap. So i had to take everything off my old motor and that horse ****, it took me like 12 hours but it was done and I leared a lot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn, you got done so much quicker then me. With hand tools by myself, a full A6 swap with Transmission and setting up MPFI took me upwards of 4 days, 16 hour days. But cleaning up the motor took about a day and half

 

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Damn, you got done so much quicker then me. With hand tools by myself, a full A6 swap with Transmission and setting up MPFI took me upwards of 4 days, 16 hour days. But cleaning up the motor took about a day and half </TD></TR></TABLE>

I had/have air tools, a cherry picker, 2 jacks and 6 jack stands when I did mine. I also had friends that did similar things. My friend CJ who helped does whole swaps in less than 8 hours.

 

I would say DIY, but if you can "help" your friend for a low price then go that way. Swapping a engine is easy the second time but you got to get there first. Also, riding shotgun helps you to figure out what you need or don't need and how pro's get around problems.

 

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I had/have air tools, a cherry picker, 2 jacks and 6 jack stands when I did mine. I also had friends that did similar things. My friend CJ who helped does whole swaps in less than 8 hours.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, damn you. I know where my tax refund is going - air tools and friends who have done it before

 

diy as long as you know what your doing i see no problems

 

me and my little bro just did a complete swap in his 240sx (sr20det) and we had never done anything like that before. it went way faster than i thought and it started up first damn try wouldnt you know it. all i have to say is if you got the interenet (and some spare cash and pizza) your in good shape man, cause thats how we did it. honest. we rented a picker for one day when we needed it and everything was done with a very little amount of tools (we're poor) lol i had my first swap done by a shop a long time ago.. and i regreted it. go at it yourself man, youll love it way more.

 

I agree with all of the other guys. Juat do it your self, it's a good way to learn.

 

I have all the air tools a I need. The only thing I don't have is a cherry picker and the torque wrenches. How much to rent a cherry picker and buy the trq wre?

 

i agree, going into something for the first time by yourself is really hard. 175 is a really good price but paying him while sitting on ur lazy *** and not learning anything is the last thing u should do but i would pay it and study what he does... best way too learn.

PS- sorry about the lazy *** comment, i didnt mean that directed towards you

 

you dont need a cherry picker.

 

definately do it yourself thats how i learned and its better if u **** up and just learn from your mistakes. or if Hondas arent really a hobby and you just really need to drive to work, pay the $175 cuz thats a hell of a deal

 

i changed my mind... i know how to put a head on, but im so lazy i would pay the $175

 

Im 17, you can pay me to do it. I live in Florence...300 a swap

 

You should do it yourself and send me my $150 you owe me you ****** scammer.

 

still need help?


Modified by Anthonyl469 at 8:28 AM 10/16/2004