I have a 1989 Civic hatch ex wand to do a swap what is the easiest way to go and what motor should i look for? or posibbly does anyone have a complete swap to sell ....... I also have heard many harness roomers some say it is easy some say lol good luck i want to know if im gettin myself into something to deep?.....

 

An '89 Civic EX that's a hatch?

Hrm...

You sure you don't mean DX?

 

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you need to clarify....is this a hatch or is this an EX....it can't be both.

 

Hatch

 

WHAT'S UP! I HAVE ALSO A 91 CIVIC DX AND WANT TO CONVERT IT FROM CARBURETOR TO INJECTION,bY ANY CHANCE DO YOU HAVE ANY POINTERS ON HOW TO DO IT?

 

im confused!

 

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dude, thats not a carburator, its a dual point injection, like chevy tbi

 

I'm assuming your 89 hatch is dpfi (2 injectors, throttle body facing up). I'm guessing you mean a 92+ EX motor. If so, you need to convert to OBD1/2 to use vtec properly, change some wires around, obviously convert wiring to use 4 injectors, switch to 4-wire o2 sensor, and change things on the harness. You can buy the motor, ecu, conversion harness (both for the ecu and for the engine - rywire.com/boomslang.us) all on the classifieds section.

I put a 1993 Civic EX motor in my 90 sedan, full conversion to obd1 ecu, did all the engine wiring myself (besides the boomslang ecu harness). I just rewired the engine harness, so the last thing I want to do is advise other on wiring it anytime soon. I can provide links if you ever want to do it.

 

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See sig.

Also search "mpfi conversion" because I KNOW it's been covered.

 

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I knew jack **** when I did my swap, and completed it in a weekend. Really anyone who can change a tire and changed oil can do it, it looks like a daunting task, but as long as you keep all your parts organized and have a decent set of tools you can do it.

An engine lift REALLY helps, don't listen to people who say you can get by without it.

I did mine for pretty much $1000. engine tranny and axles were $974 shipped, and I spent a little bit on oil-dry and a cheap jack and stands and chalks combo at CSK. Various other things might run up to another $50-75, as long as its nothing major (ex. I had to replace both axle seals, $4 a piece, plus oil, stuff like that)

I got my dohc zc swap from http://www.hmotorsonline.com , it's not listed as a complete swap there but if you call them, talk to Steve he will make sure you get taken care of.

If I would have had $2000 instead of $1000 I would have gone for the b16a swap. My dohc zc does pull though, so I'm happy.

p.m. me if you want more help.