wow, i think the most PITA thing for a swap in a 4th gen (and probably 5th) if the rear motor mount.. it took me and my dad helping me liek 2.5 hours to get two f-ing bolts in. with the intake manifold in the way, it's rearly impossible. I'm I still have one botl left and I have no idea how to get to it. it's the rear drivers side bolt... i think i'll have to go from underneath the car and somehow find a way to get it torque'd.. any hints on hwo to make this easier? when I pulled out my h23, the intake manifold was already off so it wasn't that hard to get to.. thanks

 

I had the same exact problem. That rear mount was HARD!! It took us approx. 2.5 hours too.

 

dont feel alone guys, i think it took me almost 3 hours to get that bolt in. it was in the dark with mirrors and flashlights, but still a serious pita

 

Me too, i tried to do it two days ago, well to take it out anyway, i got 2 out of the 4 bolts loose, and then i decided to give up, i needed someone to help me that's why. I'm pretty mad cause i wanted to put in the ES insert.

 

Good to know as I am doing my swap this weekend.


not tryin to jack your thread.....did you have the IM on when u swapped the newer engine in?

 

Is it really that much harder to get to on a 4th gen vs. 5th?

I thought getting the rear mount off my '97 was easier than the front one. More room to swing a wrench.

 

Take the Throttle Body off and it will slide right down from the top.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Daemione &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is it really that much harder to get to on a 4th gen vs. 5th?

I thought getting the rear mount off my '97 was easier than the front one. More room to swing a wrench. </TD></TR></TABLE>

hwo is there more room to swing a wrench in the rear than the front?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NoVALude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good to know as I am doing my swap this weekend.


not tryin to jack your thread.....did you have the IM on when u swapped the newer engine in?</TD></TR></TABLE> yeah, mine had the TPS broken anyways so I didn't care, i was given a new one with the motor. if yours is jdm, unscrew the tps before dropping it in, because you will probably break it.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Shakes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Take the Throttle Body off and it will slide right down from the top.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks, if i can't get to it i'll pull the throttle body off