sup peeps.. this is my first post on the hybrid page.. what better first post then my first attempted swap .. check it out, tell me what u think..

engine


the car (sorry for blurry pics)


i've only had her for 6 months..

so far on the mods:
98 gsr motor
act clutch
Dc 4-2-1 one piece
cheap intake
skunk2 cam gears

in the future:
who knows..

 

LOOKs good how she run thought

 

Nice pics. The swap looks good, but how does it run??

 

nice car...

 

looks good!

 

HeHe, thats what I was wondering.

 

Damn Johnny! Looks nice! You got to tell me all the details when you get on!

 

Thanx for all the good words.. right now, i havn't got into her yet, b/c i'm stillin breakin in the new clutch .. but once she's all broken in, i'll let you all know.. but for regular driving, she pulls great.. i love my car more and more now.. but there still a few bugs to work out.. still have a check engine light on, got to figure out sup with dat.. but anyway, got to go change the oil..

ken, hit me up on AIM when u see me..

lates..

 

Good job, car is looking bad *** . How long did it take you to swap?

 

Very nice man. Good luck with it. HOw do you like the clutch?

 

the swap took me 11 hrs.. started at 12:00a.m. and finished at 11:00p.m. i was hella tired when i finiehed..

the clutch feel good, it's not to stiff, and it's great for daily driving.. i recommend it.. pz..

 

Hey, I'm going to be swapping my first motor here in a couple months, were the axles a real pain in the *** or was it not so bad? Any big mistakes that you ran into? It's a B18A (w/ a hydro tranny) into a '97 hatchback. Thanks for your help.

 

did u install it yourslef and how difficult was it? as far as wiring goes

 

the axles wasn't bad at all, we had to do alittle jiggyin and cussing, but it went in pretty good.. as far as mistakes, i realli couldn't think of any, the rear mount was the biggest pain, it took us like 30 mins jus to get the hole to line up.. we lifted it up and down, till we got it jus right.. as for the wiring, it wasn't too bad.. i followed the wiring diagram from the hybrid page and jspectuning.com..i didn't even have a helms or anything... over all, it was a fun experience.. if you do decide to do one, i recommend not doin it over night like i did.. i was so tired when i got done.. i couldn't even enjoyin the ride the next morning.. but anyways, any more imput welcomed.. any more questions, hit me up on AIM.. lates..


[Modified by AzN_J_SpeC, 10:28 PM 4/21/2002]

 

yeah about the clutch.....as of now i am having a CM stage 1 clutch installed............................what is the deal with the "break-in period"?

 

i would follow what ever is recommended by CM.. for instant, the ACT clutch recommends 500 mile break in period of city driving, not highway.. i'm not 100% sure why this is, but better safe then sorri

 

any other comments?? i know you all have seen the same ole ek with a gsr swap a million times.. but i was so excited, i jus had to share..

 

my friend installed ACT clutch in his eclipse... he ended up droppin the clutch 'racing'.. he had to have it re-installed

sooo id strongly recommend 500 mile break in period..

btw.. nice job in the swap


[Modified by xFlipNotiKx, 7:43 PM 4/22/2002]

 

thanx man, that sux bout ur friend... hope he has the $$ to fix it..

 

congrats

 

thanx..

 

Yeah, that's cool. I know what you mean by the all-nighter, I did that the other night putting my turbo kit on. We worked form 11pm to 6am taking the kit off one car and on another. And I was so excited after I drove around in the morning rush just messing w/ it. Shame the intercooler piping kept blowing off, oh well, fixed now. Thanks for the info too.

 

 

so it's a white hatch? you lucky guy you! nice job on it, and welcome to the hybrid world!

--justin

 

thanx for the words..

actuallie, it's a coupe.. and this is my second hybrid car ... this was jus my first time doin the swap myself.. the last one, i had someone do it for me..

and yea, i don't think i'll be doin any more all nighters anymore.. that was way to tiring.. anyways, keep the comments coming..