CRX HF ENGINE SWAP SAD HISTORY

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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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Default CRX HF ENGINE SWAP SAD HISTORY

I HAVE A 1990 CRX HF AND THE ENGINE BLOWED UP. (IT WA A D15B6)THE MECHANIC ORDERED A SECOND ENGINE (D15B2) BUT IT IS A 1.5 16 VALVES ENGINE. I TOLD HIM THAT SWAPING A DIFFERENT ENGINE HE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME MODIFICATION AND HE SAID NOT HE WOULD NOT NEED TO DO THAT
HE SAYS THAT THIS SECOND ENGINE WAS FROM A CIVIC SAME YEAR AND IT WILL FIT WITHOUT MAKING ANY MODIFICATION. JUST TAKE THE ONE AND PUT THE OTHER ONE THATS IT. ONE DAY LATER HE TOLD ME THAT THE SECOND ENGINE THAT HE PUT WASN'T WORKING PROPERTY AND HE WILL HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER ENGINE. HE SAYS THAT A FRIEND OF HIS HAS ANOTHER ENGINE, 1.5 16 VALVES. BUT THEN HE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS SOMETHING ABOUT THE THOTHLE BODY OR MULTIPORT. RIPPED ME OFF WITH $200 MORE. I AM GUESSING THAT THIS MECHANIC TRIED TO PUT THE FIRST ENGINE AND FOUND OUT THAT TO FIT IT IT HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE MODIFICATION SO HE DECIDED TO TELL ME THIS HISTORY ABOUT HIS FRIEND ENGINE AND ASK ME FOR $200 MORE. I SAW THE SECOND ENGINE I THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT ALREADY INSTALLED BUT I DID NOT HEAR IT RUNNING. THE SAME DAY AFTERNOON I SAW THE SECOND ENGINE OUT OF THE MOTOR COMPARMENT AND HE WAS WORKING ON IT. I TOOK THE ENGINE NUMBER (HE DID NOT NOTICE) JUST IN CASE HE PUT THE SAME SECOND ENGINE IN MY CAR. TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS AND FIT THIS SECOND ENGINE AND PUT IT UP TO WORK DOES HE NEED TO TAKE THE ENGINE OUT AGAIN?? OR HE JUST DID THAT TO ME TO SEE IT THAT HE TOOK IT OUT ??? WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS ABOUT THIS HISTORY?????
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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Default Re: CRX HF ENGINE SWAP SAD HISTORY (xerowatts)

grammar=Fail

You don't need to use caps lock, we can read uncapitalized letters just fine

He could have put in multiple different motors, an engine code would be nice to know of the most recent motor he put in would be nice to know

and it sounds like its hes putting a newer motor in if he had to do modifications (probably OBD0 to 0BD1 swap)

thats just what i could decipher from it

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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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Default Re: CRX HF ENGINE SWAP SAD HISTORY (xerowatts)

Holy screen door capslock

can you kindly rephrase that, turn the caps lock off and add spaces/ punctuation.


that is real hard to read right now
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Old May 13, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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