well i have a dilema... i have a 92 lude and the sohc egine is 200,000 miles old. it is starting to wear down and im at the point where i have to do major engine work. the question is if i should transplant a h22 engine or buy a lude w/ the h22 in it already? but im about to start college and the lude i have is paid for. and finding a h22 power 4th gen lude is kinda hard. i hav looked and i hav yet to see one for sale. and i still need to convert my lude to standard. should i just struggle w/ the new car payments or should i struggle w/ the conversion. i would do the work myself but is the cost about same as the purchase of a h22 powered lude. i would appreciate any feed back, maybe someone has gone thru the same dilema.

 

Set your priorities. Have school be a priority. Dont worry about a car, if need be, sell the lude for a more stable "beater" and use that through school. Your car will get trashed at college.

 

Finding a VTEC 'Lude is next to impossible.

I say stick with what you have, drive the SOHC motor 'til it blows. Then think about a new car. Hopefully that should put you through college, or else buy a beater like Accord94DX said.

 

ummm... i think it should be more like.... YOU will get trashed at college If you can afford a h22 engine, swap it out, if not then just wait. I'm also in college and luckily i can afford everything i do to my car because i intern as an engineer every summer at a large power generating company for south carolina. It's good to have your priorities straight, i agree with accord94dx.

 

How much is yur budget that yur willing to spend on a swap like that?

 

you need at least 3k... you could get away with less MAYBE, but when it comes to engines you always pay more then what you expected in the beginning...

 

the swap realistically is going to cost in excess of 3k easily. 3k is bare minimum and if you can do the swap yourself.

remember all the extras like the clutch, waterpump, belts, etc. that you should replace when you do the swap. if done at a shop it will run easily upto 4k if you get the mootr yourself and get some good deal on honda parts.

if you're planning to buy another used car, might as well keep your own. you know the history compared to another used car.

however, think about this. with 200k on the car a new motor only means so much. at 200k bushings become a definite factor along with rattles of the body itself. wheel bearings, ball joints. all these are very costly repairs.

 

hey thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it. maybe ill use the car as a down payment or something. thanks again.