Man, turning the key for the first time on the JDM H22 swap was one of the most nerve-racking expereinces of my life. I primed the fuel system by turning the key to "start" a few times before cranking it. The first time I tried to crank it, there was some, uhhhhh.....interesting noises coming from the engine bay. Somewhat disapointed and scared as hell, I gave it a second shot, BINGO!! Fired right up!! After about 10 seconds of smoking and sputtering, the idle stabilized and no more smoke coming from the exhaust manifold!! The check engine light is on (duh. . .no O2 sensor, IAC, or VTEC sensors connected) but it actually idles pretty smooth. Upon start-up, its at about 1,500 RPM (but it dosn't fluctuate). I havent let it run for a few minutes yet, to see if the idle will drop once it warms up. MAN, what a relief. . .now I just gotta finish the clutch master cylinder, wire some VTEC, and shes ready for a trip around the block!! Yeah for me. . .

 

Well crap, thats what you get for letting friends check their H-T.com posts from your computer. White Lightning was just over here helping me out, and logged in under that user name. So yeah, I should be the one changing my user name. . .