89 D16a6 Pricing and Some other questions
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Whats included? Everything(motor and tranny) including axles and ecu.
If it has 100k on motor?
If it has 150k on motor?
If it has 200 k on motor?
Ok I have a 91 civic std. What do I have to do make everything work. Do I need the axles for my car? Will the ecu work even though my car is a 91 STD and the ecu is a 89 si? Do I have to do the mpfi swap for this to work? If So, how much do u think it would cost me and what would I need? Please help. Thanks
If it has 100k on motor?
If it has 150k on motor?
If it has 200 k on motor?
Ok I have a 91 civic std. What do I have to do make everything work. Do I need the axles for my car? Will the ecu work even though my car is a 91 STD and the ecu is a 89 si? Do I have to do the mpfi swap for this to work? If So, how much do u think it would cost me and what would I need? Please help. Thanks
ok, I think I can be of assistance here because this is exactly what I'm doing with my 91 std...
by "everything" make sure to get the intake manifold (with injectors, throtle body, and all sensors in tact), engine wiring harness, injector resistor box, and distributor.
If you get the whole package at once, something with as high of miles as you're stating above, I'd probably say about $300-$400 range would be a decent price. and I would recomend getting the whole package at once from one donor car. I didn't, and I'm getting nickel and dimed to death by little parts that I was missing. Definately plan on freshening that engine up before you drop it in unless you're not worried about getting stranded. at least new clutch, belts, hoses, fluids, and tune up.
You can not use the Si axles without Si hubs and knuckles, but the Std axles will work with this swap.
If you use the si ECU then you have to perform the mpfi swap, if you don't want to do the mpfi swap, you can use your std ecu, intake mani, and distributor, but you're not going to get much gain out of this combonation.
here's how I'm doing it:
I did the MPFI swap first:
Ecu, dizzy, complete intake mani w/ all sensors injectors and TB, Si harness to steal plugs off of, Injector resistor box. all this including new gaskets and hoses cost me about $250.
next the A6 long block:
$100 for a '90 crx si block with blown head gasket, otherwise very clean, straight block. Did a complete rebuild of the bottom end for about $400 and just surfaced and cleanned the head (plan to do further head work in the future)
then the tranny:
got the '89 si tranny for free with a bad input shaft bearing, $175 for a complete rebuild kit including all new bearings, seals, and syncros (I have friends in the tranny buisness) plus about $25 worth of cleanning and lubing.
Lightened the flywheel by 4 lbs myself (friend of my dad has a metal lathe) but it cost $60 to get it ballanced and surfaced.
new clutch... Exedy organic from http://www.clutchcityonline.com $260
all in all, that ads up to $1270, figure $1300 with all the little stuff i probably missed for basically a brand new Si engine (except the head, which will be next fall) and transmission. I think the price is right for something I know exactly the condition of. a package that I know will be good for at least another 100,000 miles.
by "everything" make sure to get the intake manifold (with injectors, throtle body, and all sensors in tact), engine wiring harness, injector resistor box, and distributor.
If you get the whole package at once, something with as high of miles as you're stating above, I'd probably say about $300-$400 range would be a decent price. and I would recomend getting the whole package at once from one donor car. I didn't, and I'm getting nickel and dimed to death by little parts that I was missing. Definately plan on freshening that engine up before you drop it in unless you're not worried about getting stranded. at least new clutch, belts, hoses, fluids, and tune up.
You can not use the Si axles without Si hubs and knuckles, but the Std axles will work with this swap.
If you use the si ECU then you have to perform the mpfi swap, if you don't want to do the mpfi swap, you can use your std ecu, intake mani, and distributor, but you're not going to get much gain out of this combonation.
here's how I'm doing it:
I did the MPFI swap first:
Ecu, dizzy, complete intake mani w/ all sensors injectors and TB, Si harness to steal plugs off of, Injector resistor box. all this including new gaskets and hoses cost me about $250.
next the A6 long block:
$100 for a '90 crx si block with blown head gasket, otherwise very clean, straight block. Did a complete rebuild of the bottom end for about $400 and just surfaced and cleanned the head (plan to do further head work in the future)
then the tranny:
got the '89 si tranny for free with a bad input shaft bearing, $175 for a complete rebuild kit including all new bearings, seals, and syncros (I have friends in the tranny buisness) plus about $25 worth of cleanning and lubing.
Lightened the flywheel by 4 lbs myself (friend of my dad has a metal lathe) but it cost $60 to get it ballanced and surfaced.
new clutch... Exedy organic from http://www.clutchcityonline.com $260
all in all, that ads up to $1270, figure $1300 with all the little stuff i probably missed for basically a brand new Si engine (except the head, which will be next fall) and transmission. I think the price is right for something I know exactly the condition of. a package that I know will be good for at least another 100,000 miles.
too bad none of you arent in florida. I have two complete a6 engines from 91 crx's i would be willing to get rid of for about 100 bucks each.
On a side note I paid 300 for an engine/tranny combo for a 91 crx si engine with everything except distributor. It came with a wiring harness that was cut at the wall, no axles, and a pm6 ecu. It had ~98k miles on it.
steven
On a side note I paid 300 for an engine/tranny combo for a 91 crx si engine with everything except distributor. It came with a wiring harness that was cut at the wall, no axles, and a pm6 ecu. It had ~98k miles on it.
steven
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I might be interested in one of these as well, depending on shipping costs. What comes with it? I'm just looking for something to rebuild to go in my Si...
Well if you are willing to prepay the shipping and the cost of the engine, I will sell em to ya, all the first one will need is a distrubitor. I will let it go for 150, the other one for 100 doesnt have dist either, will need a head gasket and timing belt as well.
Both engines are complete with intake/exhaust manifolds all sensors intact. Also both have pm6 ecu's and I can include a engine harness cut at the firewall with one for a small additional few bucks.
I got hozed on shipping my y8 motor from texas to florida. residential to residential shipping is a beotch but if you can find a way I am all game. I once shipped an si tranny from florida to new york ups. That was about 70 bucks, not bad I thought.
Can get pics if needed.
email me: milkschillin@hotmail.com
Steven
[Modified by cbrman, 8:23 PM 2/24/2003]
Both engines are complete with intake/exhaust manifolds all sensors intact. Also both have pm6 ecu's and I can include a engine harness cut at the firewall with one for a small additional few bucks.
I got hozed on shipping my y8 motor from texas to florida. residential to residential shipping is a beotch but if you can find a way I am all game. I once shipped an si tranny from florida to new york ups. That was about 70 bucks, not bad I thought.
Can get pics if needed.
email me: milkschillin@hotmail.com
Steven
[Modified by cbrman, 8:23 PM 2/24/2003]
To whomever emailed me about the engine, sorry i didnt get back to you yet. FYI: residential to residential shipping cost me ~300 from texas to florida. They quoted me 150 and then came with a larger bill. They told me the weight was more than what the shipper told them..... Anyways, I dont have the time or desire to look for ways to ship them. If you find a way to from my home zip 34655 then I will sell it to you. I dont have the time to do all the leg work.
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