putting a crx si motor in a 89 civic hatch dx

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Old May 7, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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Whats involved in putting a crx si motor in a 1989 hatch dx? Is there any websites that give directions to do this swap??????
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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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do a ******* search

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Old May 7, 2003 | 01:29 PM
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all you have to do is put the motor in and then do the mpfi swap. i just finished mine, i put a 90 si motor in my 88 dx. it was pretty easy to do and i've never worked on a honda before this. do a search for mpfi swap and you will get a few different web sites. and you can always pm me for some pointers
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Old May 8, 2003 | 11:25 AM
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Old May 8, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88rexdxa6ed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">all you have to do is put the motor in and then do the mpfi swap. i just finished mine, i put a 90 si motor in my 88 dx. it was pretty easy to do and i've never worked on a honda before this. do a search for mpfi swap and you will get a few different web sites. and you can always pm me for some pointers </TD></TR></TABLE>

you gotta get a new ECU too, out of the Si, other than that, its pretty much exactly what he said.
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Old May 8, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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well I got everything out of a junked crx with a good motor, as far as the wiring harness goes can I use the one out of the crx and just plug it all together or do I have to use the dx one out of the hatch and the si one and wire it togeter?
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Old May 8, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DropSide &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well I got everything out of a junked crx with a good motor, as far as the wiring harness goes can I use the one out of the crx and just plug it all together or do I have to use the dx one out of the hatch and the si one and wire it togeter?
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-Chris</TD></TR></TABLE>it's much easier to use the stock dx harnes and wire in the extra wires you need for the mpfi. but you will need the si harness for the injector plugs and and a few others.
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