got another jdm b16 swapped in my car today! just finished up. grocery list so far is:

973 ( 900 plus tax!)= b16 longblock
50 = header and o2 sensor
40 = stock eg airbox
600 = labor to install
220 = exedy organic stage 1 clutch
100 = misc shiznit, oil, tranny fluid, coolant, etc
30 = engine damperner mount?
20 = throttle cable
60 = carsound cat

bought the motor today and had it swapped, everything seems to be cool so far. i stalled like 10 times after they finished, took about 5 mins to get used to the new clutch. the car is loud as a ****, now i KNOW what people mean when they say open header loudness!

monday, the cat and piping should be adjusted to bolt on correctly. then after that, its smog time baby! im looking for a usdm p30 ecu also, let me know guys

 

Good investment. BTW, I want to work where you work.

 

hehe im an accountant. 2 months it's actually about $3000 net of tax, which is the pretty much the lowest they pay for an accountant. however, i am entry level , so it's cool with me, gotta pay ya dues sometime!

 

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u consider that good money?? u would love my job then. im a mechanic and i make more than double that

 

nice swap.

But you probably will not find someone willing to part with a USDM P30. (JDM p30's are easy) They were only used in the 94 and 95 Del Sol Vtec. I would say to just use a p28 with a p30 chip in it. P28's are easy to find, and the only thing you give up it the knock sensor. I actualy pulled my P30 from my Vtec Sol because I wanted to play with chipping an ECU. I looked for a spare USDM p30 for a few months and gave up. then I used a P28 and it runs my B16A3 fine.

If you do find some one with a USDM P30 for sale... be ready to pay top dollar for it.

 

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u consider that good money?? u would love my job then. im a mechanic and i make more than double that
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damn 99b18, i mean i doubt stripes cares but still a pretty unnecisary and *** type of comment dont u think?

 

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u consider that good money?? u would love my job then. im a mechanic and i make more than double that
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Well i own a peice of belly lint.......all i got to my name, turbo project = roman noodles for a LONG time...wife and kid come first so while they eat steak I eat chicken flavored roman noodles to feed my need for speed

 

money goes fast in this hobby

 

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your god damn right!!!

 

the thing is all i got was a longblock, and it still costed this much. imagine if i got an entire swap, which is about 1300 more, shoot.

 

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got that rite, I just spend the same on my car in past month (hondata, tuning, track tires and wheels,etc) getting ready to have some fun at the track

 

fast way to blow your load.

 

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ouch

 

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Amen. I need to find another hobby

 

should of bought a helms manual for 50-80 bucks and installed the motor yourself....it would of been a great learning experience

 

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I agree...that 600 could have gone into something more useful. Plus the knowledge you would gain is worth doing it yourself

 

Thats cool man. You gotta let us know what its like once you get the exhaust put on there.

BTW yea its an expensive hobby...but Id rather build my 93 si To my own specs than make a car payment on some new car and not have any money left over for up-grades. Well then again I guess its still a hobby car...

 

well im not expecting too much gains form my previous motor, since i already had a b16, i just swapped in another longblock, it should be a little better tho, my old set up seemed to have many small probs, right now im just looking for a usdm p30 ecu so i get a bar sticker for my baby!! stock eg airbox is in too!

 

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