how did you all start?
05-13-2008, 04:34 AM
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Re: how did you all start?
d series for $300???
i cant believe some people still pay that. do you guys realized how many civic were sold in the states each year when the dirty d's came in them??
i cant believe some people still pay that. do you guys realized how many civic were sold in the states each year when the dirty d's came in them??
05-13-2008, 04:45 AM
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You can buy a b18b for like 400 out of most junk yards. finding one is hard though, I know people who pay like 100-200 for a d series all day. they are a dime a dozen. Id like to buy one get a book, rebuild it and sell it.
05-13-2008, 06:31 AM
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I started with a CRX also, great car, scary as shit in the PA snows. After that.. I had a 4G63 GSX. Nothing has been easier motorwise then the miata.
05-13-2008, 08:28 AM
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I Bought and EM1 Si Milano Red.. Decided to sell because it wasn't going in the direction I wanted it to with small bolt ons So I sold it.. I got a 325i Horrrible car and gave it to my mom. Bought and S2000 drove it for the summer enjoyed the top down. Then Traded my S2000 for a Built EM1 (EBP) (plus cash) then Blew the motor so now Im rebuilding it and dogging it some more......
05-13-2008, 12:04 PM
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Re: how did you all start?
so... how did you all start your engine building wonders?
and... whats the best way to acquire engines on the cheap? like d16's for like $300 (if that's possible?) I want to buy one, and spend the money on parts, sprucing it up with valve springs, retainers, forged rods, valves.... but i also want some to just plain beat on...
im also curious... if anyone knows... what engines came in the 89-91 crx si's... d16 non-vtec?
and... whats the best way to acquire engines on the cheap? like d16's for like $300 (if that's possible?) I want to buy one, and spend the money on parts, sprucing it up with valve springs, retainers, forged rods, valves.... but i also want some to just plain beat on...
im also curious... if anyone knows... what engines came in the 89-91 crx si's... d16 non-vtec?
05-13-2008, 04:54 PM
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05-13-2008, 04:58 PM
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Re: how did you all start?
My first swap into my CRX when I spun a bearing was a DOHC ZC. Cheap, bolted up to the stock tranny, modest power bump, and did the swap in a day. it was litarally as simple as unplugging the harness at 3 spots, pulling the stocker out, transfer the harness and tranny, put it back in. No wiring, no mounts, just cheap quick fix goodness.
I did other swaps to it later, but that one was under the gun (I had a little over a day to get it done) and I was on a "I'm paying for college" budget, almost 0. Worked like a champ.
EDIT: Here's where I got it from, I've bought 4 engines from them now and they've all been ready to go except one which came with a busted TPS. The guy overnighted me a new one. Can't speak highly enough of them.
http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc...age&item=30022
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05-13-2008, 05:00 PM
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Re: how did you all start?
yeah, i have a zc in it now... so no wiring should be needed for an a6...
i just got a pm about a y8... those are vtec? and i need to change to OBD1 for it, right?
any mounts required?
i just got a pm about a y8... those are vtec? and i need to change to OBD1 for it, right?
any mounts required?