Oem B15 -> Jdm B15
NoXferCase
01-15-2006, 08:41 PM
OK, I realize this is not your "bread and butter" motor swap, but this is an old "tired" '92 civic that my daughter is going to inherit.
The OEM B15 got blown up when my wife saw the temp gauge pegged (blown water pump) and drove it home anyway. She didn't want to walk!
I bought a (cheap) JDM B15 (both engines are the 16-valve variety) and swapped. Unfortunately, the driver-side motor mount is wrong. The OEM engine bracket has two posts that run parallel to the fender. The JDM engine bracket has the same two posts, but they are angled at about 45 degrees. :banghead:
The guys at the local "ricer shop" say you can't buy a JDM motor mount. Partial disassembly of the old motor seems to indicate the engine bracket is actually part of the casting for the block. :disappoin
Is there a "simple" solution here????? Gawd, I hope so!
Thanks in advance.
Mike
The OEM B15 got blown up when my wife saw the temp gauge pegged (blown water pump) and drove it home anyway. She didn't want to walk!
I bought a (cheap) JDM B15 (both engines are the 16-valve variety) and swapped. Unfortunately, the driver-side motor mount is wrong. The OEM engine bracket has two posts that run parallel to the fender. The JDM engine bracket has the same two posts, but they are angled at about 45 degrees. :banghead:
The guys at the local "ricer shop" say you can't buy a JDM motor mount. Partial disassembly of the old motor seems to indicate the engine bracket is actually part of the casting for the block. :disappoin
Is there a "simple" solution here????? Gawd, I hope so!
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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