ZC worries

[walt0023]

ok, my plans are to get a zc motor from www.hmotorsonline.com. my questions is if i do buy from there what will i have to do to get the motor ready to be installed in my car? do i basiclly have to do a total rebuild or what?? is it even worth getting the zc? i know alot of you are going to say sohc vtec but i just don't want to go that route cause i can never find a cheap one. there is one on that website but it says 1.5 vti. whats up with that motor??

[marked001]

since you've got an si, its pretty much plug and play...you only have to do a simple little plug change on the distributor.

as far as the engine rebuilding..that's up to you..most dont..most just change tbelt, water pump, etc...

[CRXsk8er]

im planning on swaping my engine now for a ZC......so basically what i have to do is just take on my engine now and just drop the ZC in and change the two wires and thats all good????do i have to change the tbelt and everything else???

[mellowboy]

Originally posted by CRXsk8er
do i have to change the tbelt and everything else???

I would do it.

[CRXsk8er]

so what stuff would i have or would i want to change???do you have a list or a website that says everything????.....thanks

[mellowboy]

Mainly the timing belt and the water pump. I would also upgrade your clutch cause sometimes you get bad ones. LIke my b16

[CRXsk8er]

i dont kno if im goign to change my cluch cause right now mine is fine and i dont have that my $$ so ill just do the swap and change the tbelt and water pump...........thanks

[Skeme1]

CRXsk8er :

i posted a link to a page dedicated to the ZC motor. from a parts list and installation. i posted it on your OWN thread on ZC's


http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t87447.html

[perndog1]

hey man,

Well Since I work at Advance Auto Parts I bought a high performance clutch from them and I'm very happy with mine, it will run you around 280-300 but if you can find someone to give you there discount its like 250. So I would buy one I couldnt be more happy buying it. Here is what I bought and installed on mine, timing belt,water pump,distributor cap and rotor button,plugs and wires,clutch,resurface flywheel, axel seals, thermostat, all fluids:antifreeze,oil,transmission fluid, oil filter. Buy your waterpump from Honda I paid $46.91 and timing belt 26.63. Thats just some stuff I have on file from my swap.

Ian

[91civichatch2571]

I strongly recomend putting at least a timing belt and water pump on it before it goes in your car. It could and probly will save you so much money in the future.

[1990civic]

get a new clutch also, its so simple and cheap to do if the engine is out of the car, but once the engine is installed its a bitch!!

[seth 90DX/ZC]

Originally posted by walt0023
ok, my plans are to get a zc motor from www.hmotorsonline.com. my questions is if i do buy from there what will i have to do to get the motor ready to be installed in my car? do i basiclly have to do a total rebuild or what?? is it even worth getting the zc? i know alot of you are going to say sohc vtec but i just don't want to go that route cause i can never find a cheap one. there is one on that website but it says 1.5 vti. whats up with that motor??

Here be the deal home fry... I got my ZC torn apart I got mine from Hmotors... They are verry reliable and the motor I got is in good condition I should have just slaped it in (Once seing the internals there cant be more than 35,000 on it) But I somehow convinced myself to build the piss out of it... Now I got a motor thats torn apart and I got no manual for it... THIS SUCKS!

[ev0lution7]

http://tech.hybridgarage.com/tech/index.html

there is your MANUAL for the ZC under 4g service manual i got it on my Hard drive if you want me to send it talk to me also i can hook ya up with some good insite since i own a DOHC ZC and i LOVE it most reliable engine i have ever had it works great

[sastanley]

Yo....I don't want you peeps to think I am dissing my favorite 4g place by posting up another forum...but I am just helping out a fellow 4g-er with a ZC - http://www.thezcr.com/html/zcbook.php
home page - http://www.thezcresource.com/

I bet it is the same one as the dude linked to above me just in a different place :licker:

Mmmm....ZC