What are the easiest engine swaps?

FourthGenHatch · #1 06-19-2002, 11:01 PM

I am going to do a swap eventually but I am a do it yourself guy and don't like anyone fucking up my stuff but me. So what engine swap is easy to do? I am very good at mechanical stuff but knowing about wiring I don't know too much about that stuff. I heard ZC is very easy to do and is like a straight drop in. I think it is harder than that but what is easy to do?

Civic Rush · #2 06-19-2002, 11:06 PM

The b16 cable type is farily easy if you get the motormount kit.
same goes for the b18 with the motor mount kit

FourthGenHatch · #3 06-19-2002, 11:09 PM

Is B16 easy? I thought it would be hard for some reason. Why has ZC dropped off the face of the earth, all these engine sites no longer have them!

bc4g · #4 06-19-2002, 11:16 PM

the easiest swap is h22a turbo charrged with NOS its like turning on a light switch ---if you really believe this please sell your car

Chad

FourthGenHatch · #5 06-19-2002, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bc4g
the easiest swap is h22a turbo charrged with NOS its like turning on a light switch ---if you really believe this please sell your car

Chad

I'd like to be able to steer my car.

bc4g · #6 06-20-2002, 09:16 AM

i was just kidding. I had along day at work--a nice 12hr shift

Chad

amy@af · #7 06-20-2002, 11:03 AM

i did a d16y8.it went right in. for some reason people think that swap is really spendy. you can go the cheap route and all you need is the engine and rpm activated switch. i got my engine for $500. so it would have cost the same as a ZC, except for my d16y8 didn't need to be rebuilt (as they suggest you do with a ZC)

ami

Melt · #8 06-20-2002, 06:12 PM

I cant say how easy / not easy it was to do the SOHC ZC swap seeing as it was already in the car, but the owner of the car before me was a poor guy, so it couldnt have been too expensive

velocitySiR · #9 06-20-2002, 08:19 PM

zc=easy as shit.....move one wire to your cam sensor.....

get it at soko i got one for my old rex for $730 shipped....

FourthGenHatch · #10 06-20-2002, 11:44 PM

Do you think DOHC ZC or SOHC VTEC D16 is better? I heard ZC is unreliable.

velocitySiR · #11 06-21-2002, 11:39 AM

ya the zc can be very unreiable or very good.... i mean they are a shady motor, personally i'd go y8, but if your really afraid of wires like i am, ZC!

Melt · #12 06-21-2002, 04:05 PM

Seems reliable so far, hasnt not started on me yet

amy@af · #13 06-21-2002, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by velocitySiR
ya the zc can be very unreiable or very good.... i mean they are a shady motor, personally i'd go y8, but if your really afraid of wires like i am, ZC!

go the rpm activated switch route and there is only a couple of wires. go the p28 ecu route, and just get a wiring harness instead of rewiring 50 wires. it's as easy as the ZC. i was stressing before the swap was done...thinking "what did i get myself into". but after it was done i realized it was basically out with the old engine and in with the new.

ami

Lil Cs turbo Zc · #14 06-25-2002, 01:23 PM

well from whet I heard from being on many web boards for a couple years that the zc swap is very simple. . But it took me 7 weeks to finish..

confucius · #15 07-02-2002, 10:37 PM

go with d16y8, im putting that head on my non vtec block.

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