Originally Posted by
RamThis
I just dont have the time to have the car down for as long as a B series V-Tec graft in would require (probably months of trial and error)
I've tracked down a totaled 89 LXi with 166K miles, Almost identical car as mine, just havent gone to really look it over yet and see what is in it. Says car ran great until their son, 18, took it for his school car, and shortly after rear ended a pickup. Car still runs supposedly, didnt get into the engine, just punctured the radiator and smashed up the front end pretty good. So, mechanically, good donor car....
Will the LXi and LX engines swap out basically as a plug and play setup? I know I will need to yank the black box from the donor car, and some engine controller someone mentioned that mounts under one of the front seats, but will all the motor mounts be the same? Trans mounts? Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors and all that good sheeot?
If this is a pretty straighforward swap out, I want to go haul his wrecked-ass 3gee over here, yank the engine, tear it down and freshen it up, and maybe do a few simple mods that are cheap and wont knock off any mileage, just free up some caged ponies.
I just want to finish making this car a super cheap daily that's fuel injected and easier to drive and clean as they come.
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