Advice on finding an engine?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Greyjaei, Sep 24, 2006.

  1. Greyjaei

    Greyjaei Guest

    Considering buying an engine for a Honda 92 Civic DX Hatchback. I've
    done some searching through the JDM market online, and I'm only
    slightly confused ;)
    Living in Northern Canada so the pickings are slim and shipping is
    high! Just looking for something in the 400-700 dollar range, and
    hopefully reliable.
    Anything I should watch out for? Sites you'd reccomend? Things to be
    sure to get in purchasing an engine? Any advice would be great, I'm
    terribely new to all this.
    Thank you.
     
    Greyjaei, Sep 24, 2006
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  2. Greyjaei

    TeGGeR® Guest


    The JDM engines are not necessarily guaranteed to be straight
    bolt-on-drop-ins. Blocks for other markets can have edditional holes that
    need to be plugged (mechanical fuel pump aperture, for instance), bracket
    holes in the wrong place your your market, that sort of thing. Be prepared
    to do some fabrication.
     
    TeGGeR®, Sep 24, 2006
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  3. Greyjaei

    jim beam Guest

    yeah, but a 92 d15b2 is a d15b2 is a d15b2... that should be plug and
    play. the interesting stuff comes from d15b2 -> h23, etc.
     
    jim beam, Sep 24, 2006
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  4. Greyjaei

    TeGGeR® Guest



    That's the problem. Sometimes it isn't. The lump bolts in place, but try to
    install all things that attach to it. Some blocks are fine, some are not.
     
    TeGGeR®, Sep 24, 2006
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  5. Greyjaei

    Greyjaei Guest

    I have a D15B7 engine in my honda now, 'theoretically' what engines
    could I put in without fabricating anything. That would fit just right.
     
    Greyjaei, Sep 25, 2006
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