You swapped or They Swapped??

[GUA-D'zCb-7]

2500 and about 4 months to finish taking my time

[Djmoua]

2500 and about 4 months to finish taking my time

hmmm now that i think about it...i might end up doing like this too since i do have a 2nd ride that's back at my TX house, shit! I SHOULDA thought about that!

[nine_deuce]

When I bought my 90 Accord, it needed a head gasket, but rather than to replace that, I bought a different motor. I paid 200 for the car, 350 for the motor, when I brought it home, I parked it and my brothers g/f's mom backed into it, her insurance company paid me 650 and change for the damage. So, I got the car, the motor and my headlights for free... so all in all, I'm into my swap for probably 100 bucks... the labor was free, it took longer than it should of, but thats because I live in a hick town and they didnt have ANYTHING I needed, so everything had to be ordered... but its up and running

[Juice21]

i swapped my motor for 1900 done by a shop and did it that way so i cud have warranty engine was 1300 labor was 600

[Joey GT-R]

It took one week and $2550 to a local shop for my H23 5SPD Swap. I'm somewhat good at working on cars but I didn't wanna screw things up and have to shell out more cash to fix something else. Plus it was on spring break, so it had to be done in time for me to drive to school. Plus I got 1 yr parts warranty. Can't beat that.

[92accordf20a]

For all of you people who get good prices on engines/ecus/trans (like under 1800) where have you gotten them. Also, how do you know what the condition of the motor is going to be?

I have always heard hmotors was a great place to order from becuase they are reputible, but they are mighty expensive compared to what everyone is saying in this thread.

i got mine from JDM of Miami, for 1800 it included h22/lsd5sp/p13

but that was like a year ago, and the engine was extremely clean!

[Djmoua]

so how do you guys find some under or no more than 2G? I mean do you guys get only the longblock without the tranny and then get the tranny seperate or how else? Just keep fishing eh?

[shanleycb7]

i got my h22 for $1064 out the door with no tranny- picked up a h23 tranny for 300. install took a weekend- mostly from extending out the factory wiring harness with factory plugs. xtra wiring harness $100- act 6 puck with hdpp $300 and $250 for clutchmasters flywheel.
total of 1 weekend = $2014

[Djmoua]

so how do you guys find some under or no more than 2G? I mean do you guys get only the longblock without the tranny and then get the tranny seperate or how else? Just keep fishing eh?

yea dood...just keep fishing.

[GUA-D'zCb-7]

just gotta fine people that need the money or just r too stupid to kno how much they go 4

[lxinks]

i got my h23a3 for 953 shipped and me and some buddies did the first swap it took just a liitle over 24 hours spilt between two working days after my job and his. firwst5 motor gave up the ghost in 4 days took the motor out andreplaced in 3 days this time w/ me and one friend had to pay shipping back and kept the old motor from the company so all in all it cost me about 1500 after both trips to auto zone for oil and the what not

[Grumpys93]

if u have the right tools and enough knowledge and hands u can get it done in a day or 2.
I swapped a f22b head in a matter of hours. A complete motor a day. But that was not my first second or third. Also pends on how much stuff u still got in. Such as a/c p/s and if the bolts have ever been broken. Breaking bolts can take some time. Especially if u have to swap axles and try and break the axle nuts. Air tools help but i do all mine by hand

[J-specCb4]

i bought my H on here for 550 from accordtunerx/cpmikes current car.(my motor is in all the old videos!)lol it had some bent exhaust valves... i took 2 years to do it lol..... i actually ripped my motor out in like may 2006 and finally put the H in after lots of prep(wiretuck etc.) in july 2007.....

this totally would have taken like a weekend had i not been so picky and hadnt gone away to school and left the car for nine of the months mentioned.....

THEN..... lol i pulled the motor back out and redid the whole bay(partial shave/5 speed conversion/added some shit lol) in the course of like 3 weeks.

actual time swapping motors....(and i have people who can vouche) i literally pulled 2
H22's out of two seperate cars in under an hour..... and carefully, carefully put the H back in with its new m2f4(USDM H22A1 manual trans) in my car in about 35 minutes with the help of one person.

the 3 weeks include ONE HELL of a lot of cleaning/replacing/painting. of just about every part that is left in my engine bay....

i say anyone who has the interest spare time and a bit of tools/knowhow could tackle this no problem..... its a cool feeling knowing u put ur car together instead of some idiot in a shop... it also gives u confidence that if something should fail u could easily fix/replace it.

[h22sparkle]

theres a spot out here which costs 1,500 with everything for a basemodel h22 with lsd out here. I guess the spot has problems since they plan to close this place down soon all the motors are legit and come with a 2 month warrantee.

[hondaguy305]

i did my swapp in 4 days ppl thought it couldnt be dont done but i fooled them