tired engine

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Originally Posted by ITRBoI

why you thinking of changing it for??? if its still work than drive it heahehaehah, but instead of spending the money on a re-con engine...why not do a rebuilt of it...wouldnt that be better???

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in terms of resale...if i rebuild my engine vs re-con engine....which 1 wld fetch higher price if im selling the car as a whole?

Well i got my engine rebuilt through Hi Comp Performance and it's $4500 for the rebuild.. I Payed $5700 for mine because i got forged pistons, lightened flywheel and adjustable cam gears..

hmmm...you not plainning to keep it??? you might get a bit higher....but dont count me on that...cause i met friends that do work on motors and they got a fair for it so yeah....

if your gonna sell it why not just sell it as is, it won't be worth it doing a rebuild and then selling it unless the rest of the car is flawless and you find some1 who really wants your car and is willing to pay for it.. if the current engine is completely stuffed then yeah find some second hand thing and swap it in, as long as your doing the work yourself..

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Originally Posted by b18cfreak

if your gonna sell it why not just sell it as is, it won't be worth it doing a rebuild and then selling it unless the rest of the car is flawless and you find some1 who really wants your car and is willing to pay for it.. if the current engine is completely stuffed then yeah find some second hand thing and swap it in, as long as your doing the work yourself..

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with 200k kms..i dnt tink i can get a good price for the dc2 either...bt hey dnt have plans to sell it in the near future..datz y planning to do rebuild...

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Originally Posted by b18cfreak

Well i got my engine rebuilt through Hi Comp Performance and it's $4500 for the rebuild.. I Payed $5700 for mine because i got forged pistons, lightened flywheel and adjustable cam gears..

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wa i didnt noe haf to spend 4500 on a rebuild...i tink getting a B18CR motor shld b more worth it

B18cR's you'll be looking around $5K for a half decent one anyway, plus that's $4500 is you go through hi comp, that's including all new gaskets and bearings etc etc, they'll bore out the block a little, put new pistons in it, balance it etc, you'll be making as much power as a stock b18cR if not more plus your engine is guaranteed brand new no problems.. you could buy a b18cR and have the rings gone it or head gasket gone, bent rods..? there's no real way of telling till u have bought the engine and installed it.. that's why i'd strongly recommend getting the rebuild rather then swapping engine..

i've been looking through my options for a b16a (done 150K ALMOST)... basically getting a new engine is not recommended unless u have a D16 (sorry to d16 owners) cos

1. u wont know the condition of the engine ur getting from the wreckers... even the KMs could have been tinkered with

2. engine swaps = huge labor expenses

3. the engine could have had a hard life

B18CR = as ppl have said around $4000 bucks + 1500 ish labor for a halfcut

now looking at rebuilding an engine... u can budget

1. $500 for pistons, rings,
2. $500 for rods, rod pins
3. $500 for all bearings, washers, etc
4. $300 for all the necessary gaksets approx

for $1800 u basically have a brand new bottom engine minus the crankshaft. And from what i've heard, crankshafts dont stuff up or die with old age. Dont quote me on this one, but thats wot i heard. But in any case, blocks dont die unless u put a conrod through them

If ur super pedantic u can upgrade ur top end valvetrain as well with new valves, springs, retainers, those rubber grommet things where u put the spark plug... all this can be had for around $1000 bucks

so ROUGHLY for 2800 u have a brand new engine that will actually need running in vs $4500 bucks for a tired engine with little known history

do the rebuild

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Originally Posted by b18cfreak

B18cR's you'll be looking around $5K for a half decent one anyway, plus that's $4500 is you go through hi comp, that's including all new gaskets and bearings etc etc, they'll bore out the block a little, put new pistons in it, balance it etc, you'll be making as much power as a stock b18cR if not more plus your engine is guaranteed brand new no problems.. you could buy a b18cR and have the rings gone it or head gasket gone, bent rods..? there's no real way of telling till u have bought the engine and installed it.. that's why i'd strongly recommend getting the rebuild rather then swapping engine..

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that's v.true also..hmm...hw long did it take to rebuild ?

It took a month, but that's coz it took em a while to find the pistons coz i got bored out alot more than usuall honda didn't have pistons big enough..

I'd say depending on who you go through it could take anywhere from 3 weeks to 5 weeks, depending on how quickly they can get the parts together and how stuck into it they get..

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Originally Posted by b18cfreak

It took a month, but that's coz it took em a while to find the pistons coz i got bored out alot more than usuall honda didn't have pistons big enough..

I'd say depending on who you go through it could take anywhere from 3 weeks to 5 weeks, depending on how quickly they can get the parts together and how stuck into it they get..

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ic..hw abt the ITR gearbox?cz i wan something with shorter ratio..and also tougher...vtir gearbox :(

I'm actually just looking into getting shorter ratio's for my box atm also, my mechanic gave me a catalog from a company called KAAZ who speciallize in close ratio gear sets and limited slip differentials, there's no prices in this but i'm going to ring up about it tomorow, i will post some prices here after i call.