crx engine swop

**bradb16a** · 10-07-2007 01:49 PM

i currently have a crx 1990 with b16a under the bonnet my car is #@$% because the shell is a cut and shut and was hopping to swop it into a newer shell how much will this cost me in labour and parts and what has to be done.

**czy_sol87** · 10-07-2007 02:57 PM

whats exactly wrong with it???
well if u wanna put it into another car u'll have to account for how much this new car/shell is gonna cost then ur gonna have to go to a workshop and ask them how much they are gonna charge to do the swap for u
each workshop is different...

**bradb16a** · 10-07-2007 03:03 PM

theirs nothing wrong with it the shell is ****ed but

**AUSVTEC** · 10-07-2007 03:03 PM

It would be a good project for you to do your self as labour would cost heaps if you want every thing swaped over.
If you have the crx manuel it wont be to hard.

I just stripped my ed civic down to the bare metal shell and put it all back together and im not a mechanic, it was a good learing process.

Watch out as you can not put an old engine into a newer model car...
eg: a b16a engine from an ef8 1990 crx model can not be fitted into a 1992 crx shell.

Where you located?

**bradb16a** · 10-07-2007 03:21 PM

Jabiru 0886 nt have a look on a map see if you can find it

**bradb16a** · 10-07-2007 03:22 PM

thanks for the tip but only going to build a gen 2 crx 88-91

**CRXer** · 10-07-2007 05:56 PM

wow.......they went to all the trouble of putting the hydro clutch in .......

would luv to see some pics of the master cylinder setup

**bradb16a** · 10-07-2007 06:03 PM

sorry dont think it a hydro clutch its only a b16a1 in the engine bay they dont come with hydo clutch

**CRXer** · 10-07-2007 06:06 PM

whats the little fluid resevoir(that looks exactly like a hydro clutch resevoir) thats sitting next to your brake fluid resevoir for?

looks like they lifted the fuel filter up also to clear the clucth pedal setup

**CRXer** · 10-07-2007 06:13 PM

Cant see a clutch cable either???

Looks like an OBD1 dizzy plug as well,u sure its not a B16A2,large vtec letters as well

whats the engine number say?

**Kiz_EG6** · 10-07-2007 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by CRXer

Cant see a clutch cable either???

Looks like an OBD1 dizzy plug as well,u sure its not a B16A2,large vtec letters as well

whats the engine number say?

If it's a JDM B16A2, it will still only say B16A on the engine#, but it does look that way!!