Engine Swap Questions
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Being completely serious, I would consider craigslist a better resource than ebay for an engine. Unless your buying from someone with a good reputation in the tuning world, specifically, whose past customers you can actually talk to don't buy online. It's critical that you can be told when and why the engine was pulled, the results of the compression and leak down tests and be given the vin.
Call up a couple scrap yards, I bet you could get a k20z3 from a smaller one that wants to move inventory quickly for $3000 and see it running. Mention that you need the RSX parts and the transmission too, and that you'd buy it all from them for the right price you'll get the best price possible.
The only time I would consider buying from a online JDM seller is if I wanted a k20a.
Call up a couple scrap yards, I bet you could get a k20z3 from a smaller one that wants to move inventory quickly for $3000 and see it running. Mention that you need the RSX parts and the transmission too, and that you'd buy it all from them for the right price you'll get the best price possible.
The only time I would consider buying from a online JDM seller is if I wanted a k20a.
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What I've found so far:
K20Z3 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...#ht_720wt_1165
K20A2 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-...#ht_1235wt_939
I'll keep looking. What do you guys think of these so far?
K20Z3 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...#ht_720wt_1165
K20A2 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-...#ht_1235wt_939
I'll keep looking. What do you guys think of these so far?
Internet help can only help you if YOU willing to help YOURSELF, dammit! A guy that can't decide for his own gender will not be able to swap. Period!
There was this fella that thought his problem was trans, and we thought so, but after another guy actually drove the car, it could have been his wheel bearing. All depends on YOUR input. Period again...
GIT a GRIP! kids...
take the freaking car to a shop and let the pros deal with it. you not nearly enough to DO IT.
Last edited by sdaidoji; 04-20-2011 at 10:06 PM.
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1 day is not nearly enough to get a ball-park on prices?!? get serious... that way, the first frozen bolt you get at, you will be back here saying "mooomy, what do i do now?!?" - do an engine swap only if you have the ***** to DO IT (in caps in purpose).
Internet help can only help you if YOU willing to help YOURSELF, dammit! A guy that can't decide for his own gender will not be able to swap. Period!
There was this fella that thought his problem was trans, and we thought so, but after another guy actually drove the car, it could have been his wheel bearing. All depends on YOUR input. Period again...
GIT a GRIP! kids...
take the freaking car to a shop and let the pros deal with it. you not nearly enough to DO IT.
Internet help can only help you if YOU willing to help YOURSELF, dammit! A guy that can't decide for his own gender will not be able to swap. Period!
There was this fella that thought his problem was trans, and we thought so, but after another guy actually drove the car, it could have been his wheel bearing. All depends on YOUR input. Period again...
GIT a GRIP! kids...
take the freaking car to a shop and let the pros deal with it. you not nearly enough to DO IT.
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