Vtec engine into non-vtek car
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Vtec engine into non-vtek car I was sold a 1993 4S DX Honda Civic. It has an EX VTEK engine, supposedly of the same year. I am told this will never work. It appears that the engine control module and the wiring harnesses have not been switched. Is there anything I can do about this, that does not involve a lot of money I am thinking of taking the car back to the garage i bought it from, saying that i was mislead(a really good garage agrees with me) and try to get the owner to buy the car back from me. Thanks for any suggestions
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I am told this will never work.
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no. i took the car back, and the mechanic who sold it to me, took it back to the shop that did only hondas, who switched the harnesses. So the check engine light went off, and it threw no codes. But it was still bucking and jerking, and continues to do so til now. Oct 2015. I want to solve that problem, so it runs OK and then sell it, with full disclosure of course.
If i could get this deal to work, I would have a bigger, VTEK engine. The question is: will it work?
If i could get this deal to work, I would have a bigger, VTEK engine. The question is: will it work?
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Yes, it works, but it is no fun to drive, bucking and jerking when i shift gears. Now if I could figure out what is causing it to miss, whether it is a bad injector or a malfunctioning or wrong PPG-fi relay, it would be a good car, at least good enuf so I would feel comfortable selling it, telling the buyer what had been done. In fact, having a bigger functioning VTEK engine would be a real plus.
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I'd say take it back to the shop, it doesn't run right, they need to make it right.
Does it have to pass an emissions test or safety inspection?
Does it have to pass an emissions test or safety inspection?
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