A friend of ours has a 92-93 Red honda civic VX with a broken timing chain. She may sell for cheap just to get rid of it. I was thinking....6th car!!!!!

Anyone have a feel for how much a GSR engine swap w/ tranny would cost? how about a Civic Si engine & tranny???

I am not doing any of this work myself, so I would need a totally installed estimate.

thanks

scot (would make for a cheap semi-quick, great handling track car eh!)

 

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I could help you put it in. If you don't get it, pass along a price for the car, as I may be interested. Heres some info:

1992 to 1995 CIVIC Sedan/Coupe/HB


What fits
The 3rd Gen (94-97) Integra motor BOLTS in. Its not trivial, but you won't need a full-blown machine shop to do it. The motor mounts on the 5th gen civic and 3rd gen integra are the same. Expect around $1500 for the basic swap. In addition to the engine, you'll need transmission, ecu, shift linkage, engine wiring harness, and axles. Each shop will have a personal version of this shopping list, though.
The CX, VX, DX, LX, Si and EX are all excellent candidates for the swap.

Victor of Belaray Motorsports working on a 5G GSR swap
In addition to the Integra motor, the Del Sol DOHC VTEC motor bolts right in. This motor is even rarer than the two Integra motors though. Torque isn't as high as the Integra motors, but it has more hp than the base Integra.

Wiring
Almost all the wiring plugs in. For GS-R and Del Sol Vtec motors, the Civic wiring harness is missing the knock sensor wires, so this wire will have to be added. Otherwise, there should be few concerns with wiring.


Which motor should you get?
The 5G Civics are the platform for the most factory-like hybrids. The best motors are the Del Sol VTEC or 3G GS-R motor. They bolts right in creating a fast, fast car that is totally daily drivable. You could loan it to your grandma. A less expensive option is the 1.8L non-VTEC. Slightly modded it isn't as fast as the VTEC motors, but it will still spank the stock motor'd Civics. Heavily modified, it will be fast, but not as civilized, and still not as fast as a heavily modified GS-R powered Civic.




[This message has been edited by Low-S2000 (edited January 09, 2001).]

 

Scot - I am thinking about it myself.
I currently use the S2K as my daily, but I am putting on too many miles. Looking for a cheap beater/project car to get around in.

All info you need is found on this site.

Good luck http://www.sohfast.com/

 

Hey marty,

I am mechanicaly disinclined!!! i would have to pay someone to swap it. It is a VX which i thought was better than a CX because of the VTEC harness.??

I like the fact that stock it only weighs 2094lbs plus any additional weight of the GSR or Civic Si engines. ideally, i a slightly modded GSR engine would work for me, but... i need to talk her into selling the car cheap first!

thanks marty

Scot