There seems to be this attitude everywhere here where we assume the OP is inept at anything and only a few "chosen" ones can do work on this car. We don't know anything about his mechanical skills and yet we already judged him as incompetent.

If the OP decides to rebuild the engine and something goes wrong, that's not a failure... it is a great learning experience. Just give him what he wants with unbiased feedback and not unwelcome judgement.

 

Do you mean you are: 4 OEM motors in, 4 DIY motors in, 4 second hand motors in or 4 workshop built motors in?
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1 oem 1 diy and 2 work shop..... but my diy is the one im running now but it is a k24 crank with h22 pistons on boost ..still it is always cheaper to buy a jdm if you aregoing to just throw it back in there. and most of the time if you dont you have alot of micro problems later on down the line ... it sucks to say but i tried cuting coners on nit just the s but also my evo and scion ... wasnt worth the $ I wasted

 

true but some of us are not made of money and cant afford to have multiple failures..... and that book doesnt tell you everything

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-2007-Ho...359ffc&vxp=mtr

 

thanks for the support!

 

Guess what, I'm 21 years olds, And I rebuilt my 2003 honda s2000 using regular garage tools. Sent the block off to a machine shop, got it bored to 88mm, ordered CP pistons and Carrillo rods. Had crank checked. Bought used head on the forums. Took it to shop to be checked and decked (cams as well). Bought all my gaskets, permatex, acl bearings, head bolts, new timing chain and oil pump chain, valve guides, etc. etc., followed an helms manual online, (I'm military so I use ako and you can access free manuals from the library portal) to build it, and I had a buddy help me drop it in. Only problem was a misfire code, turned out to be a bad fuel injector at cylinder #3. Also I'm using autozone conventional oil for the break-in and autozone coolant as well. I'm sitting at 700+ miles so far and it's running perfectly fine. I need to adjust the valves slightly but other than that runs great! DIY is possible if you take time and do the proper research and ask questions! If you ever question anything immediately stop and find the answer, don't be giddy and you won't waste your money on a DIY.

 

 

I have built a few engines along the way and I can tell you that it can be done in a garage with hand tools, sometimes. IF you are lucky everything will assemble correctly. The right hand tools and a service manual help. Ultimately however, if you build enough engines or are unlucky you will run into an issue that requires a special tool, machining or some problem that forces you to make a decision. There is also a fair bit of experience that is nice to possess that is not in the manuals. Often it is having that experience to allow you to identify potential issues and correct them. In my experience about 30-50% of home built engines end up with minor or major issues. With somewhere around 25% resulting in another build. Just browse the forum here and read all the horror posts.

 

I forgot to add although I may be 21 I have been building engines and had my father as a great mentor. Lots of mechanical background as I now work as a mechanic everyday as well.

 

thanks for the help. I wish I can post pics of my block