imported_Moe_Mentum

Well after sticking up for this guy in another thread by D dot T I found that he is terrible to do business with. Everything with my swap seemed to be going fine, hence why I gave him the good word, but now that I have issues with receiving the wrong engine year and possibly the type. I haven't been able to speak with him. On top of that I was promised axles for my swap which to this date I still have not gotten. He said that he had them delivered to the mechanic, but when I called to get them installed, the Mechanic told me he doesn't have them at that I need to get them from him. As if this wasn't bad enough Darizzla reassured me that the engine was going to remain OBD-II but the ECU he gave me is from a '91 and he required that I buy a Wiring Harness adapter which for some reason still hasn't come in, So obviously the ECU cannot be OBD-II. He also had told me that the shop which was an affiliate of his was going to install the engine, all parts included for $650, yet he wanted me to pay for the wiring harness.

Now the current axles on my car which aren't the right ones are leaking, the car engine has some kind of idling problem, there is an exhaust leak up front, and I am still stuck with my stock ECU with an engine that is from a '91 when it should be atleast a 96+ which is what I paid for. I usually wouldn't bad mouth someone like this, but its been over a month now since this swap was supposed to be done. I had tried calling him for about two weeks and I finally got a hold of him last Thursday. He said we could meet up last Friday and that he would fix everything. Sure enough Friday came, I called his cell and he wasn't there, called the shop we were supposed to meet at and he hadn't shown up. I've called him everyday since then, left messages too and he has yet to answer or call me back. Needless to say I am very frustrated with the situation, and he could atleast have the decency to phone me back and be honest. I feel I gave him a fair amount of time (Going on 3 weeks now) for him to straighten things out. I just can't wait any longer, the swap was supposed to take a day, its been a month!

If anyone could give me anymore information on how else to Contact him that would be great. I have his Cell and Work number, but no house number. I tried looking up the place where he's been staying recently but the number is not listed. For now I strongly suggest not buying any kind of swap from this guy Darizzla. His name is Ervin and he gets engines from Big Japanese Auto Parts, so just in case he changes screen names look out for him. He seemed to be a very honest person up front but after all this with no contacting me I can't say much to support this guy.

If anything changes I will let people know, but for now I am going to keep calling and pushing until something gets done. Also if one of the Admins could let me know if he's changed screen names that would be nice. I know he also likes to go on other messages boards as well possibly Hondatech, etc.

Gunmetalef

sorry to hear man.. thanks for the ehads up.. so you have a first gen b16 in a 1999 civic? you were expecting a b16second gen right? goodluck man

shlammed

I know it sucks to be ripped like that but you shoulda made 100% sure of everything yourself too.

DJTre

Sorry to hear that man

Put this is buyer/seller feedback...people will search there first before they do business with him

dingus88

why woudl you let him throw a 1st gen b16 in there..or even let him wire in the ecu etc.. I woudlnt' even let soemoen touch my acr unless everythign was there layed out b16a2 axles ecu obd II....you can never trust anyone...seems like he really dosen't knwo **** all abotu motors and what's what now he knows he messed up but cant' get you a refund and to fix anythign woudl come outta his own pocket cause he's a douche so good luck getting it fixed...and new axles should have been installed anyway....


we need mroe info what was yoru setup...d series b series what did he give you..??

punkindrublic

i think he knows full well what he's doing... probably quite smart with engine codes and knows he can buy a b16a1 for a lot less then a b16a2... but if he sells the b16a1 for the price of a b16a2 then he makes more money

imported2nv

just curious how much cash did you give him up front.

imported_Moe_Mentum

Well thats the thing, it could be a second gen, the Engine block reads that its a '91 .. which means the engine is basically a 92 but I was going for a 96+ atleast

imported_Team Rukus

dude give us more info on wat motor u got etc...
cuz if u were plannin on gettin a b16a2 for 650 installed ur on crack that was ur mistake.
now if it was a first gen motor b16 and it was installed for 650 with the parts ur still on crack and ur mistake so let us know.

imported_Moe_Mentum

Well see I wasn't there for the installation or delivery, we had looked over the engine I was going to purchase previously, but since I had work I had him pick up and drop off my car when it was done. The axles were supposed to be included, but at the time of the swap they turned out to be the wrong one and he said he would have to have the other axles ordered. I ended up taking my car the way it was since it was driveable because I needed it for work. The new ecu is not yet wired, I have it just sitting here. I paid him everything up front a little over 3G'S for engine/Tranny + installation + Axles, Ecu, etc. The engine was a b16A JDM engine block reads '91 but it appears to be an SIR-II. My car is a 99 EX. He has had problems with other people in the past but he ended up working it out with them which is why I trusted him

imported_Moe_Mentum

Supposed to be a b16a2 and actually I'm not on crack because Mr.Civic here on the board offered to install it for the same price. Also I did not lowball or anything on the installation, it was the price that he gave upfront, so what am I supposed to do argue with him until he raises his price? I also called around before too and the installation ranged from $500 (Non Vtec)- $1000

imported_Moe_Mentum

My bad I just looked over the post, I think Team Rukus thought I was getting the installation and engine for $650! it was actually $650 just for the installation, engine was over $2500

dingus88

you got yourself a b16a1 a2 is 92-95...I bet the axles were from the jdm integra core which will not fir your setup...what tranny do you have..?? seems like this dude is throwing together mixed batches to score more money...I'd sure he sold soem other dude a vx engine seeing how it was a vs disty and vx ecu I think he is buying a a1 throwing a a2 distributer on there with a random hydro tranny....the block should say b16a if it's first gen and b16a2 if it's second gen...I think you got burned on a a1 dude 650 installed isnt' bad seeing how they aren't changin pumps or belts so they jsut drop it in and hook up wires

imported_Moe_Mentum

Yeah you know what? I should have known something was fishy when he started mentioning that the tranny was from a GSR, but he made it seem as though he was doing me a favour and that it was a better tranny. I do believe he had two engines and one did have the stock tranny, but I remember doing a post on that too, and I think Dingus88 was one of the people who told me not to get the GSR tranny. Dingus your definetly right on the mixing and matching of parts. Its possible I have a first gen block with a 2nd gen SIR-II Valve cover, and intake manifold to make it look like an SIR-II.

imported_Syphon

Can you not read the stampings on the block to see what it really is?

kwikb16a2

he said its stamped "91"

imported_JookSingKid

pics?

imported_Syphon

should it not also say on the front left side of the block on a little flat spot the engine code as well? like b16a1 or b16a2? I mean, I've never truly gone over a B series engine before but all of the D's i've seen have the same style stamping giving engine code on that one spot.

imported_Cablerat

I believe that because it's a JDM engine, it wil only say B16A!

imported_Moe_Mentum

That's correct, the engine stamp reads B16A because its a true JDM... with the engine date reading '91. I will post pics tomorow just so you guys can see how confused I was as to why it could be either a first or second gen b16a