D series cx automatic civic blew engine... engine question
 

wellmy friends 1994 civic cx automatic blew up haha head gasket went ... well im looking 2 find him a motor! im thinking about throwing in a JDM d15b but im thinking how will this work since its automatic! wat will i need to do to get an si vtec motor to run nicly with an automatic tranny?

well why doesnt he just fixed the headgasket?

5 spd swap ftw....worth it, esp if you're gonna drop a better engine in....

swap ecu, linkage, maybe mounts and axles too, not sure.

Theres an article on this site somewhere, find it.

im not looking to go 5spd! he wants the automatic just to put another motor in! can i use the si vtec motor with an automatic tranny and will it run nice? and wat if i chip the ecu?

you can do it, Its not a problem at all. Just bring it to a guy whos knows what there doing and they can get it done NP. Vtec automatic engine and V-tec Automatic ECU.

the engine will be a vtec 5sp engine ! i want to mate it to a automatic tranny and then run the engine with it i thought about it and all i will need is to run the vtec wires and then get a chip for the automatic si chip correct me if im wrong?

5 spd v-tec will mate but I would just get an automatic v-tec ECU and run the v-tec wires. instead of fooling around with the chip its easier just to plug in the computer. They won't be that much. automatic civic v-tec computers are not in high demand.

as far as i know if u want to hook up the wires for VTEC will cost u around 500-600 dollars, i don't think it's worth it since he's on automatic

i've got a complete b17 swap in the fs forum for only $2500. might as well put something in there that has more oomph!
http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforu...hreadid=156118

why would it cost $500-$600 to run wires? Thats paying to much. I know a guy how would do that for $300.00 to $350.00. thats swaping the motor and running the v-tec wires. with an automatic ECU. Of course they would have to supply the motor. There are tons of 1.5 and 1.6 vtec enignes.

300-350...........:mad: its a shame because this kind of thing is killing the automotive trade. As a tech it pisses me off

how much would it cost (ranges) to swap a b16 into a civic (price of motor and labour, to get everything running well)?

3.5g if done right

thanks for the reply james..and sorry for the thread jack :P//(something im considering at the moment)

well as all automotive tech's you get 1 stubborn bolt or other problems such as previous tech's who %^$& up the car, then costs go up of course. I don't see the guy i know just doing it for 300-350 unless all the bolts came off NP.