For those with swaps..........
28-Oct-2002, 09:59 PM
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For those with swaps..........
When you got your swap, did you have the motor rebuilt? I was reading on hondaswap, that all swaps should at very least have compression checked and internals looked at to see what conditon everything is in, cause you dont know how bad the engine was pushed by the owner before.
29-Oct-2002, 12:25 AM
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Just have the shop check compression and leakdown before buying. You don't need to have it rebuilt before installation. Also, you should buy from reputable places. My cousin's supplier has an excellent track record and always provides good motors. I know some other local suppliers, some of whom sell on the local message boards, that have sold bad motors as well.
29-Oct-2002, 01:57 AM
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Yeah well I guess thats where I have an advantage over you sean LOL ..... he did all my suspension work and my exhaust he seems to be pretty nice to me ...... but thats a lot of places ... they don't have the time of day unless they know you have money to spend.
Thats besides the point ..... he knows what he's doing but I just want to know through the "grapevine" if there has been any problems with him.
Thats besides the point ..... he knows what he's doing but I just want to know through the "grapevine" if there has been any problems with him.
29-Oct-2002, 10:23 PM
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I had problem with that Optional when I was having my old swap, gave me a GS tranny instead of SiR, use my old P28 instead of P30, didn't tune the A/F at least make sure my swap is runable, my car died on a intersect a week after the swap done because too much fuel, so many little problems and the engines sucks, now I goto my friend's shop and got my ITR swap, nice and clean
29-Oct-2002, 10:26 PM
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Originally posted by EG6_SiRII
I had problem with that Optional when I was having my old swap, gave me a GS tranny instead of SiR, use my old P28 instead of P30, didn't tune the A/F at least make sure my swap is runable, my car died on a intersect a week after the swap done because too much fuel, so many little problems and the engines sucks, now I goto my friend's shop and got my ITR swap, nice and clean
I had problem with that Optional when I was having my old swap, gave me a GS tranny instead of SiR, use my old P28 instead of P30, didn't tune the A/F at least make sure my swap is runable, my car died on a intersect a week after the swap done because too much fuel, so many little problems and the engines sucks, now I goto my friend's shop and got my ITR swap, nice and clean
Jus stabbing in the dark oh and to remotely stick to this thread, get a compression and leakdown test before the motor is dropped in
that's the best you can really do because visually you can't do much since things can be cleaned (unless something is broken within intial eye inspection)
30-Oct-2002, 01:29 AM
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My cousin's shop, Defcon Racing, has done many swaps. You can call him at 905 683 1555.
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so with all that said and done ... any recommendations on any reputable and fairly priced places to get a 2nd gen complete b16a installed ?
so with all that said and done ... any recommendations on any reputable and fairly priced places to get a 2nd gen complete b16a installed ?
30-Oct-2002, 09:48 AM
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Originally posted by sketch
so with all that said and done ... any recommendations on any reputable and fairly priced places to get a 2nd gen complete b16a installed ?
so with all that said and done ... any recommendations on any reputable and fairly priced places to get a 2nd gen complete b16a installed ?
My almost stock JDM B16 dynoed at 150whp and 106tq so I am fairly convinced I got a good motor.
30-Oct-2002, 12:10 PM
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Originally posted by HappyB16
I had mine done at Altech...and am happy with it.
My almost stock JDM B16 dynoed at 150whp and 106tq so I am fairly convinced I got a good motor.
I had mine done at Altech...and am happy with it.
My almost stock JDM B16 dynoed at 150whp and 106tq so I am fairly convinced I got a good motor.
can you PM me the info about them ?
thanks!
30-Oct-2002, 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by SW20 MR2
My cousin's shop, Defcon Racing, has done many swaps. You can call him at 905 683 1555.
My cousin's shop, Defcon Racing, has done many swaps. You can call him at 905 683 1555.
he used to work at optional right?
if thats the guy, I'm interested as well, I've heard good things about him. can you PM me more infor about prices aswell ?
30-Oct-2002, 12:29 PM
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Yep, that's Dave. He worked for Optional briefly and worked with Ultimate Racing/Leitner & Bush as well. Pricing will depend on what you want done. Just call Dave, and he can provide you with all of the info.
Originally posted by sketch
Would his name happen to be Dave by any chance?
he used to work at optional right?
if thats the guy, I'm interested as well, I've heard good things about him. can you PM me more infor about prices aswell ?
Would his name happen to be Dave by any chance?
he used to work at optional right?
if thats the guy, I'm interested as well, I've heard good things about him. can you PM me more infor about prices aswell ?
30-Oct-2002, 01:58 PM
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He's now located in Pickering at 1035 Toy Ave., Unit 1. Make sure you call before going there as he's not always there.
Originally posted by sketch
sounds good .... where is he located i rather go there and talk to him directly
sounds good .... where is he located i rather go there and talk to him directly
30-Oct-2002, 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by sketch
Yes thats the place I was looking for, I heard that they had very good prices too ?
can you PM me the info about them ?
thanks!
Yes thats the place I was looking for, I heard that they had very good prices too ?
can you PM me the info about them ?
thanks!
This also included a 6 month warrenty that Joe honored on three seperate occassions.
