Andrew's engine swap (pics)

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looks good budy, were you going to put the turbo on this motor or are you building another motor to do that to
 
looks good budy, were you going to put the turbo on this motor or are you building another motor to do that to

I'm afraid you must be confusing me with someone else. I'm not going turbo on this one.
If anything, I'm leaning towards a JRSC, but thats all just up in the air now. who knows.

Formby said:
once in gear you can go up in rp... its the dumping thats bad
Ok thanks. good to know!(so I guess my track times will be a little slower ^_^)

Update 12/5:
Got the brake line taken care of. Went to Car Quest and they hooked me up.
It was my first time flaring, so I'll be suprised if it doesn't leak!

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Will talk to KMS again tomorrow.
I called him Monday and he said he should be done by wensday. pshh. we'll see.
 
sorry i thought when i was reading the begining of your thread you said that this was your swap and then you were thinking of building another turbo motor for it, im sorry i must have been mistaken
 
Yep, KMS is shipping the motor out tomorrow!(Friday)
He said he's gonna give me a discount on the price, too. (I shipped it Sept. 6!)

And I picked up some brake rotors today. EF EX rotors, but I didn't get the Legend Calipers because I couldn't remember which one I needed to buy.
My ideas for my brakes up front are Legend calipers/pads, EF EX rotors, SS lines. Then in the rear I'll throw on some DA rotors and calipers, and SS lines. All to go along with my 1" DC MC.

Can anybody refresh my memory as to which year/trim Legend calipers I need to buy? I'm thinking 1995 Legend Sedan, but am not sure.
Thanks
-ANdrew
 
Update 12/15:

I've got some tires to get mounted(I've had them for a while, but decided to go ahead and do them this week) 195/50/15 Yokohama AVS ES100's.

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And I picked up some 10.3" rotors to fit under the Legend calipers(will buy tomrrow)

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Dude, could you imagine how fast that sucker would stop? *omg*

haha
 
That would be badass! I'll bet you could market a brake system like that for about $10,000. Someone would buy it. :lol:
 
I think Mike needs to step away from 'the pipe'. :)
Speaking of pipes, I picked up some goodies to play around and make a homemade catch can!

Shopping list is as follows:

(2) 1/2" x 1/2" hose barb $1.44
(10pk.) 7/16"-1"hose clamps $5.72
(6') 1/2 ID braided PVC tubing $4.92
3" x 5' S40 PVC piping $7.07
(2) 3" PVC CAPS $5.16
= about $25. I still need to get a drain valve. (like $8)

Heres my plan:
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Any tips I should know about?
I'm thinking of sticking some steel wool or something in there to trap the oil.... ?
 
That looks good to me. I wouldn't worry too much about the steel wool. I actually had my catch can draining back into the block- the lower fitting was low enough that the oil could go back into the drain plugs in the back.
 
Huh. That would be a good idea, that way I wouldn't have to buy a valve to manually drain it.(actually wouldn't ever need to touch it at all..?)

I mean, I can make the bottom drain hose as long as I want, so maybe I should consider doing what you did. Could you elaborate a little bit on which plug I'll be needing to drain to?
 
Got one end of the fuel line done. I can't do the other side because the motor/manifold isnt in for me to measure...

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Oh, lol, I was looking through the first couple pages of this thread, and couldn't help but think what an idiot I was.... It's funny how you wish you were as smart then as you are now... ya know? I wouldof been done with this garbage a LONG time ago!!
 
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Hey, that's what this site is for. I did my first swap based on this site and it turned out great. You're build is looking really nice, keep it up. I'm sooo envious of the quality of your CRX's body.
 
Thanks bro.
I'm just glad I joined over here and stayed away from H-T(actively).... could you just imagine how I'd get flamed for building a D? lol....

*ahh*... back when she was driving! (and 100% stock)
 
Huh. That would be a good idea, that way I wouldn't have to buy a valve to manually drain it.(actually wouldn't ever need to touch it at all..?)

I mean, I can make the bottom drain hose as long as I want, so maybe I should consider doing what you did. Could you elaborate a little bit on which plug I'll be needing to drain to?

Yup, I never had to touch the catch can once it was hooked up. The filter on top let it breathe so that it wouldn't have to be drained or have pressure relieved from it.

The plug I'm talking about is the giant brass plug on the back of the block. I don't think I have a picture of it, but there are 2 plugs on the non-VTEC blocks. The GSR might only have 1- the other is where the black box sits I think...
 
Well, I'm in the process of buying that prelude nipple to replace the black box to go to the catch can. Oh, and remember, this a A6 block.

I guess I'll have to figure out a way to incorporate a filter on the top of the can somehow. won't be hard, just got to find a filter.
 
Couldn't you rig a fitting into an OEM oil filter and use that as a catch can? It'd be supa cheap and stock, eh, sort of...
 
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