Question for those who installed SR

Post by **rousie13** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

If I keep my 240, an SR will be going in. Anyway, for those of you who have installed your SR, how long do you think it would take a DIY to install the motor. I would have some guys help me who have done Honda swaps before and it would be working on it straight, not like on weekends or something like that. I have never done a motor swap before either. I know you can and will run into problems which will make it take longer, but just trying to get an idea.

Post by **LittleBrotherSilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

mine will be done in the next couple weeks, ive been workin on the project for 4 months or so, but i've done alot more than the motor swap.

i'd say if you worked straight with help you could have it done in 3-4 days including minor setbacks.

Post by **Hijacker** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

i would say it depends on your level of mechanical expertise as well. the biggest thing will be lining radiator hoses up and wiring harness. like LBS said, 3-4 days, but i think that's if everything goes smooth. i would guess a week on average

Post by **LittleBrotherSilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

you're right, i forgot about the wiring harness (i had someone make mine for me, i hate electronics) i'd set aside about 2 weeks of down time for the car in case anything goes wrong.

Post by **HongKongChick** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

well if you have all the necessary parts, all the harnesses, hoses, all the oil, fluids that u need.......etc ready to go before starting ur swap, plus if you do everything i mean everything urself with one friend to help, given u two arent mechanics or experts, i'd say about 4 -5 days... but of course, if ur car didnt start the first try and all that crap... then it can be like a week or so to try to figure out what went wrong..

Website · Post by **quiksilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

and have the abilty to weld and have access to all kinds of tools. i expected 3 days total, took way longer, i think we got to like 80 hours

Post by **RobDET** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Mine took 3 weekends + 1 to get it running... BUT i did a LOT of boltons at the same time (Exhaust FMIC Clutch exc)

Post by **rousie13** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Did you guys do your own wiring or send it to like heavythrottle or someplace like that? I read the info on wiring on the heavythrottle site and it doesn't seem that bad, but I could be wrong. I'll probably be going through heavythrottle for all my parts since I can drive there and save on shipping. So hopefully they'll give me a deal and be very helpful if I decide to do this, which won't be until next spring or so.

Post by **hokiruu** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

depends how many extra aftermarket parts you are adding as well. i put on all kinds of stuff, so it took awhile. air tools, a lift, etc. all help alot to make things go smoother.

Post by **RobDET** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

I sent my harness to Enjuku

Post by **JayM5486** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Once you have the motor and everything it takes about 9-12 hours and that includes rewiring the harness to put the motor in and start it up. and thats with only 2 people

Post by **nismojason** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

If your doing s13 to s13, there is a guy on ebay that does the wiring, I had him do mine and my car is running perfect. The only thing was the o2 sensor wire wasn't long enough, so all I had to do was lengthen 3 wires. My car is running perfect.

Post by **RobDET** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

JayM5486 wrote:Once you have the motor and everything it takes about 9-12 hours and that includes rewiring the harness to put the motor in and start it up. and thats with only 2 people

Sorry man but my swap went smootly and it took way more than 12 hours... Most people here will concur

Post by **projectsr** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

I had mine done and running in 2 days. had all the parts with the front clip. I'd say the swap is easier than some domestics if you are mechanically inclined. :oface

Post by **JayM5486** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

This wasnt the first SR swap we had done. This was the 3rd, so we knew what we were doing, and worked straight through the night. Its very easy and fast if you do your research on everything in advance.

Post by **projectsr** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

JayM5486 wrote:This wasnt the first SR swap we had done. This was the 3rd, so we knew what we were doing, and worked straight through the night. Its very easy and fast if you do your research on everything in advance.

Yeah Mine was actually the second I worked on. So far I've worked on 5 Motorswaps. 4 Sr20's (3 Hatches one s13 coupe) and 1 91 CRX with LS VTEC swap.

Post by **RobDET** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

rousie13 wrote:I have never done a motor swap before either.

:rolleyes

Post by **japslapsilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

sr motor swaps are probably the easiest performance swap to do there is so much info on the web about that wiring that anybody can do it, its a straightfoward swap doesnt take that much time (really depends on having the right tools ie lift compressor etc.) and it doesnt hurt to have a few buddies to help you make sure that everything is connected correctly. good luck

Post by **Rican_Nick** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

My actual swap meaning ka out and sr in took 3days.. and it was running fine with the exception of a busted radiator.. but i cleaned my engine bay, painted it, did full exhaust, did my stage 2 clutch, sanded and painted my valve cover, fuel pump and a bunch of other little stuff.. hehe and i did about 2 days worth of the work by myself including the wiring.. my so called friends just hung around and did shiat for all the time

Post by **japslapsilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

hey Rican_Nick what kind of paint did you use for the engine bay?

Post by **ItzGenX** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Rican_Nick wrote:My actual swap meaning ka out and sr in took 3days.. and it was running fine with the exception of a busted radiator.. but i cleaned my engine bay, painted it, did full exhaust, did my stage 2 clutch, sanded and painted my valve cover, fuel pump and a bunch of other little stuff.. hehe and i did about 2 days worth of the work by myself including the wiring.. my so called friends just hung around and did shiat for all the time

Same for me, my whole swap took 2 LONG days with FMIC, MHG, Greddy valve springs, RAS, wiring, and I never did a swap in my life. The only downside is that it took 3 more days to start it (fuel lines were backwards). Then about 2 more weeks due to wrong/bad MAF, and now its going to be another week or so for power steering.

Hey Rob, what is it that you did with your intake plumbing that seems to work? I tried making my intake out of ITR CAI plumbing, but it didnt turn out so good. My MAF sensor is located too far up and out (no room for much of a filter), and the MAF bangs onto the hotpipe when it bucks around and wobbles. Show me some pix of it completed?

Besides the two exceptions of the two things above, I have a small coolant leak from a tiny hose by the throttle body - easy fix - and the car is ready to go after I get body parts back on.

Post by **sxse** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

I pulled the sr aour of my clip in 2 hrs, Pulled My Ka out in about 3, cleaned and put my clutch put my clutch in Sr in about 6hrs, its REALLY clean installed SR in about3-4 hrs, wired harness - 1-2 hrs... Then I waited for my Exhaust and FMIC for a week, installed them in about 3 hrs, didnt start, trouble shot timing for a little bit of one day then slept and at 1:00 the next day it started! A little bit of peicing the car back together (hood bumper interior) and I was done, and it runs freakin awsome I might add.

oh yeah, I didnt have any expirience except from what I had read, an I'm pretty mechanicaly enclined I guess

Post by **RobDET** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Itz long time no see man! I havn't actuially gotten around to finishing my itr intake... I'm still using the factory SR one for the moment... i built a bracket for it so it doesn't flop around. Maybe i'll tackle the Intake this weekend... I had forgotten about it to be honest

Post by **ItzGenX** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

RobDET wrote:Itz long time no see man! I havn't actuially gotten around to finishing my itr intake... I'm still using the factory SR one for the moment... i built a bracket for it so it doesn't flop around. Maybe i'll tackle the Intake this weekend... I had forgotten about it to be honest

LOL no wonder!! This whole time, I thought you completed it.

Post by **hokiruu** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

HA!Started my swap in June, and it's still not running. Mostly because I have been slacking. I don't like trouble shooting electrical stuff.

Post by **unfrgivn** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

Mine took about 5 days with a shop and tools, but no one to really help me. I had A LOT of small problems, and had to bust out the cutting wheel more than once!

Do the harness wiring yourself. People talk it up so much, when in reality it is the easiest thing ever. If you can match colors, you can do it. Trust me.

Post by **japslapsilvia** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

srswap.com has a guide for the wiring conversion

Post by **UsedToOwn240SX** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

3 months for me since I got the engine. I did take my time though. I have a full time job and a house to take care of. Not to mention my wife screaming at me if I worked on the car too long.I also waited for some parts to arrive. Like the big-28 turbo since my stock t-25 wheel is chewed up. The whole thing was not difficult at all IMO. It's the little things that takes a long time. Redtop to S13 harness work is easy. HT has all the info you need to get it running right.

Post by **Onizuka** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

TurboEX did his swap in a day in a half, my swap is going on 5 months now but thats because its not anywhere near a stock swap

Post by **Zaxx84** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:51 pm

It took me 3 months working on it 1-2 times per week. (Physical swap) The harness took about 14 weeks from HT even though they promised 5-6.

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