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Engine Runs Smooth Once Again!
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 17th, 2008
After all that work yesterday I knew I would find a solution soon because I was running out of things to check. Today I went to the parts store and picked up some new NGK spark plugs, NGK ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter and a radiator cap since my old one disintegrated [...]
The Swap Continues…
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 15th, 2008
It’s been a few days since my last post but I have been researching information about my ECU, VTEC and why my engine surges while giving it gas. My first ECU was giving me code 19 which was an auto tranny sensor, so today I went to the wrecker and picked up a proper 5 [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 6
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 12th, 2008
Saturday – Final assembly, fluids and startup Today I started with hooking up the gear shift linkage and mounted the exhaust. Then I mounted the drive shafts and put the suspension back together. I hooked up the remainder of the heater hoses and mounted the radiator and then filled it with antifreeze and water mix. [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 5
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 11th, 2008
Friday – Ready engine and mount up in engine bay Today I got the engine ready for mounting and decided to use my original D15B7 engine mount and bracket. The power steering bracket on the other hand is one that I got from the wrecker from a D16Z6 engine. Installing the engine back into the [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 4
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 10th, 2008
Thursday – D16A Maintenance and external assembly So far out of the 4 days, today was the funnest till the end but I’ll get into that later. Putting something together is always more fun because you start seeing a little glimps of your final product and you get more existed. Today I started by taking [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 3
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 9th, 2008
Wednesday – Old engine extraction and engine bay cleanup Today started early at 9am, I picked up my flywheel from the Lordco machine shop and pressure plate bolts and throttle body gaskets from Honda. The bonus for today was I had a friend help me out to extract the engine out with was a great [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 2
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 8th, 2008
Tuesday – Ready old engine for extraction First thing in the morning I dropped off the Flywheel for machining and headed to Princess Auto for some oil drain pans and some other items. To start the engine removal process I jacked up the car and put it on stands ready for drive shaft removal. Taking [...]
D16A Engine Swap – Day 1
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 7th, 2008
Monday – Get parts and prep the new engine I started the day by calling around for parts, organizing my tools and figuring what I had to do first. Then I went to MOPAC and picked up a Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch and Coquitlam AutoParts for the water pump, timing belt and pilot bearing. By [...]
Tags: I Got My VTEC!
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 6th, 2008
It’s a great start to 2008 as I have acquired a JDM D16A VTEC Engine with only 80,000KM’s. It came with an Si tranny, Distributor and the P28 ECU. The plan is to change the timming belt, water pump and to replace the stock clutch with a Center Force 2 Clutch, Bearing and Pressure plate [...]
