Engine swap question?!

4renzik4renzik Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
Hey people, just got a quick question, which will determine as to wether i am buying a new wagovan today.

Ive found a 1300cc carby civic shuttle, and i was wondering, is it a large task to swap a carby engine out for a newer, say a dohc vtec engine thats (obviously) fuel injected? like would you have to change the fuel cell or fuel lines or anthing like that?



Cheers.

Comments

  • mastermind1ramastermind1ra Wagonist
    yes its a big jon i do believe they make a mount kit for it but thats the easy part the hard part is adding a ecu and all the wiring
  • 4renzik4renzik Band Wagon
    hmmmm, but say you had a spare engine with full loom, ecu, and gearbox, would you not be able to just replace everything in it? or am i looking at this the wrong way haha?
  • JakerJaker familEE
    Much of the fuel injection wiring is incorporated into the chassis wiring loom, so if you're comfortable adding these to your non-injected chassis, then fill your boots. What generation of chassis is it?
  • mastermind1ramastermind1ra Wagonist
    you would need what they call a stand alone harness when i worked at place racing we used to make them out of 96 civic engine harness and just convert them to obd1 but I'm not sure if anyone offers that anymore
Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2025