hey whats up guys...alright i need your opinions on somethin i might be doin in the near future, here goes:

alright...i will definitely be doing a zc swap this summer...but i have a dx auto and i'll have to do DPFI to MPFI, and i'll have to do auto to manual

a friend of mine has i think its and 88, but i know it's an si hatch...he owes my current manager about 400 on the car still and at the rate he's goin wont get it paid back for a year

so finally, to my question...tonite i offered him a deal...we trade cars, i pay off his debts, he gets to keep all his interior(dash, seats, carpet, plastic panels, door panels, all that)...and i keep my new racing seat and passenger seat, both my 4pt harnesses, my springs, my crx si dash, and anything else i have put into this car...sound like a good trade?

it does to me because i dont have to do auto to manual or DPFI to MPFI which would make my engine swap go way, way easier...also he has the tranny from a 97 prelude SH in it, which he paid about 1500 to have all the custom stuff done with...including axles and all...it bolts right up to his d-series...he said he did this cause he has some japanese engine in it and couldn't find anywhere that had a tranny that would work...he's bullshi**in there but i dont care...i'll use the zc's tranny...

so basically i'm payin 400 bucks to make my engine swap go tons easier and i would like that since it's my first time doin it..haha

so...does this sound like a good trade or not?...i think so but i'd like to hear your opinions...i'm very sorry about the long post...later

 

this will also allow me to use the gauge cluster i got from the yard...nevermind, cause it already has it in it...but it will have lower mileage...oh well

 

The was no 1988 Civic Si Hatchback, they didn't come out until 1989 (there was a CRX Si in 88 though). He is lying about the Prelude tranny in his car unless he has an H22/23 but that is a super rare swap into an EF.

I'd do it if this new car is in good shape.

 

i meant 89...my bad...haha...i've heard from other folks he has the prelude tranny in the car...but i think i'm gonna do it if he's cool with it just to have an easy engine swap...later...and i'll get more info soon...how would i know if it was a prelude or civic tranny?...the letters on it?

 

I would call a serious :bs: on that. That makes no sense considering the Prelude uses cables to shift instead of a solid shift linkage. Also, I believe it is a hydro, which would add to the difficulty of the install. The 'lude transaxle should also be significantly bigger then the stock. There is no way he did that... think of it this way: if he had $1500, do you think he would have put in a 'lude transaxle instead of paying off the car or swapping the engine?
The transaxle code (letters and numbers) and the shifter mechanism. If it has a solid standard shift linkage going from the shoft lever to the back of the transaxle, he's BS'ing you. If it has no clutch hydrolics, he's BS'ing you. If the transaxle is covered in grease, it's been there for a while and he's BS'ing you. If you know what you are looking for, it will take about 3 seconds to tell.

 

well yeah, i pretty sure he's bs'in me but all i care is that its an SI to make my swap go easily...he said he put that tranny on cause the other one got screwed so...

 

I'd probably do the trade anyway.

 

yueah that's what i'm thinin just cause i dont wanna mess with auto to manual...or even the DPFI to MPFI...later

 

yah especially if it has a better exterior, paint etc.. id definitely consider it

 

uhh..i dont know if it has that much better of an exterior...i dont like the color of it that much...it's red...but i still think i'm gonna do it...for a 14 year old car though it aint bad...i'm not too worried about exterior though...later