if i get a swap.........

[Tasuki_Civic]

from a single to a DOHC in 1990 240 sx ...........is $1850 too much to pay for it. changing gears and all that ??

[MirageMan]

damn you can afford to buy a swap but you cant afford to respond to a PM.you are wack.
later, M.B.

[HiPSI]

depends on the condition of the parts you're getting and who's doing the install.

[Tasuki_Civic]

damn you can afford to buy a swap but you cant afford to respond to a PM.you are wack.
later, M.B.


say what ?? when did i get tha pm. oooh noooo i forgot i checked it but then i had to go and i never got back to it. im thinkin about it. but i still have my hopes on selllin it. ive been wanting to. but pple keep tellin me to keep and im not sure if i wanna. but i knew about that price since Feb. i was jus askin.

[Tasuki_Civic]

depends on the condition of the parts you're getting and who's doing the install.


what questions should i ask so i know its worth tha price?

[turbosx©]

you can find all the parts ya self and jus pay labor

[yudalicious]

a dohc ka24de shouldn't be more than 150, 250 tops. I've known many that have found some lying round for $75.. but, definitley not nearly as much as you stated.

[Tasuki_Civic]

a dohc ka24de shouldn't be more than 150, 250 tops. I've known many that have found some lying round for $75.. but, definitley not nearly as much as you stated.


yea thats what i thought........i knew it was alot of money.

aiight so what parts do i need? i mean i want to gut out the engine and then install new tranny ecu and all that. nuts bolts and all that shit

[turbosx©]

the engine of course,ecu and maybe a trans. it should come with everything else if not get ready for alotta trips to da part store,the engine harness(uncut)

[Tasuki_Civic]

yea i jus want to make sure i have all tha parts so i can just get it and have someone install it for me. i didnt want to pay 1850 for a ka and labor.

altho when you swap tha endine to a DOHC from a single i need to get tha gears switched or something like that?

[AE86 Dorifto]

With that money you could just get an sr20 but if you really want to stick with the ka24 you should get an engine from and s14 then get the s13 cams. Franko from autofab told me that the s14 engins get power from their ecus and s13 engines get power from their cams. Thats what he did and it works great.

[speedminded]

With that money you could just get an sr20 but if you really want to stick with the ka24 you should get an engine from and s14 then get the s13 cams. Franko from autofab told me that the s14 engins get power from their ecus and s13 engines get power from their cams. Thats what he did and it works great....it sounds strong too! Now if only we can teach him to drive on mtn runs :tongue:

[BABY J]

1st you need to decide if you are gonna have this car forever or not. That's the thing that every1 is forgetting. Once you make this mod, it's a lifelong problem child or expect to take a big loss if you ever sell it. How often are you racing, how often do you WANT to race, etc. If you just want a decent car w/ decent power screw the swap, and just go full bolt ons and a 50 shot to keep you happy. Ya know?

[HiPSI]

a dohc ka24de shouldn't be more than 150, 250 tops. I've known many that have found some lying round for $75.. but, definitley not nearly as much as you stated.


depends again on what kind of motor they're selling her (also if they are including the tranny as well). if it's a rebuilt motor then it's worth more than a jacked up and ragged out POS that came out of someone's car that did a swap. there is also a fair amount of labor involved in swapping everything out, making the necessary wiring changes and also replacing the powersteering parts with the proper pieces. add in an ECU, and if it's a half assed decent shop some fresh wear items like plugs/wires/cap/rotor/fuel filter/fresh engine and tranny fluids/filters and other general tune-up parts.