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JoMamma_Smurf
06-04-2007, 02:06 PM
Here you go guys.....After ordering a D15B VTEC from Hmotors I finally have her in the car...There are the pics. This motor is awesome!!! Never gave me a single problem. She cranked up on the first try, and never threw a single code!!! Enjoy!!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/DelSol05.jpg
HA HA fooled ya didn't I??? This is the original motor....over 213,000 miles on her.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/new_stuff_041.jpg
The motor came like this from Hmotors with NGK plug wires and it was this clean!! I never even cleaned it!! All I did was unwrap it.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/new_stuff_051.jpg
Old one is out.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/new_stuff_045.jpg
Engine bay fun.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/DSCN0079.jpg
Finishing touches and wiring VTEC right before I fired her up!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/DSCN0082.jpg
THE BIG SMILE!!! You know??? The one you get after she FIRES RIGHT UP LIKE OFF OF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR!! No hesitation or anything!!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/new_stuff_053.jpg
Complete!


This swap was done in 2 1/2 days by me alone for 95% of the time. The only help I had was my brother and my dad helping hoist out the old one and guide in the new one. My cousin and dad helped bleed the clutch and my wonderful mom behind the camera. Everything else was done by me. Alone. Hmotors is a great company. This motor is top notch quality and I couldnt be hapier!!
SOHCinWA
06-04-2007, 02:10 PM
Very clean motor that is for sure... :TU:
Levi
06-04-2007, 02:11 PM
looks good to me. that motor is really clean.
replica
06-04-2007, 02:30 PM
Looks just like my motor I bought from hmotorsonline. Always clean. Customer for life.
shifty35
06-04-2007, 02:46 PM
Heh, easy swap... no A/C or P/S to mess around with.

You could have used your old slave cylinder, no bleeding required. =)

Once you get the hang of it, stock for stock swaps like that are < 2hr jobs.
JoMamma_Smurf
06-04-2007, 03:01 PM
Thanks for the feedback!! Now that I think back about it, it could have gone alot faster now that I know what to look out for:) I do have my AC system though...I'm trying to see how long I can live without it. I'll just reinstall it if I must:)

Thanks again!!! Here is the car it went into.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/Sol_Blk_Rims02.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k210/supr4vegeta/Sol_Blk_Rims-1.jpg
guest
06-04-2007, 08:07 PM
HOLY COW!!!!!! thats a clean motor. did you look in the pan before you put it in? they may have cleaned it and theres the ass end of what was cleaned in the pan. That shit looks really nasty. it cant be good to run it like that......

performance???
eg2solsi500
06-04-2007, 08:42 PM
how much was it for the swap shipped from hmotors ?
modsHXcivi
06-04-2007, 08:47 PM
very nice ...now order some springs and lower her
JoMamma_Smurf
06-04-2007, 09:31 PM
The performance is awesome!!! I didnt take off the oil pan but I did do the oil and tranny fluid and they looked really clean. When I fired her up..I didnt get any smoke at all out of the exhaust. I'm really impressed with this motor.
BseriesKllR
06-04-2007, 10:06 PM
HOLY COW!!!!!! thats a clean motor. did you look in the pan before you put it in? they may have cleaned it and theres the ass end of what was cleaned in the pan. That shit looks really nasty. it cant be good to run it like that......

performance???


how do you figure the dirt and grime would get in the oil pan by cleaning the exterior of the motor??

nice project and clean looking swap and car, keep up the good work and get some more mods for it.
guest
06-04-2007, 10:14 PM
maybe they dont clean the inside, but I've seen an engine that the inside and outside was clean and there was mad shit in the pan. I dunno, maybe that's not a normal procedure on import motors.

I would of def. pulled the pan though, to see if it was bad before wasting time putting it in.
JoMamma_Smurf
06-04-2007, 10:38 PM
I'm not worried about it. HMotors is the most reliable place to buy honda motors from on the planet. I dont think they're that stupid.

I plan on doin' the suspension next.

I live in florida so shipping was expensive. For the motor, tranny & P08 ECU it came to $1074.00 shipped to my door. Worth every penny.

Thanks for the compliments!
flatfourfan
06-04-2007, 10:48 PM
man that's neat.............:TU:

If I got service like that I'd be a customer for life........
guest
06-05-2007, 08:35 AM
DAM, $1000 bucks.... Theres no local imports in flordia???
da_gorilla97
06-05-2007, 08:44 AM
Looks good man nice work.
Black91CRXsi
06-05-2007, 08:48 AM
Nice Sol
ryan89crx
06-05-2007, 08:57 AM
quality :TU:
JoMamma_Smurf
06-05-2007, 12:51 PM
DAM, $1000 bucks.... Theres no local imports in flordia???

There are a ton of importers here......There is one less than 100 miles from me where I can pick one up. And for way less!! But the quality isn't even close to Hmotors. 2 of my friends did swaps in their Sol's last week and their motors are no where near as clean as mine. I think that kind of stuff is priceless.