[Rtech]

Anyone know it its possible to buy the City 1.5 or Vtec engine, gearbox and wiring? If so where and how much approx?

thanks

[Shan2nu]

What exactly do you plan to do with them???

Regards...
Shan2nu

[Rtech]

Well, i've found a civic hatch, but the prob is its got an auto box. Now I could try and source a manual that would fit that engine, or the other option is to get a City 1.5 and plant that in. It would be easier to maintain for sure, but I haven't found any around.

any ideas?

P.S. I'm in mumbai

[Dippy]

There are lots of engines available of imported cars in chor bazaar so i guess you could get these too. I had bought one mazda 1.6 with isuzu gearbox from the conti and it ran excellently. Of course its always good to take a technician along when u go.

Cheers

[Rtech]

which car did u put the engine in dippy? conti itself or something else? And how much did u pay for it?

[Dippy]

I put the engine into ... my Premier Padmini when I had one few years ago. It gave me great milaege and performance too. Also i guess it would have been the only five speed Padmini . had great pick up and good fuel efficiency too and was pretty silent . I bout the engine for around 55 or 58 grands i dont remember and the Conti gearshift was a 15 grands. Mazda 1.6 diesel engine

Cheers

[GTO]

Rtech,

the most commonly available petrol engines in chor bazaar are from cars that have opted for dieselization and thus have no use for the petrol powerplants. Other sources are from total wrecks, and of course "chor"s.

Its very difficult to source one from chor bazaar, but not impossible.

GTO

[Dippy]

Hey rtech you can get everything from engines, transmissions, wheels to actual cars in chor bazaar. Once Addy found an immaculate Dodge Charger for sale with original red interiors for guess.. .just 40,000 buck out there ... How does that sound???

[aadix]

wow!!!!!!!!!
a dodge charger for just 40k???
did it have papers?? any other such cars???
any jeeps or high height vehicles available there???

[Domnic]

hey guys,
HEy you can pick up a civic ds etc engines in the US at local (pick a part) yards for about 1000$. You could also get tuned engines with box for about 1200$ and should be at about 175+hp.

Cheers
Dom

[Rtech]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Domnic @ April 15 2004,21:16)]* HEy you can pick up a civic ds etc engines in the US at local (pick a part) yards for about 1000$. You could also get tuned engines with box for about 1200$ and should be at about 175+hp.

Yea, but then you have the whole hassel of shipping it over, customs, duty, "chai-paani"...! Whats the duty on something ike that anyway?? about 50-60%??

[aadix]

hey rtech
i am sure either dom or s600 can help u on that
or else why dont you try for the lancer 1.8 invex and its box
i am sure they sell engines coz we had gotten a quatation for the diesel engine as dad wanted to get it fit on a *company's petrol lancer

[Rtech]

well, I'm trying to move away from an auto, so the invex won't do. Secondly, putting a mitsubishi engine in a Honda is just not right IMO!! sacrilege !!

[v12]

u can contact Linkway or Ichibaan. I've heard that one of them has a "write off" honda city on their terrace.

[GTO]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]or else why dont you try for the lancer 1.8 invex and its box

The 1.8 engine with gearbox, if bought directly from HM with bill and jazz, will cost you atleast 2 lacs odd.

A second hand Honda engine, provided you are able to source it, will cost you in the region of 30000 - 60000.

Its all in the numbers, and yes....a mitsu- engine in a Honda is like buying an automatic Dodge Viper!

GTO