hey I have a question for those who have done the ZC swap. I'm wondering, from start to finish, how much did you spend total on the swap? I can get the motor for about $550 out the door. I realize I will need a new clutch, t-belt, and water pump. Aside from extra fluids, what else did you all buy? My friend just did this swap into his 89 Civic hatch, and he has spent a little over $1200 total! Anyway just wondering if $1200 is a realistic figure or if he just spent way too much on stuff he didn't need.

 

Lets add it up together

ZC 550
Clutch 120-275
Hoses 25
T-belt 45
Water Pump 35
Oil/Water/Filter 25
Cap+Rotor+Plugs 35
Machine Flywheel 35
Honda MTF 10
88-89 Teg ECU 100

Total $980/$1135
+ WA State TAX $78-$91
Final $1058-$1226

Looks like your buddy was about right, I just guessed those numbers off the top of my head
Price can vary on the clutch, since you could buy a performance one, or a pep boys one.

Jeff

 

jesus, you pay more in parts than for the actual motor!

 

thats not bad at all (i paid about the same for my ZC), ---- you should see my list for the B16...damn its not pretty (and still growing)...

 

hey dont forget the axles hell need...since he is using the ZC tranny.

Dane

 

I think he is using his original tranny..
but if not..

ZC Trans 200
Axles 120
Intermediate shaft 100

Another $420 bucks

Jeff

 

could someone give me a rough price for a h22 vtec? and are there any standard honda manifolds available to perform turbo conversions?
thanks
Nick

 

I think you can get full H22 Vtec swaps for around 2200 bucks, maybe even cheaper.. Includes tranny/ecu/longblock.

Not H-series manifolds have the Precat style design like the HF.. you are pretty much going to have to make a custom one. Or buy one from Revhard/Drag/Greddy etc.

Jeff

 

i think my zc cost me about 1200 dollars by the time i was done with it. it was my first engine swap that involved wiring, and i struggled at first, but now i got that ---- down. good times. i had some major electrical problems with sensors on the motor too. it sucked.

zc with tranny-800, picked it up myself
dx tranny becuase the zc was shot and si's are pricey-100
fresh axles-60
new dizzy, 89 'teg-175
CM stage 2 clutch, free from guy i bought motor from cause of bad tranny
odds and ends, who the hell knows how much.

 

My ZC cost was 1000 cdn. Total.

Engine 800
Teg ECU 100
Day of my labor PRICELESS! :P

used all my dx stuff...
tranny etc. just had to redo some wiring.

Travis