lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 well i am looking at buying a car for about 2 grand. cuz im selling my gas guzzling truck, and want this nice porsche gor 2k. but i am not going to get it, I found this 91 civic hatch si, (my favorites), for 1000 obo. body is pretty straight, but rattlecanned, interior is decent he said. has a set of 17 inch rims with good tires for an extra 400 bux. also comes with a short throw shifter, some name brand i dont remember, and a password jdm shift boot. well i got him to go to 1000 for all of it. i finally asked if it was a stock motor and he said no. its been swapped to a d16y8 VTAKKK. but they never changed the ecu, so the vtek doesnt work. ... he didnt do the swap, he bought it this way. is this an easy fix to wire it in, or get an ecu? or just something i should run away from, real fast lol like always guys, any help is greatly appreciated and pics are a must as always, this is the car Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Awww geez. Here we go in 3...2...1... Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Seller sounds fishy ... 1 Quote Link to comment
DOnatello Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 2 grand for that?!?!?! how about 450$$ :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 he got a new vehicle, and the alternator is out in this, and he doesnt want to fix it and wants it gone. he said it runs and drives fine though Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 ask a honderp forum? 1 Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 if you read, the porsche was 2 grand, this is 1k, with nice 17's, not shown in pics Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 2k doesnt sound like he wants it gone. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 ask a honderp forum? couse there mostly doesches from what i can tell by browsing, you guys are cool... dont you remember? lol at least used to be for the most part Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 paging Kami kat fucker Quote Link to comment
Ratty260z Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 My family used to buy hondas but it's so hard to find a nice low mile unmolested Honda for a decent price we gave up on honderps. Ricers have destroyed them for everyone but there are other options if you want a good gas mileage car but personally I would stay away from a engine swapped or similar Honda unless it was pristine and done right. 1 Quote Link to comment
DailyDato Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I know enough about hondas to tell you the Vtec hook up requires a vtec ecu, and two wires ran to the vtec solenoid........just depends on if it actually has a vtec motor or not, cause it could have just a d16 bottomend and the stock head, onlt way to know for sure is to pull the valve cover and look at the cams Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 yes it is vtec head also. for sure Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 they make a v tec controller by apex Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I love Hondas, but would be very wary of that particular one. The owner sounds like one who cannot keep a car is good running order. You can always add a manual toggle switch on the dash for the vTek ... wait a minute, shouldn't this be in the Ricer topic??? Quote Link to comment
Guest 510kamikazifreak Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Seller sounds fishy ... I agree with blue :lol: Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 this guy has only had the car a few months. doesnt know a whole lot about cars either. he bought it this way, drove it for a couple months, alt went out, now its sitting in his drive way. this guy did none of the work, i am trying to get in contact with the origiona owner right now to see whats been done. we have mutual friends, so i have heard of the guy who did the swap, and its always been good talk... but not so sure on this one Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Consider that the seller got another car for a reason..You are asking for trouble with this one. You might get lucky and have it turn out to be a great car, but things sound too fishy. And, besides the motor swap issues, i would bet lunch that it has suspension damage on the right front corner. That or the picture makes it look really bad. Look at the spacing between the tire and the bottom of the fender at the rear of the tire. Use your fingers as a guage to see if this distance is close to the same(should be) on the drivers side and passenger side. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Your not going to fix that one on the side of the road to get home, it'll need a flatbed.:lol: Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 he got a truck for work, not trying to defend this guy, he just doesnt know how to work on vehicles. all im asking is how hard is it to get this vtek working? if i get there and find a wiring mess, or just over all shit car, i will walk away. Quote Link to comment
DailyDato Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 They are called HONDA, ya know H.old O.n N.othing D.oes A.nything offer him 300 and haul it the scrap yard and make 450 out of it, i dont care for mod'd tuner cars, some but not alot, hondas being one of em......I say buy tha Porsche, How much easier would it be to pick up women, Hey wanna ride in my busted ass honda, or Have you ever ridden in a Porsche? Quote Link to comment
Rob W. Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 They are called HONDA, ya know H.old O.n N.othing D.oes A.nything offer him 300 and haul it the scrap yard and make 450 out of it, i dont care for mod'd tuner cars, some but not alot, hondas being one of em......I say buy tha Porsche, How much easier would it be to pick up women, Hey wanna ride in my busted ass honda, or Have you ever ridden in a Porsche? There is wisdom there^ Fixing anyone's mess can be hard. Hooking up the proper parts probably is pretty easy. Look into how much the proper ecu and anything else you might need will cost. New electrical bits can be pricy and they are rarely returnable Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 its a 924s porsche, girls think there ugly anyways. but it is in great shape! but i could really use the extra money for bills Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Both options sound like cars to avoid. 1 Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 theres nothing for sale up here decent except the great vw with 120k, with shit load of new parts and stuff for 1100, but its already sold Quote Link to comment
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