How hard would it be to swap a VX engine & tranny into a 4 door civic?

[viper75]

I've been looking for a Civic VX for a while now and haven't found any in decent shape so I was thinking of building my own. I need something with lower miles and better fuel economy then my truck. I'm fairly mechanical but this would be my first engine swap so I wanted to get an idea of what I am getting into.

I was thinking about starting with a 94-95 (dual airbags) DX or LX (lighter then the EX) with a manual transmission, preferably something with a straight body and either high miles or a damaged engine/transmission.

Would this be a fairly straight forward drop in swap?
Has anyone done this and what kind of mileage did you get?
Will it be harder to do the swap on a 4 door then a coupe/hatch back?
Can anyone point me to a writeup on someone else's swap? I did an internet search and found a few CRX and late 80s Civic swaps but nothing from 92-95.

Thanks.

[SVOboy]

It's not too hard, I've seen a few do it. Main issue is wiring...I say go for it.

Where will you be getting the z1?

[VetteOwner]

if you get an engine thats 96+ and try to put it into a 95 or below car. your gona run into some wiring issues...

[SVOboy]

The OBDII wiring isn't that bad for the hondas, but he's talking all obdI anyway.

[Lincoln]

You are in the same boat as me. I have been looking for a VX for a while with no luck.
I just got my hands on a 93 DX couple, with a blown engine, for next to nothing. I plan to swap in a VX engine and trans.

[viper75]

It's not too hard, I've seen a few do it. Main issue is wiring...I say go for it.

Where will you be getting the z1?

What problems will I run into with wiring?

There is a guy locally selling a complete swap that I am checking on. If that doesn't work out I will probably get one online.

[SVOboy]

Just adding the VX wiring to the stock harness. Won't be too bad, but you should keep it in mind.

[viper75]

Just adding the VX wiring to the stock harness. Won't be too bad, but you should keep it in mind.

Is anything different besides the O2 sensor?

[TomO]

O2 sensor and EGR control, that is all I can think of off hand.

[SVOboy]

VTEC y0!

[TomO]

VTEC y0!

Oh yeah, but it's VTEC-E actually. :D

[SVOboy]

Well, vtec-e is just vtec anyway.