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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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well i plan to change my current d15b7 to a b16a2 motor and change eevrything else with it aas u know alternator, starter, ecu, axels etc.. my friend has a mechanic that hes bein going to for a few years who works at a small gas station and has his own shop at the station..... the guy said he will be able to do my engine swap and although hes a bit pricey my friend says he wont try to take my money, should i let him do it, he has certitificates saying he does transmission work and stuff but im not sure????
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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If you know how to do it. You might as well try.
It's sometimes better to trust your friend...or some guy you know(?).
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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nah actually my friend has been going to this mechanic for a few years and he has yet to do anything that would cause my friend to distrust him, but i mean the fact that hes in a little gas station and hes going to be doing something as big as an engine swap makes me confsed [:@]
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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I mod xbox's, but I work at a Pawn shop....sometimes people with skills do stuff on the side to make tax-free money....if your friend trusts him, and thinks he can do it fine, its worth a shot I guess.
Probably cheaper than taking it to a tuner shop...
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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i say do the swap yourself and save some jack. lol
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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thats something i wont do, maybe in the future but not now, i dont have the necessary tools or knowledge lol
 
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Many years ago I went to Branson, Mo. As we were going north to head home my car just quit. It was Sat or Sun and their were no major shops open. A guy who knew a guy called him and we we towed by a decrepid tow truck to a little gas/junk yard with scrap all over the place. The rest room was 2 inches deep in water. This mechanic(? )immediately pulled my distributor , diagnosed the wire from the points out to the coil had shorted where it left the distributor, called for a replacement, and we were on our way in 2 hours total. Cost including tow-$70. Try that today. You never know.
 
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