Re: 1986 Honda Accord LXI 2.0 FI
 

jack42038 <jacklarwa@yahoo.com> wrote in news:edac5113-1bb0-4e53-b356-
86c2e00ee9ae@e18g2000yqo.googlegroups.com:


>
> So, which should I go for, a BT or an A20A3? Where can I get one?
> Is there a better option to drop in there?
>


What did the car originally come with? It's very much best to install the
same thing as the original.

JDM engines are good deals, monetarily, but you can get in real trouble
with them, especially with the older ones. I get lots of emails looking for
advice. The worst of these are from people who have installed aftermarket
parts, or those who have done a "mix & match" engine swap. Don't do the mix
& match if you can at all help it.

I'd check here:
www.car-part.com
or a local wrecking yard.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: 1986 Honda Accord LXI 2.0 FI
 

On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:23:27 +0000, Tegger wrote:

> jack42038 <jacklarwa@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:c453e7dd-cba8-48b6-8c05-bb88d31eca5f@s20g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>> I don't want to replace and hope. I think I am pretty sure that it
>> would be cheaper to drop a new little engine in there. My mechanic
>> will either do it for next to nothing or let me use his spare bay and
>> do it myself for nothing.
>
>
>
> If the body is unrusted (a HUGE point in favor of the car), and you are
> perfectly aware that any money you spend on this ride will not come back
> from insurance or from a sale, then go for it! Put in a replacement
> engine. If your kid wants to help, that's excellent. He will be FAR less
> likely to abuse something he's skinned his knuckes and sweated over.
>
> And if your kid thinks the car's cool, you're up another notch. Let him
> think that. I have a daughter. For her, cars come in different colors
> and are things you go places in. No interest in them whatever.
>
> I get lots of interest and stare-bys for my Integra, but only from the
> 20- somethings, who think my ride is cool. People my own age wonder why
> I continue to saddle myself with a car this old.

not necessarily just the 20-somethings! some guy came up to me the other
day, mid-late 50's, to chat. he raved on about my crx and what a great
car they were, how much he regretted selling his, etc. usual blah. but
when we were done and he'd headed off, i watched him climb into his own
car to drive away. it was a new 7-series bmw!!!

your integra is the same breed. head on around the back of our local
honda dealers and you'll see what the service dept guys drive - late 80's/
early 90's integra, civic hatch, crx. and actually, one of the guys at my
local porsche dealership drives a crx.

Re: 1986 Honda Accord LXI 2.0 FI
 

On Jan 9, 7:53 pm, Tegger <inva...@invalid.inv> wrote:
> jack42038 <jackla...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:edac5113-1bb0-4e53-b356-
> 86c2e00ee...@e18g2000yqo.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
> > So, which should I go for, a BT or an A20A3? Where can I get one?
> > Is there a better option to drop in there?
>
> What did the car originally come with? It's very much best to install the
> same thing as the original.
>
> JDM engines are good deals, monetarily, but you can get in real trouble
> with them, especially with the older ones. I get lots of emails looking for
> advice. The worst of these are from people who have installed aftermarket
> parts, or those who have done a "mix & match" engine swap. Don't do the mix
> & match if you can at all help it.
>
> I'd check here:www.car-part.com
> or a local wrecking yard.
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/

It came with the BT, I just didn't know if there was some improvement
of note over the original from the BT to the A20A3 which appeared the
next year. I appreciate the advice and will look at the site and
see. We have a local yard as well, would getting one from a wrecker
be any different than this one where it sat for a year (rings stuck,
etc...)? I guess I will just have to hunt for a good one.

Thank You
Jack