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Originally Posted by CamMitchell
Thanks Daox! GL on yer fix-up. My car had been pretty good to me, until the engine blew in the mountains in winter. That sucked. Oil everywhere, nice hole in the block.
OK, just found a craigslist D17 for $600 OBO. Though it's a VTEC and mine's not. I don't remember what it takes to make that work.
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Note that there are two VTEC engines. The D17A2 VTEC found in the EX, and the D17A6 VTEC-E found in the HX. The HX is capable of lean burn which is nice for economy.
Gear ratios are best for efficiency in the HX tranny, worst in the EX tranny. Finding an HX tranny might be a good idea. Regardless which tranny, be aware that the Input Shaft Bearing is a common point of failure and you may want to replace it while you have it apart.