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drainoil · 03-24-2015, 04:59 PM

I have a chance to buy a '96 Civic 4 door for a very good price. As with many of this model year, it's pretty high miles and the 1.6 engine is of questionable durability as it sits now in this car. I'm looking in terms of difficulty how hard it would be to pull the 1.6 in this '96 and swap in the VX engine out of my '94 VX. The '96 car presently has an auto trans which I'm not opposed to keeping however my VX is obviously the 5 speed.

Anyone here done such a VX swap into a newer albeit heavier 4 door? I know I will loose some efficiency but I know what I have in my VX engine which is predicted durability/reliability for many many miles to come.

Oh I should mention the body on my VX now is pretty rusty and the newer '96 is hardly any rust.

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drainoil EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: mn Posts: 237 Vader - '15 Dodge Grand Caravan 90 day: 23.13 mpg (US) Cmax - '13 Ford Cmax SEL 90 day: 40.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 10 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts	VX engine swap I have a chance to buy a '96 Civic 4 door for a very good price. As with many of this model year, it's pretty high miles and the 1.6 engine is of questionable durability as it sits now in this car. I'm looking in terms of difficulty how hard it would be to pull the 1.6 in this '96 and swap in the VX engine out of my '94 VX. The '96 car presently has an auto trans which I'm not opposed to keeping however my VX is obviously the 5 speed. Anyone here done such a VX swap into a newer albeit heavier 4 door? I know I will loose some efficiency but I know what I have in my VX engine which is predicted durability/reliability for many many miles to come. Oh I should mention the body on my VX now is pretty rusty and the newer '96 is hardly any rust.