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Originally Posted by IntegraGSR
I'm more of a hands-on guy too, but none of my friends or close relatives really work on cars that much. You can tell me up and down how to replace a blown headgasket but till I do it I'm pretty lost.
I've searched on Google and such and the info certainly is there, I just wish I had a pro or someone who knew what they were doing looking over my shoulder so I could learn from them.
I'll check out clubhotrod, thanks!
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I replaced the engine on my Infiniti G20 (see the link in my signature). I basically learned how to do it along the way. Two things in particular helped me:
1. I had the factory service manual. I would highly recommend buying or downloading the one for your car if you want to do work on it.
2. There is a forum, G20.net, just for G20s. If as your username suggests you drive an Integra, there are a lot of those forums out there. Just find a good one and start reading threads and searching for solutions.
The engine swap took about 3.5 weeks at 3-4 hours a day, but when I went to start it up it ran. A few things needed to be ironed out (new battery and starter, adjusting the throttle position sensor and throttle cable) but overall I did it right. The FSM and G20.net were the reason, because I got maybe one hour of hands-on help from anyone who had done this kind of thing before (a friend helped me drop the engine when he came by with a hoist). Everything else, I was feeling it out.
I registered the G20 on December 20, and have already driven it about 500 miles on the new engine (and clutch and brakes and a bunch of other stuff). It drove up to Delaware and back, and then down to DC and back. Works great!