would the engine out of an 89 civic hatch go into a mini?? my nan just blew it up so im thinking maybe if i can get hold of the car i could do a rebuid or sumthing, car is excellent apart from that, im using its brakes for sure!

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yep, D15 motor, that's what I'm putting in my van, it's likely to be a twin carb motor, 92hp standard. Single cam 16 valve, you can buy a second hand engine for about $500... Though I wouldn't bother with it, you're much better off with a suzuki, unless you have a special reason to go with it like me

here's a pic of the motor sitting in (part of) a mini subframe and in the engine bay




I'm amazed she managed to blow it up - I thought that was impossible with Honda motors. The guy I work for has an accord from about that vintage with 320,000 K's on it, still runs great... it idles a bit funny, but otherwise

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hmm well the car has barley any power and the catalystic converter is glowing red when u run it, so i dunno, but if it is just the cat i will whack it in the white one

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and what might that be?

I was wondering that too.......

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So are you going to weld up the subframe for it meeni?

Cheers

Aaron

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you guys just aren't observant enough, follow the link in my sig...

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I was gunna say isn't that a 4WD engine?
Sounds like a 1-off mini alright.

is that sarcasm or are you seriouse? im thinkign about it, probably wont though cos the engine has a problem, if anyone wants the motor though... im breaking the whole thing, all the parts from the civic are going

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if the seats are any good, they go quite nicely in a mini, and I find them pretty comfy, the car I wrecked had seat covers on since new

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I don't know but has the engine been run on a leaded fuel sounds like the cat has clogged causing the low power and cat to glow.

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supercharged 998 race car

is there any way i could fix the cat blockage without buying a new cat??

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Disconnect the exhaust before the cat and see if it runs properly

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supercharged 998 race car

If it the cat, take your old one along to a wreckers & get a used one.
Give them the old one, as they scrap them for the platinum, or they will charge you more.

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yer but im not planning on spending an awful lot of money on it, just if i can fix it nice and easy i will, cos its a real nice little car, would be a shame to kill it

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