A word of caution about purchasing your ZC. Everyone I called about this engine stated unless you are putting this engine in a JDM CRX, there is no warranty. They claim a warranty till you read the fine print. Everyone (Nippon Motors, Colorado Engines, Sun Japenese Engines) all said that they consider this motor going into a USDM CRX to be a race motor and will void all warranties. I had an oil pressure problem with mine when I first cranked mine up. I was lucky and caught it early enough before any damage was done. Just so you wil know, this is what it would cost to do the swap in a CRX...
Engine only - $600.00 (included shiiping)
You will want to replace ALL of the external gaskets as they are all dry rotted....
Valve Cover Gasket (89 Teg) - $ 20.00
Spark Plug Boot gaskets - 4 (89 teg) - $20.00
Oil Pan gasket (86-89 Teg) $ 18.00
Rear Main seal gasket (89 Teg) $ 22.00
Intake Gasket (89 teg) $24.00
Exhaust gasket (89 Teg) $20.00
Crank Angle Sensor O Ring gasket (89 teg) - $8.00
Distributor O Ring gasket (89 teg) - $8.00
Front Crank Main seal (89 teg) - $18.00
Timing Belt (88 prelude) - $35.00
Alternator Belt - $16.00
ALL hoses including vacuum lines- approx $60.00 worth
Thermostat and gasket (89 teg) - $15.00
ECU - 88-89 Teg - $200-100
Clutch set (clutch disc, pressure plate, throw out bearing) - $250-350
Throttle body from an Si - TPS sensor will be broken on ZC, so a Si one can be found in a junkyard - same throttle bodies - $25-75
New O2 Sensor - $75-35
Spark Plugs - $30-10
Plug Wires- $75-25
Cap & Rotor - $20.00
Oil change - $20.00
Total......$1434.00 - including engine
Hope this doesn't scare you, but this is what it takes. Good luck...
