Originally Posted by
B20.eg
bro, listen. rods, pistons and rings are about 900 alone! there is no way a built d will be cheaper than a bolt-in k-swap. no way. i have done them in eg's. a lot easier, less time involved and a thousand times better motor/trans.
if i had more time i would go into detail... but taking out and building a D and all the turbo accessories, machine work, labor and everything is not cheaper than swapping in a K. K's are very common motors for swaps now and are not that expensive. shit, you can get an accord/crv k24 longblock for $700! which is less than the d- pistons, rods, rings! lol
if he pulls the motor and then pays to get it machined and assembled then it's cheaper, but with a k your spending a good $600-$700 just in axles and mounts.
and again this is just my opinion but a rebuilt / built motor is ALWAYS better then a stock used motor.