1. Hook up the lifting chains to the engine make, sure that it is leaning towards the transmission side
2. Slowly lower the new engine, once you get it close you can slide the motor mount bolts in and hand tighten them all first. Keep them relatively loose till they are all started so that you can wiggle the motor around a bit.
3. Slide the half shafts back into the transmission
4. Lower the hub’s lower ball joint back into the lower control arm
5. Bolt the 17mm nuts back on to the lower ball joints
6. Put the forks back in between the struts and lower control arms
7. Bolt the forks up again
8. Bolt up the shift linkage
9. Bolt up the down pipe to the catalytic converter
10. If you are using the D16A6 exhaust manifold (Which is more restrictive) then there is no fitment problems, but if you are using the D16Z6 exhaust manifold and retaining your air conditioning then you will need to modify the condenser fan a bit for the O2 sensor to clear it.
11. Put the radiator and fans back in
12. Bolt up the radiator and plug in the fans
13. Put the overflow tank back in and hook up the hose
14. Connect up the heater hoses
15. Connect the upper and lower radiator hoses
16. Connect the brake booster hose to the intake manifold. It will be a bit of a reach this time as the location is slightly different
17. Connect the emissions hoses
18. Connect the throttle cable
19. Connect the clutch cable
20. Connect the speedometer drive cable or no VTEC!!! (You might not get it in right the first time usually it takes driving the car and messing with it a couple times to get it right!)
21. Bolt on the valve cover ground strap
22. Connect the return fuel line to the fuel pressure regulator
23. Connect the fuel line to the fuel rail
24. Bolt in the battery tray
25. Put the battery in
26. Put the intake tube back in. It will barely fit if you use the stock air box it is better to have an aftermarket intake at this point
27. Add coolant
28. Add oil to the motor
29. Add oil to the transmission
30. Put the splash shield on if you want to
31. Put the hood back on
32. Put the wheels back on
33. Lower the car
34. Final tighten the lug nuts with the car on the ground
35. Connect the battery
36. Double check everything to see if it’s hooked up
37. Make sure the ground strap going to the valve cover is attached
38. Make sure the grounding point by the thermostat housing is attached or the car won’t start!!!
39. Triple check!
40. Turn the key to the run position to check for fuel leaks if there are address them accordingly don’t catch your car on fire cause you didn’t check!
41. Start the motor!!!
That wasn’t so bad and you still might even have some money left at this point. You should be able to hit mid 15’s in the quarter mile all day long now. Faster if you’re a good driver and your car is set up well. Don’t forget to check your lug nuts for tightness after about 100 miles of driving.
