Hello all, I hope you are all doing well! It was really good to see some familiar faces at this years $2000 Challenge. It was my second appearance, 2007 was the other time. This year I brought Pearl, the 88 CRX with the K swap.
I'm actually old to this forum, before it's revamp, or crash, I forget what went down. I used to post under the same screen name back in the early 2000's. But just recently signed back in and I'm starting from scratch again!
Thank you all in advance for your time on the questions and real world scenarios that pop up in my parts wrangling for the challenge builds!
Last year I emailed Tom with many long winded questions, sorry again Tom! Tom was awesome, which comes as no surprise for those found in here! Thank you again Tom for your time and answers on those topics! He, along with the answers, suggested that I ask my questions to the other experts on this forum. So for the new Challenge build and the budget questions that arise along the way, I'm going to run them by y'all on here! Lucky you!
Also...thanks in advance! It has become apparent that it is nigh impossible for me to write out short winded questions!
So onto it...
First I'll go over a question that Tom answered last year and then I'll move on to the current take off of that specific question.
I purchased engine #1 Honda K24 and engine #2 Honda K24 from the same junkyard franchise, on different dates, for the same monies. Can I swap/self trade parts for parts and have that be budget neutral? Intake manifold for intake manifold, and cams for cams etc? Tom stated that in this scenario the swap of the part would be budget neutral.
This made sense to me, even though I ran out of time and didn't make use of this option for 2020.
If both of these engines were in the yard at the same time I would have swapped them before paying up front. This is my normal modus operandi, when possible!
So onto the current?
On a 50% off weekend, from the same junkyard Franchise, I was able to pick up engine #3, you don't have to tell me...I know I have a problem!
Tonights Question!
Even though it is another Honda K24, does this still allow for the interchange of part for part like before, with the engines being purchased at different prices?
If no longer a budget neutral option, could I then calculate the engine as a parts lot and calculate out its components individual values? Then add the difference in value of a part from engine #1 or #2 to the budget, if swapped into/onto engine #3?
That's enough for now.
Thanks again for your input!
Jason