B_Swapped93

Still missing a few things, main one being and ECU I think I can get away with just reusing an obd2 ITR ecu, the only thing that isn't stock is the manifold i'm not looking to go driving it hard so I can probably get away with it. Why not use a obd1 chipped ECU? well vtec isn't wired in this damn thing, just the single wire plug to the solenoid last thing i'm up for is wiring in VTEC for the pressure switch. Since the jdm ecu doesn't look for the pressure switch I should be ok, looks like that solenoid was a waste after i'm done this trip to the paint shop it's getting an s300. Attempted to go to torontojdm today but they closed early so next weekend will have to be an early start, went to jdm-addiction again grabbed a 2nd steering wheel. I'm too scared to use that Vertex one when it's going to a shop, got a generic 3'' intake+ filter I can only imagine how much dust is at a paint shop. Still trying to figure out if I need to extend the injector harness, main reason I don't want to is I hate hacking up harness and if I go get ID-1000's w/the extended plugs I can't run anything other then a s300 with a decent map. 1 big thing I keep forgetting is a -10 plug for my oil pan and catch can won't be able to run it without them, nor do I want to put oil in the engine I made very sure to clear it out when I had the engine apart. For the most part I've been cleaning up the areas I cut out, they haven't developed any new rust over the winter which is great and spent a good hours eyeballing the front toe and camber which is another thing I need to get done once the car starts. The engine is almost fully back together just need to get the TPS on and get the injectors in, i'm missing a few washers here and there but have made a list and will go to Honda on Monday hopefully.


New coolant neck from a b16a2(only one that works) I needed one with the little nipple on the back to complete the circuit for my iacv. And just regular spark plugs, i'll switch to a colder plug once I have my new manifold and GT35R.



Here it is on and with the 2nd hose from the IACV looks good and I hope it doesn't leak, was dirt cheap too $12 less then said online even.



So for the catch can tie down I was able to use the tie downs from my Honda snow blower.... go figure they were the right length and everything and I had a extra set from when I bought it.



Maybe it doesn't "look" the cleanest but I feel better about it being tied down vs floating around.



Finally got around to tightening the crank pulley, i'm not sure what other bolts I have to redo but i'll go over every critical suspension bolt before I take it out. I can't even begin to say how helpful that crank pulley holder is for $12 it's the best specialty tool you can buy helps when doing the flywheel and clutch also and is good for k-series too.



getting ready to mock up my Vertex wheel one thing I've always done with my quick release systems is remove that little spring pin at the top, yes it's for safety but it's extremely annoying and really isn't that safe... it get stuck half the time. Just use the tiny allen key that came with your hub and unscrew the nut at the base of the pin, i'm super excited to see what that wheel looks like.



Back up wheel as to not dirty that Vertex one this is just a cheap NRG one could care less what happens to it or if greasy hands touch it, and generic 3'' intake with a hella-cheap filter... says it's a 'racing filter" even lolz. Any cheap **** you see me buy is just temporary and back up stuff to be able to make the car run should I need it too like now for the body work.



Took a while to decide how I was going to remove the rivets that held the tps down, first I tried cutting a slot in the head and unscrewing it all that did was break part of the rivet. So next bet was to very carefully remove the entire rivet head, last time I tired finicky angle grinder I ended up with 6 stiches from doing my JDM front, clamped the tb to a brick and put 2 of my halogen lights close to it. You have a fine balance of where you don't want to get the metal so hot you melt the plastic but you also have to get the entire rivet off, an angle grinder isn't the best thing to use a dremel or nibbler would be great for this. I was able to do it with a grinder but it wasn't fun and I did slip a few times but was able to save it before hitting the actual body of the TPS.



After math of it looks good to me considering that grinder is huge in comparison to the little heads, in the daylight with a nibbler it would be 10x easier and may have even been able to cut a more accurate "slot".



El-cheapo intake on it completely ruins the look of the bay along with the old header but I wasn't about to drop $400 on a tri-y header and a bunch more on some intake when i'm not staying N/A.


Vertex wheel mounted as a test hard to get a good pic i'll have to try again in the day. So what's left really is the -AN caps I need 3 and the little injector seat washers and an ECU then we should be ready for first start up!. And obviously all the coolants and such but I would say another $200 and i'll be set, not much more I can do till Monday when I can order stuff from Honda again.

EnjoyTheRideDC2

iTrader: (1)

You cant run the additional wiring necessary to make VTEC fully operational? It's not difficult at all. Are you just using your RS harness without additional wiring for Vtec?

drmix

Why not just use the tie down plate that came with the catch can kit?

HRubss

Car looks great man.

EnjoyTheRideDC2

iTrader: (1)

You dont have to be good @ wiring...especially with this.

Honda Acura OBD1 vtec Conversion Swap Harness Subharness B16A B16B B18C5 Lsvtec | eBay

B_Swapped93

The BWR tie down was a tacky-ricey looking red one would have clashed with the rest of the bay I like black and blue not flashy, the VC I had no choice on other then a black gsr one but it's an ITR engine so that wouldn't be right lol.

Thanks yours is lookin good too especially with the new hood.


Forgot about those, honestly i'd rather not waste money at this point i'll talk to my tuner and see if he recommends driving a bit with a stock ecu and that manifold+tb.

drmix

It should have came with a black one. Mine did, and their site and JHP claims it does to. Who did you purchase the kit from?
Blackworks Racing Oil Catch Can Kit - JDM Honda Parts USA
Blackworks Oil Catch Can Kit Combo - Wrinkle Black Series

JDMarv

you think you gonna compete in CSCS this year?

EnjoyTheRideDC2

iTrader: (1)

It's just wire with oem connector plugs and the necessary pins to add to your main ecu harness/plug. If you dont have a VTEC pressure sensor wired to your engine harness, this is what you would typically do. But since you're planning on using an s300 ecu setup later, I suppose you can just disable it.

The only ecu you can use for the meantime without throwing up a code 22 is a JDM P73 at this point. Any USDM P73 will look for the vtec pressure sensor. You didn't get an ecu when you purchased the swap?

B_Swapped93

From BWR directly, the box looked like it was used as soccer ball, inside I got all mismatched fittings and was missing the weld on bungs. Last time dealing with that company I discussed my dislike in several posts throughout the build.



As of right now no, I would have no real chance in any field I am going to hangout once my car gets the body work done tho.


Going to do my best to get that this weekend then I can turn the car on , yah I did but I was retarded and sold it along with 20% of the new stuff I am buying. Don't even get my started on all the stuff I could have used from my white one haha.

JDMarv

ahh okay bro D:

loving that wheel btw lol. i ended up trading my personal wheel for a (real) OMP one cause i just love the concave wheels haha. keep up the good work dude!

B_Swapped93

Thanks man, appreciate it I have short arms so the dished wheel is a must unless I want to be scrunched up in the dash n **** lol.


So bought any last things on my list and went all out to get the car to turn on and drive down the road, started first go no crazy noises or anything either. Most of my afternoon was spent tightening bolts and going over everything one last time, all 4 injector plugs and IAT needed to be extended which was beyond frustrating to do in the cold. Turns out obd1 injectors won't work in a obd2 car unlike the vice versa situation in which you just shave the outer "guides", thankfully I had a 00 si so I simply borrowed it's injectors for the test. I have a bunch of pics and a video for once.




I probably didn't need to do this but I bought ALL oem fluids 2 gallons of coolant 5 liters of oil and 3 liters of MTF, I did the math I spend $3 more on coolant vs the cheapest stuff at part source. Oil wise I spend about $8 from my $17 penzoil mix but I chance my oil every 3K km's or 1.6K miles, why? why not! it keeps the head and block looking mint internally so I do it. As for the MTF I've never asked at part-source if they had it, also pictured is the injector seat washers and the IAT o-ring.




Last piece of the puzzle, a obd2 P73 went back to Torontojdm thankfully they were open cost a bit more then I wanted but it was a must.


Going in, it's blue like Gatorade not sure why I've seen green and clear used up about 2.3 gallons I still need to bleed the system tho so I imagine it will be more like 2.6. The car got to temp pretty fast but never came close to over heating so I guess that's good.



I always fill my MTF from the VSS hole it's 10x easier and when ever I used the real fill and drain I always had leaks after... go figure, I did 2.7QT's.


Oil I ended up full off of just over 4 litres which is the norm I think not used to buying in the little bottles I always get the 5 liter jugs.



One of the most important parts of todays start up and drive this -10 A/N cap for the oil pan didn't have all day to run all over the city looking for one thankfully my friend had one lying around, it just screws over the male bung.


Nothing fancy for the CMC/SC just what I've ran always cheap brake fluid, however in the brake master i'm running ATE super blue.



I grabbed these twice from the junkyard and somehow managed to loose them twice also, they just sit in between the injector and manifold.


Went from front to back checking all the bolts and tightening them down, that was probably the biggest time consumer today.


I never get to use this massive bar anymore it came in use on my old civic and tegg but so far the two Honda's I have now have been good, tightening the axel nuts down with a 3ft 3/4'' drive bar.




First drive in pretty much 6 months! was fun to say the least, there are some issues NO vtec no idea why I have the proper ecu I do have a CEL but i'm 90% sure it's for the 2ndary o2 which is not plugged in as I have no exhaust. I'll have to check that out tomorrow along with one of my HID's not working and my right turn signal dummy light stuck on, and my steering wheel is sideways lol but all in all small things that can be worked out.

EnjoyTheRideDC2

iTrader: (1)

What is your overflow tank doing all the way down towards the bottom of the core support on the drivers side?

wunfstgsr

yea bring that up top. Looks good so far. Im guessing that was the cold start high idle. Does it idle lower after its warmed up? I would guess also the check engine light will have at least one code for that unpluged O2 sensors.

B_Swapped93

I tucked it, did it the same on my last tegg with no issues we rarely get "hot days" here.



Thanks man, finally saw your build thread in the other section looks great came a long way, I always thought it was a white tegg with an itr swap. Yes and no it drops to 1.7 but I have the evap nipple open so i'm guessing I can get it down to 1.5K. The idle screw is as tight as it can go, my old tegg had a high idle too never did any real harm. Yah going to do the paper clip trick as jdm ECU's run a different protocol and won't hook up to our scanners, plus no VTEC so something is up.

EnjoyTheRideDC2

iTrader: (1)

Isn't the whole point of tucking to hide wires and components out of sight? Granted the reservoir is unseen, but that hose really sticks out like a sore thumb. Not to mention if you plan on running boost, that setup isn't going to fly.

Why not relocate it behind the bumper on the passenger side? That way you can route the overflow hose out of plain view. I assume you tucked the reservoir to clean up the appearance of your engine bay.

B_Swapped93

I've been holding off this post for some time.... but it's time to take my exit I'm done with this build, this car and everything related. It was becoming a "job" for me to build this thing vs the actual love that it started out as with the white one, sorry I couldn't finish it but it was no longer fun for me. I've began stripping it and will be posting all the stuff on "GTA used Honda/Acura parts" for anyone who lives in the Toronto area, however a lot will end up on ebay. Appreciated all the nice comments from everyone, I most likely won't do another integra build my interests have heavily shifted over the past few months.





PM me if you would like to buy something I will deal ONLY with ebay, I have an account in very good standing and plenty of feedback.

drmix

Aww man! This was one of my favorite builds to follow! You already know ill be all over the turbo manifold along with some other parts. Can you PM me some of the parts you have currently?

DirtyDA9

A sad day for us all. I loved this build...

tamboo

so what now? another brief love affair with a subaru?
that lasted all of 2 weeks...:lol:

DirtyDA9

You selfish SOB, think of your subscribers!!! hahah just messin. What are you going to do next then?

B_Swapped93

Thanks man glad to have made it this far, my interest heavily dropped when I had to cut those holes just glad I got it going. Yah I can do that.

Me too, but I just couldn't bring myself to spend anymore I need a break.

Lifted trucks are my thing now, ever since I got my Tundra I have seen a whole new "fun" in them.

Believe me I tried as long as I could, I got it to the point where it turned on a drove down the road it was fun but just not the same feel as the white one. I'm eyeing up a 2012 lifted F350, trucks will be my next thing along with saving for the future I turned 20 a few days ago... Sorry to everyone who followed or who comes across this thread.




Last and final update from me, a few buddies came over and we stripped everything off the car worth keeping i'm in the process of listing everything and cleaning some items. Sold the engine to one of my best friends for $900 and a few other parts have sold, this should go fast.

JDMarv

saw this on gta the other day D: sucks to hear buddy.. im the same age as you and im so close to being done but im so close to just saying **** it too lol.. hey anyways best of luck to your future endeavours and all the best man.

nyckid

waste of a good car

B_Swapped93

Thanks man I appreciate it, best of luck to you don't build it unless it truly fun.


I've spent 3 years between my 2 Integra's and civic it's time for a change too much money down the drain and not a lot to show at the end. My best advice to anyone who tires to do something like me... try to build a crazy set up in under a year, WAIT! I was trying too hard. I've seen other builds that took the same toll one in particular by Rota92, aimed for 7's when it was just a privately funded build. Case in point set realistic goals even if you think you can build it in a few months, chances are things will come up.

That's probably true but i'm at the point where having a nice old Honda doesn't suit my new job, I need a newer car/truck.