Thanks, a lot of good information.

 

I have a 98 civic swapping in a b18c1. which part of the OT should i be looking at?

 

I have a '98 b18b in a 94 EG... With a 94 Delsol vtec rad. NEW...
The upper hose seems ok using the upper LS HOSE. BUT.. According to multiple Threads and forms they all say to use and 94 Delsol lower rad hose... So I went and got one... The shape and length is perfect However it does not fit in the motor side. What to do now!

 

I'm guessing you got the hose for the D16/D15 and not B16. The Ds are smaller IDs.

Should have started your own thread.

 

94 97 del sol vtec (dohc) lower hose is needed for proper fitment.

 

Nice info!

 

so to be clear i have a 1994 honda del sol vtec with b16a3 usdm stock....i want to swap in a b18c 97 spec type r engine is this the case that all i need at minimal is the long block, a chipped p28 and ac bracket from a integra? can i use my harness from my b16a3?

 

This write-up is very thorough. All though it covers quite a bit of information it’s is not all correct. As I am currently working out all of the bugs that one encounters when putting a 1998 obd2 b18b1 Swap into a 95 civic coupe. I have used some of this guide to help me. But I am stuck on which radiator hoses to use. The stock d series hoses are the correct shape for routing but they are smaller diameter than the cooling hose nipples on the engine. I purchased the upper hose for a 94 Integra, the shape works and the size is correct for the head but larger that the radiator. Which is easier/better, to try and stretch the hose, good luck with that. Or squash the hose or use some thing as a type of shim. To bad they don’t make a hose with the reducer built in. If they do let me know. Stupid thousand year old thread. Watch me get my *** kicked. Also you can get an a/c comp bracket off of CR-V’s. They will bolt of stock Civic ac.

 

Use the LS Integra radiator hoses AND a '94-97 Del Sol VTEC or '99-00 Civic Si radiator... they have the same size inlet/outlet necks as the LS hoses and you will not have to worry as to how you will pinch them down to fit the SOHC radiator inlet/outlet necks.

 

This thread has some endurance!