rufastenuf4me

I am dropping a 2000 ex 5 speed into my 92 cx and i need a lot of info. What am i going to need to drop it in? (motor mounts, wiring plugs, ecu, distributor, exhaust, custom wiring). Does anyone have any good info on it? Any help is appreciated. A step by step instruction list and parts list would be of the greatest help. Thank you. Please e-mail me with the info to rufastenuf4me1@hotmail.com if you have the list and instructions or just post it. Again thanks for your help.

B18C5-EH2

Hey man, that swap should be pretty easy.

Use all of your 1992 Civic mounts INCLUDING the black bracket that's bolted directly to the block where the timing belt is.

Afetr that it should all bolt up, and you should then just run a P28 1992-1995 Si/EX ECU and you'll be SET. Even though the motor is OBDII, the engine harness should plug RIGHT up to your underhood CX harness - this way you have to rewire NOTHING.

Like I said, run the P28ECU and you're set. You prolly don't even have to wire up the VTEC - that's the only thing you need to double check.

You will also need to buy an exhaust since the CX one SUCKS and is too long because the CX cat is IN the exhaust manifold. So basically buy a header and an exhaust for a 1992-1995 DX/Si hatch.

Good luck


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 3:02 PM 1/25/2002]

cjb92

pretty much a straight drop in swap. use the wiring harness from the ex or use your current harness.

B18C5-EH2

If he uses the CX harness, he will have to swap injectors and rewire the plug on the distributor.

So USE the EX harness unless you want the extra headache of having to rewire the distributor and swapping out the injectors, etc.

redline201

im putting a d16z6 into a 95 cx
i plan on using the cx harness
do i need to swap the injectors or is that just because of the obd 2

B18C5-EH2

Your injectors on the D16Z6 should still plug into the CX engine harness, so you should be fine.

rufastenuf4me

thanks for all of your help and much needed input.....but, i dont have an ecu or a distributor yet....so should i buy the 2000 ex ones or should i buy the 92 si ones?....this is a complete list of what i have....

92 cx
2000 ex motor minus the distributor and the ecu
the chassis harness is still in the car but the harness for the 2000 ex is still connected to the motor.....what should i do with that?....sorry to be a dumbass about the situation ....lol...but i need to get this damn thing going...thanks again...

B18C5-EH2

Okay, if you did not get the ENGINE harness on your motor, GET it if you can. Then just get the distributor for the 00 EX and then plug it all up like I had mentioned above. This will keep you from having to re-wire anything, which will cancel out another variable to have to track down if the motor doesn't run right.

Then just find a P28 ECU to run it and you will be set. These ECUs come from the 1992-1995 Si hatchback and 1993-1995 EX coupes - but be SURE to get one for a MANUAL car.

Although the engine harness is OBDII, it will plug right up to the underhood 92 Civic harness. Then by running the P28 ECU you will be running true OBDI - the ECU determines whether or not your engine is OBDI or OBDII.


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 2:50 PM 1/26/2002]