bsixteen

i bought a 2000 gsr dissy from a guy from h-i. from the ppl i talked to including him everyone said it would fit on my b16. they said it wouldn't probably line up to all the holes. my dad and i tried to fit it this morning and it wouldn't fit. infront of the dissy(towards the front of the car) there is a metal piece and it gets in the way. is there any way to tell for sure it is a b18 dissy? is it suppose to fit? i tried searching for this and i got nothing. i need help asap.

WAFFLES

post a pic of what you are talking about.

I have a gsr distributor on my b16 and I had no problems. (OBD1 of course)

bsixteen

i just took a pic but i can't find my cousins connector...i'll have it up tonight/morning

bsixteen

alright i found this pic somewhere else on h-t.

bsixteen

2am bump

WAFFLES

That is the VTEC Solenoid. There is no reason why your distributor should be hitting it. They are essentially the same thing, and mount the same way(B series). I guess you could have gotten a wrong distributor, or you are just installing it wrong.

B18C5-EH2

All 1992-1995 B-Series VTEC distributors are identical, and all 1996-2001 B-Series VTEC distributors are identical.

Actually the bases themselves from 1992-2001 are all identical if they are B-Series VTEC models - you might have gotten a B18B non-VTEC distributor.

...or you're not lining the distributor key up right with the camshaft - that's the only way the correct VTEC dizzy wouldn't fit right.

WAFFLES

Thanks for the more detailed info tom.


BTW, nice to see you around.

bsixteen

well the person i bought it from said it was off of a 2000 GSR. it looks like the only way it will fit is if it cut off one of the metal arms that one of the bolts go into so it won't bump the solenoid.

if i take a pic of the dissy i bought..would you be able to tell me which one it is? anything i should look for?

bsixteen

bump

would it be safe to say its an LS dissy since it doesn't fit b/c i have vtec? if so will it still work if i cut off one of the arms that holds the bolts?

turtle-eg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C5-EH2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">All 1992-1995 B-Series VTEC distributors are identical, and all 1996-2001 B-Series VTEC distributors are identical.

Actually the bases themselves from 1992-2001 are all identical if they are B-Series VTEC models - you might have gotten a B18B non-VTEC distributor</TD></TR></TABLE>

Something to mention is that all the bases are the same, but the distributor caps are different.... OBDII GSRs use a wider cap, but I think the OBDII SI uses the same cap as OBDI GSRs. correct me if I'm wrong..

bsixteen

then if thats true and the bases are the same...the one i bought can't be a GSR distributor then.

JDM Like Whoa

Are you sure you have it in the right direction... there is 3 possible ways you could of tried putting it on.

B18C5-EH2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bsixteen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well the person i bought it from said it was off of a 2000 GSR. it looks like the only way it will fit is if it cut off one of the metal arms that one of the bolts go into so it won't bump the solenoid.

if i take a pic of the dissy i bought..would you be able to tell me which one it is? anything i should look for?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Take a pic - I have a distributor brochure here that has numerous angles of every Honda/Acura distributor.

And no don't cut a mounting arm off. chances are it'll bolt up, but I seriously doubt you'll be able to adjust the timing like you normally would with the correct dizzy.

JDM Like Whoa

If possible, get the right DIZZY. I had a ghettod one on my CRX and I had nothing but problems with ignition.

bsixteen

i tried all 3 directions. they didn't work. but i will try to get a pic up soon.