ImprtTuner88

Yes it runs. Finally.......after about a 6 month process of gathering parts, it breathed its first life tonight. Has a vacuum leak and it doesn't like to idle, but I am pretty sure I know where the leak is, there is one of the vacuum ports on the TB that gotten broken off accidently so I have to find a way to plug that up temporarily till I get my 64mm TB and skunk2 intake mani on. when it was first cranked, it was just with the header, nice and loud! Boy did it sound good! heehee...........hopefully when I get it to idle right I will be able to get the throttle straight, as it stands right now it is sticking a little, so a few bugs to work out, but the little $400 motor that could finally shedded all doubts tonight and ran! The little bit I drove it, it felt strong, but at this point anything probobally feels strong to me!

Hopefully all the bugs will be worked out of it soon!

ImprtTuner88

That reminds me........any good suggestions on what to do if the throttle butterfly wants to stick a little bit when it is closed? like when you first try to open it, it seems like it wants to stick closed. I cleaned the hell out of it with TB cleaner and tried to scrap it out well, any other suggestions?

owen_the_soyboy

no idea on that TB sticky situation tho.

BackSideSA

cool good luck bro

kmf0211

no idea on the TB...

$400 for that JDM B16A??? How did you get that deal?
good luck..

Im so envious of you guys and your CX and DX hatches...I can't find one ANYWHERE!

leprechan117

mine didnt used to stick, till i cleaned it out REALLY well, and now it sticks closed....... makes no sense, and i have no idea how to fix it.

eg686

yea hatch are so rare. white ones especially.

DevinW

Congrats man!

I'm taking the old engine out of my car tomorrow and swappnig later on this week...when the parts come in!

Plan B

The throttle cable will occasionally stick if the cable is not tight enough, it's hard to get it just perfect. Also, if you are not using stock brackets, b16 throttle cable etc, sometimes the cable will get into a bind, when using a gsr throttle cable in my 94 ex, I manufactured a bracket to make the cable stationary along the firwall as it does in integras, this caused the cable to stick where the bracket held it and it would hang open and I would have to pop the cable loose with my toe, really embarassing.

kmf0211

Hatches FOR SALE around here is pretty rare lately for some reason....

Plan B

Everyone seems to be bailing out on them in GA, seing how 92's are 11 years old, it's hard to look cool in a car that came out 3 presidents ago.

ImprtTuner88

[QUOTE]$400 for that JDM B16A??? How did you get that deal?
good luck..QUOTE]

Well the story goes like this. when I first started looking for a hb I ran accross this kid who needed a few parts for a swap he was gonna do on a 94 dx coupe. He bought the b16a (engine only) from Japan Direct www.usedengines.com he bought through me a clutch kit, yada yada for his ride. Called me up and told me he decided to go with a b18b instead cause he wanted torque and boost. well his parents buy him anything he wanted but aparently he couldn't get $400 for some part for that swap, I told him I would buy his b16a for $400 (jokingly I might add) and he said when do you want it. So obviously I jumped on it, and got the motor, to even add to that he didn't even want to mess with the stock motor out of his dx, asked if I could get rid of that, and his 3 spare d series tranny's for him. I was like whats wrong with them..........he said nothing, I just don't want them. So of course I took them, by the time I sold the 3 trannies, the block to the dx (I have the head still if anybody needs one! )and I found my hatchback that had a blown b16a in it already. Sold the good block out of the hb, and got christmas money, the car and motor only cost me $300 out of pocket, not counting what I put in to the swap to insure a good swap, clutch (no duh right), rear main seal, front seal, cam seals, tranny seals, ecu, and other misc. things you do on swaps. Yeah I got lucky getting all this for the price, but like I always say, if a real deal is there and you know it, jump on it.


[Modified by ImprtTuner88, 9:53 AM 3/16/2003]

ImprtTuner88

Here are some pics of the car still in the putting back together stage, but nonetheless pics of the car, here you go.......







just don't flame too much, BTW, if you see fiberglass patch on the CAI, there was a hole there, filled it in fixing it, and body matching it And the engine bay is a MESS like my ghetto plug wire holders temporarily till I get a spark plug cover, etc.


[Modified by ImprtTuner88, 11:07 PM 3/17/2003]

EckoTech

i was thinking of doing my interior like that actually....good choice of random things laying around..lol..i like the Exterior color, looks clean...

ImprtTuner88

yeah can you tell it isn't quite legally road worthy yet, other than the quick jolt around my block Can you tell the passenger door has been replaced I am hopefully gonna get most of the interior scotchbrited then painted with flat black, so it is all one color. And on the exterior, only wet sand and buff and it is good to go! Then of course, putting it back together!

EL-Driver

Great job so far...damn, talk about lucky, grabbin a B16 for $400..

Damn you need a new valve cover forget trying to clean all that up..

oh and ditch that antenna you have in the rear of your car

And you interior is pretty colorful but I am sure when everything is done, you are going to have one sweet looking hatch :D

I think you should keep those CRX rims, give it a nice drop and its a different look that you dont see often especially with the color of your car.


[Modified by EL-Driver, 4:24 AM 3/18/2003]

ImprtTuner88

i think I am just gonna go with a mast from the 02' Si......nice and short! thanks for the comments

kefka

iTrader: (1)

damn whats the deal with the bas door, and your drectional wheels are facing each other.... nice other than that.

tominos

damn, you sure as hell got a great deal. 300 for a hatch with b16a when said and done. i think you should take off the antenna on the back, but otherwise looking good.

J2turbo21

Congrats bro,i remember my first swap.

DOHCtorTHRUST

WELCOME TO THE FIRST GEN CLUB!



BTW is that a cable clutch system that i see? if so your hardcore, lolz


[Modified by DOHCtorTHRUST, 8:29 AM 3/18/2003]

Jet Phi

congrats man
hope that yoo get every little crap fixed

ImprtTuner88

You got it, cable clutch! It was converted when I got the car, so what the hell.........one advantage I can see driving a friend of mine's with a cable clutch is lots of "feel" when the clutch engages and disengages.......if that makes any sense.

John

ImprtTuner88

Passenger door is off a red car obviously. And the wheels came with the car and yeah whoever mounted the tires was a moron, I have new tread goin on it in a week so that will be corrected, directional wise anyways!

tz-devil77

Ya i lov ethe feel of a cable clutch. But i also swapped from auto to standard and the cable is much easier to run than the hydro lines.