civicjester

Is it worth putting a 88-91 b16a1 sir into my 97 civic coupe?? the motor that is in there is hurt and i want to go dohc but am on a budget.....can you help me please!!!!!!!!

eRACING

no.. because that year motor will come with a cable tranny in which your car needs a hydro tranny... If you have that motor in your hands though, just get a hydro tranny for it and you'll be golden.

civicjester

will any b16 tranny work? im new to the dohc world... ive been a single cam man for years so i dont know too much about dual cam motors and trannies......

whoobeedoobee

You might try a search. I am sure someone has done it or addressed it.

Deemeetree

You should be able to pop in a B-series hydro tranny without modification. Not 100% sure, but I'm thinking it would.

civicjester

thanks..... i will look around in here for other posts on that topic...but do you think its worth putting that motor in my car?

rice4life

iTrader: (3)

all b-series tranny will bolt up to all b-series engine. 89-91 b-series cable tranny have smaller main input shaft. 92+ tranny use larger shaft, make sure you get the right clutch for the right year tranny.

civicjester

Thanks for all of your help guys..

civicjester

could i use the cable tranny if i wanted to???? idk why i would want to but could I?? ?

menkio

post this in gdd, all the fantasy tunner questions. That way the people that have actual parts, and problems can get helped first.

civicjester

thank you for that but since the motor is sitting in my garage and i was wondering if i should drop it in or sell it i already have the parts, i just want to see if there is going to becomplications with it before i take my car apart....

rice4life

iTrader: (3)

you can use the cable tranny, just need the hydro to cable conversion kit. hasport.com have them.

n1div

There are now a few companies that carry the hydro to cable conversion.

For the b16a1, you will need all the proper mounts, distributor, need to change out the injectors, replace mechanical vss to electronic vss amongst other things...

If you have strict emmission testing places depending on where you live, it might not be worth getting hassled over.

civicjester

the dist... is different on a cable tranny as opposed to a hydro tranny?? and y are the injectors different??

rice4life

iTrader: (3)

you can't run obdo dist. on obd1 car. the injectors are peak-hold not saturated, but you can still use it if you wire up a resistor box.

civicjester

After all that trouble someone offered me a decent amount of CASH for the motor and now i think im either gunna do an ls vtec or a ls boosted.....thanks for all your help...now i know if anyone ever has a question about it what to tell them