hndacord02

Well my friend just got an underage and got his license taken away for 3 months, so on the positive side, it was the perfect opportunity to do the swap!

<U>The Plan:</U>
Swap in a JDM GSR B18c Motor in replace of the stock B16a2 power plant.

Planned Mods:
Externals:
Skunk2 Pro Intake Mani
Skunk2 Throttle body-(changed to just port out Gsr TB)
Hondata IM Gasket
DC Sports 4-1 Header
Custom Exhaust w/ apexi N1 muffler and test pipe
INJEN CAI
Exedy Stage 1 clutch
Hondata S200/Neptune

Head:
Port and Polish
Skunk2 Camshaft Pro 2+
Skunk2 Valves
Skunk2 Dual Valve Springs and Retainers
Skunk2 Pro Series Camgears

Block:
JDM ITR P73 Pistons

After all the talk and planning, we finally got down to business
On September 08 2007, at 7:30 pm the long awaited swap began.

Here is the 1999 Civic Si sitting on the trailer right after its last breath of fresh air for awhile, on its way to the garage.


One last look at the good ole B16 in the Si...


added new pics!


Modified by hndacord02 at 5:40 PM 11/12/2007

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<U>Getting down to business...</U>







<U>Dont forget to label everything!! it saves so much time and headaches!!</U>



<U>PowerSteering and AC out of the way...</U>



<U>Headers and Radiator Removed...</U>





<U>Drive Axles out...</U>




<U>Chained up and ready to go!</U>








Modified by hndacord02 at 10:36 PM 10/1/2007

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<U> WHAHOO!!! FINALLY OUT!!! There it is boys!!</U>




<U>Ziptieing down the ac and ps lines</U>




<U>Gotta get this car home somehow without the engine...</U>




This Motor is forsale by the way! as is the Skunk2 Intake Manifold, and Greddy Headers!! now accepting offers!


<U> this is a 3 month project, so keep checking back for updates!</U>




Modified by hndacord02 at 10:33 PM 10/1/2007

leoaa777

very nice. how much for the full swap?

hndacord02

hey what do you guys use to host pics on here? mine never show up and take forever to load!

mastakey05

how much for the b16 swap?

hndacord02

900 bro... the prices on the b18c jumped up 500 more bucks!! wtf?!?! lol

hndacord02

Motor should be sold this weekend!, then its time to order the new beast!

bart2546

Ooo nice build, now I have to get working on mine with your old motor. haha.

hndacord02

haha, yes sir! I hope it goes good for ya! Just wait til you start that beast up! I am ordering the motor up Tomorrow!! cant wait!

bart2546

If you ever get to deal with this guy in a transaction on this website, I back him 100 percent. I have had nothing but excellent communication with him since I inquired about buying his old motor even to current now that I purchased it. Great guy. Good luck on the build too bro!

dcCale

hey man build looks good im currently doing a simaliar swap jdmb18c into my 01gsr will the jdm motor plug n play or does it need the usdm vtec solinoid pressure switch?

hndacord02

well i can let you know by begining of next week! when the motor rolls in I will know everything!

dcCale

sweet yeah for sure do and keep us posted on eveything about the swap

hndacord02

The motor Finally Arrived Monday at 2:30.....
<U>
On the crate...</U>


<U>The B18C Unwrapped...</U>









Modified by hndacord02 at 12:39 AM 10/17/2007

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<U>The head is getting sent out this week for a port and polish, so its time to rip it all down...</U>

<U>First peek with the valve cover off</U>



<U>Camcover plates and cam holders removed... </U>



<U>Cams out, and then took out the head studs...</U>



<U>Head off the block, and block mount on the engine stand</U>





<U>Removed all the ValveSprings and Retainers</U>



<U>Took all the valves out as well</U>



<U>Some pics of the head ready for the P&P</U>







This will look a new motor when were down with it!... the block is going to get a nice bath, and a new valve cover as well!

hndacord02

JDM ITR pistons were just ordered and are on there way!!! Skunk2 intake manifold should be here anyday, to go with the head for the port and polish!

JKov240

Sounds like it's coming along pretty good ...but that exhaust is going to be loud as hell

hndacord02

Thanks bro! ... the exhaust was loud with the stock b16 with just bolt ons... so this will prob. be nuts! lol

frozenb

just a quick question.
from the mod list above. how much did you spend?
I am thinking why don't you get the R engine which has a better tranny and things instead of getting skkunk2 IM, TB, valves, DC header, custom exhaust and P73 piston....etc
no offence just asking, its a nice built but are you gonna increase your compression? i see you will run Pro 2 cam

hndacord02

this gsr will have better stuff in it then the type r when its done. plus the price of the type r stock motor is just rediculous! I would have had to buy the same stuff anyways to upgrade my cams and all. Type R is sick, but I mean aftermarket cams can blow ITR cams out of the water. and yes with the JDM ITR pistons my compression ratio is bumped up to 11.4-1 from the b18c's stock 10.6-1...

hndacord02

Just ripped out the pistons last night! And the Head went in for the P&P today! I didnt take pics, abecause I forgot the camera.

hndacord02

<U>Swapping in the JDM ITR P73 Pistons into the block:</U>
(We took the gsr pistons to the machine shop and had the itr Pistons swapped onto the GSR rods)











<U>The JDM P72 ECU Chipped With Hondata, all ready to go!</U>



<U>The Boomslang OBD2b-&gt;OBD1 Conversion Harness:</U>



<U>Wired in the P72 IAT sensor:</U>



<U>Wired in the P72 IAB sensor:</U>
(I know...we dont need it with the S2 mani... but you never know down the road...)


<U>The Stock Intake Manifold:</U>



<U>And the new ported Skunk2 Manifold:</U>







<U>The Ported P72 Throttle Body:</U>






Modified by hndacord02 at 6:17 PM 11/12/2007

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<U>The Ported and Polished head finally came back!</U>

<U>The Exhaust Side:</U>









<U>Intake Side:</U>





<U>The new Skunk2 Proseries ValveSprings and Valves:</U>











<U>The Chipping of the ECU:</U>







This weekend I'll finish putting the head together, and then start to put the motor back together!!

hndacord02

the motor is in the car, I will get pix up as soon as I can get some good snap shots, which I will take tomorrow! the motor looks sick! We are having some issues with the starter right now, So we havent been able to start her up!