I just finished the swap and I thought I would share a quick video with you guys. The car is a 91 HB with a B16a motor. It has nothing major done to the motor , just bolts on for now with HASPORT mounts/linkage. Still alot of work to do on it.

http://videos.streetfire.


Modified by B16DSEF at 1:46 PM 3/13/2006


Modified by B16DSEF at 1:46 PM 3/13/2006

 

what mods are on it?

 

What was the redlight that popped on halfway through the run?

 

Nice! got any pics?

BTW, is that a Honda center cap on your steering wheel?

 

your car is not hitting vtec, the car will not hit vtec is there is a check engine sweet

 

you should post of list of what "bolt ons" are done to it

 

um, well, I don't know what to say, if you like not having a fast car coupled with the 1.6 go ahead and leave the check engine light on. As those above have stated, your VTEC won't work properly if there is an error with one or more of three things: rpms, engine temp. and Speedometer, and from your video it looks like your speedo isn't hooked up, so I would look there first.

Im pretty sure those are three parameter that vtec checks all the time. correct me if im wrong guys.

 

no you are right because ive had problems with all 3 at seperate times and there was no vtec for me

 

ya i agree with stockbee on the vtec not working enless those three are working, and since the speedo isnt working vtec isnt working


but nice job on the swap looks good

 

ive got my speedo disconnected, and i still have vtec

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stdefhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive got my speedo disconnected, and i still have vtec</TD></TR></TABLE>

well you got lucky

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thrty8street &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what mods are on it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have DC header, Tanabe exhaust ( not on the car yet ), ghetto AEM intake, unorthodox adj cam gears and that's about it.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by M15 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What was the redlight that popped on halfway through the run?</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's the E-brake light, I have no idea why it pops up. I will have to check the wiring.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rayzian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nice! got any pics?

BTW, is that a Honda center cap on your steering wheel?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks, and yes it is a Honda center cap on my steering wheel LOL. It's either that or a nice hole in the middle. I can't believe you even seen that.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sycamore &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your car is not hitting vtec, the car will not hit vtec is there is a check engine sweet</TD></TR></TABLE>

My car hits vtec, can't really hear on the video since I was running straight header. I do have to check out what code it's throwing on that check light.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stockbee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">um, well, I don't know what to say, if you like not having a fast car coupled with the 1.6 go ahead and leave the check engine light on. As those above have stated, your VTEC won't work properly if there is an error with one or more of three things: rpms, engine temp. and Speedometer, and from your video it looks like your speedo isn't hooked up, so I would look there first.

Im pretty sure those are three parameter that vtec checks all the time. correct me if im wrong guys.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep my speedo isn't pluged in but vtec sure is.. and worked fine. Check engine light is on my to do list next.

 

I'm not sure about this but I believe that with the speedo unhooked the ecu doesn't know what speed you are going and thus does not know that you are going fast enough for vtec to engage so it will not allow it to engage. Your vtec can be functioning perfectly and still be disabled by the ecu if your speed is not high enough, or other CEL conditions are occuring. Have you ever had vtec before? Are you sure it is engaging? I really don't hear it and I don't think it has anything to do with your header! I could be wrong however! Good luck either way!


Modified by 89EF_Sleeper Si at 11:44 PM 3/7/2006

 

Im gonna go ahead and say that that is impossible that vtec will operate without a speedo working. Prove me wrong, I dare you....I don't mean any offense by this. I merely know from experience is all.

 

open header on a b16 with operating vtec is ear piercing!!!!

 

hmm i wish ur speedo was hooked up, so i could see how fast u accelerate from a stop, especially ur 0-60 time. so i could basically compare it to my slow *** std and what i could look forward to with some time, $$$, and work

but ya good job on the swap

 

When i first got my swap done, wish i could have done it... i drove headers only about 80 miles on the 91 freeway home turning heads the whole way. fun stuff although scary seeing police CLUTCH!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stockbee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Im gonna go ahead and say that that is impossible that vtec will operate without a speedo working. Prove me wrong, I dare you....I don't mean any offense by this. I merely know from experience is all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed. Definately has a code 17. ECU will not allow vtec to engage without the speedo working.

 

guys efs run the speedo on a cable not a sensor so the ecu has nothing to do with the speedo my speedo cable pops out of the tranny like once in a blue moon but thats cuz i dont have the clip that works but check to see if thers a cable running out of the fire wall like close to the back of the tranny thats where the speedo cable should be

 

I thought that the ecu read off the speedo. I know that the speedo is cable driven but I thought that from there the ecu reads the signal off of the speedometer gauge. I know that vtec is only allowed to engage above a certain speed so it has to read the speed from somewhere, and I thought it was from the speedo on the dash!

Can someone confirm this?

the speedo has to be "related" or connected to the ecu because we have speed limiters that have nothing to do with rev limiters so I'm pretty sure that the ecu makes choices based on the speed displayed on the dash.

 

when i put my b16 in i didn't have my speedo hooked up because it was electronic and had no vtec. After i put in the cable speedo from my dx tranny vtec worked fine.

So hook up the speedo

 

Yes the vss reports a signal to the ecu. On the factory service manual it says how you test it and the pins on the ecu where to read the voltage from.

 

So if you fix this little issue bro, your car will be potentially faster haha. I don't care if it is throwing a code for you or not. lol, just get it fixed. Congrats on the swap.

 

I definately heard no VTEC there.

http://media.putfile.com/B16-CRX-compilation

Watch that, there is what a B16 should sound like open header (or damn near it). Disregard my crappy slow shifting, I was playing around with most of the cars.

 

well, I don't remember what all was said in the threadposters video, only watched it once, but it didn't sound like he was open header first of all, and on a stock b16a, you could hear the VTEC changeover too easily. Not too well anyway.