alright im planning on swapping a b18 LS motor into my car. I've ridin in a friends car with a ls swap and i love it...considerably more torque than the D series which i love and its a good start if i wanted to boost later on down the road, but have just a few questions is a b18ls(not sure on exact number) obd1? can i use the b18 axles? and what tranny would be best (i dont want extremely long gears)

thanks in advance

 

If its a b18a than it for sure obd1 and i believe 94-95 b18b is obd1.

Yes u have to use the LS axles.

I have a LS swap in my 95 civic and the gearing isnt as long as u realize.
But if u want u could go with a GSR tranny it wouldnt be as short as say a b16 tranny,but def. shorter than LS.
Try the LS and im sure u wont be dissapointed.

 

Will you do me and everyone else a favor and do a SEARCH please. You will find all this info, if you can search well.

 

Find out what year the motor is..

90-91 B18a1 is obd0 ,cable tranny
92-93 B18a1 is obd1 ,cable tranny
94-95 B18b is obd1 ,hydro tranny
96-01 B18b is obd2a/b ,hydro tranny

If you're not certain on the year you can tell by the intake manifold and also the color plugs on the distributor..white plugs are obd0,,grey are obd1,,not sure what obd2 looks like..And if no distrbibutor or intake manifold is on the motor there is a date stamped on the head right above the exhaust ports..

And yes you use the integra axles..If you have the 90-93 halfshaft use the 90-93 integra axle(s)..If you have the 94+ halfshaft then use the 94+ integra axle(s).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr.speaker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Find out what year the motor is..

90-91 B18a1 is obd0 ,cable tranny
92-93 B18a1 is obd1 ,cable tranny
94-95 B18b is obd1 ,hydro tranny
96-01 B18b is obd2a/b ,hydro tranny

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the motor came outof a 94

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boo bees &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Will you do me and everyone else a favor and do a SEARCH please. You will find all this info, if you can search well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i tried searching and couldn't find exactly what i wanted....maybe i wasnt doing it right who knows

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Skip01 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If its a b18a than it for sure obd1 and i believe 94-95 b18b is obd1.

Yes u have to use the LS axles.

I have a LS swap in my 95 civic and the gearing isnt as long as u realize.
But if u want u could go with a GSR tranny it wouldnt be as short as say a b16 tranny,but def. shorter than LS.
Try the LS and im sure u wont be dissapointed. </TD></TR></TABLE>

is the gearing around the same as my ex tranny? because i love the feel of it not to long and not to short either

 

oh and another thing...probably a stupid question but....will i have to completely change my wiring harness to the one from the ls? if so will it plug right up to my speedo and other gauges? or will i have to do some wiring changes to the harness?

 

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is the gearing around the same as my ex tranny? because i love the feel of it not to long and not to short either </TD></TR></TABLE>

Im not sure what ratio the EX tranny is but i had a DX and the gears def. feel shorter than them.

 

thats cool then

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mysql &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh and another thing...probably a stupid question but....will i have to completely change my wiring harness to the one from the ls? if so will it plug right up to my speedo and other gauges? or will i have to do some wiring changes to the harness?</TD></TR></TABLE>

bump

 

nobody?

 

c'monnn

 

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If you're not certain on the year you can tell by the intake manifold and also the color plugs on the distributor..white plugs are obd0,,grey are obd1,,not sure what obd2 looks like..And if no distrbibutor or intake manifold is on the motor there is a date stamped on the head right above the exhaust ports..
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sweet!! I've been looking for info like this forever!! cant believe I'd randomly find it in this thread...been searching the archives forever...my donor teg is a late 91 build so I've been wondering if it was before or after the obd1 change-over

um, more onto the date stamped on the head.

what should it read if it's obd-0 or obd-1??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mysql &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh and another thing...probably a stupid question but....will i have to completely change my wiring harness to the one from the ls? if so will it plug right up to my speedo and other gauges? or will i have to do some wiring changes to the harness?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I believe just the engine harness that came with the LS engine should plug into ur original Civic harness.
I didnt wanna answer cuz im not a 100% sure,but noone was answering.
Do a quick search and im sure youll find the answer.

 

alright, thanks for tha help

 

okay i did a search and found out that i could use my stock harness, i'd just have to rewire for the injectors and the dizzy? or it said that i could use the stock civic injectors because they're the same CC.....is this information correct? because the b18b is obd1 and to my knowledge i thought they had the same plug?

but if i did the LS harness would it plug directly into my civic cluster? or do i have sumthing wrong

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mysql &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay i did a search and found out that i could use my stock harness, i'd just have to rewire for the injectors and the dizzy? or it said that i could use the stock civic injectors because they're the same CC.....is this information correct? because the b18b is obd1 and to my knowledge i thought they had the same plug?

but if i did the LS harness would it plug directly into my civic cluster? or do i have sumthing wrong</TD></TR></TABLE>

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