is that a straight swap or not? meaning do i need to do some type of obd I to obd II conversion. stuff like that.

 

No because your 96 hatch is OBDII.

All cars 96-up is OBDII.

 

so are u telling me no it's not a straight swap and that i need to do an obd I conversion.

 

Yes, it will bolt in w/ out much trouble. Your engine & car are both OBD2, so therefore you can use stock harness from GSR along w/ GSR ECU. The only time you would need to use a OBD1 harness is if either your car / engine were diff. since both are OBD2, you are straight. Make sure you properly wire knock sensor!!! this can be tricky. Good luck!


[Modified by 98lagen, 8:14 PM 6/25/2002]

 

thanks for clearing that up.

 

99-00 GSR ECUs will not plug into ur harness, u need 96-98 GSR ECU.

 

why not.

 

99-00 honda changed the plugs that go into the ECU. if i remember correctly and this could b backwards the 96-98 ECUs had A, C, and D plugs where the 99-00 cars had A, B, D plugs. i repinned my 99 car to 98 specs. its only 56 wires but it took 2 hrs. if i had another pair of hands it would have gone much faster.

 

i understand now thanks.

 

This is incorrect. You cannot use the GSR harness in 6th gen civics. You must reuse your stock civic harness and add the necassary wires.

 

These are the facts:

If you have a '96 Civic a '96-'99 Integra ECU WILL plug into your engine harness. The '00-'01 ECU plug style is different than the '96-'99 and the '94-'95.

You need to use your Civic engine harness and modify it to fit on the GS-R swap.

You can switch to OBD1 if you choose. But, it is not necessary.

Trey on these boards has the link to a 6G Civic swap page.

-kenji