b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si
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b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si
I am looking to swap a b18b1 motor and tranny from a 94 integra to my 99 civic si. Is this a possible swap? Will i have to make any modifications? I have the entire target car, so i have a ll the parts from it if needed. Is there a swap guide for this senario anywhere?
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Re: b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si (guy5978)
Why? Build your engine and save the money. If you are going to drop another engine in the car do a B18C5. The B18B1 is the bottom feeder out of the Integra engines.
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Re: b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si (guy5978)
i am not trying to make it fast... dont really care anymore. a b16 is hard to find and i got an entire 94 integra ls with 60k for $900.00....
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Re: b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si (guy5978)
depending on if u want to run obd 2 a/b, getting a 96-00 civic non vtec engine harness is needed. you would also need all the driver side engine mounts and t bracket from a 99-00 civic si. dont know about the tranny mount tho never done a 96-00 civic swap yet lol.
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Re: b18b1 motor into a 99 civic si (94EG8)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94EG8 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why would you want to do that? that engine puts out about 20hp less than what you have now. Its very doable, just pointless.</TD></TR></TABLE>
And has about 15hp more than the B16. Drop the B16 head & trans on that LS and you got a B16 eater
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Even without the head, I'd take an LS with a GSR trans over a B16 any day.
Come to think of it...I'd take a regular LS over a B16a any day...
Driven both? The torque is pathetic on the B16a, much like a D16, if I'm driving a B series motor I want it to at least feel like I'm not driving a D without nailing 7k revs to make power.
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Yeah, you can do it, gotta convert some plugs (ECU, alternator, injectors, distributor, and maybe a few other things) (just color match the ends on from a junkyard), you'll have to use an OBD-IIb to obd-I converter harness with an OBD-I ECU...not sure about the mounts, though, might have trouble with the driver's side & have to use a different mount, not sure.
It's a fairly straight forward swap.
And has about 15hp more than the B16. Drop the B16 head & trans on that LS and you got a B16 eater
.Even without the head, I'd take an LS with a GSR trans over a B16 any day.
Come to think of it...I'd take a regular LS over a B16a any day...
Driven both? The torque is pathetic on the B16a, much like a D16, if I'm driving a B series motor I want it to at least feel like I'm not driving a D without nailing 7k revs to make power.
EDIT:
@ OP:
Yeah, you can do it, gotta convert some plugs (ECU, alternator, injectors, distributor, and maybe a few other things) (just color match the ends on from a junkyard), you'll have to use an OBD-IIb to obd-I converter harness with an OBD-I ECU...not sure about the mounts, though, might have trouble with the driver's side & have to use a different mount, not sure.
It's a fairly straight forward swap.
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