ok im planning to do a frankenstien for the b18a1 then drop it into my sol so here is a couple questions i gotta figure out.

1. would the frankenstien pass smog in CA to start with if not then wats the point of even doing the frankenstien.
2. would i need new radiator for the b18a1 in stock and if i can do a frank that too.
3. besides the obvious things i need to do the swap like mounts tranny yada yada what else would i need for this swap.

im runnin a 94 del sol s rite now

 

oh i also totally forgot im in an arguement with my friend about the cold air intake for my car. can i throw in a cold air intake or can i only fit a short ram?

 

bump?

 

bump

 

cold air or shortram will fit it doesnt matter as for the ls-vtec passing emissions (im guessing your putting a vtec head on it) i dont see why it wouldnt but you never know

 

well thats wat i thot about the cold air intake but he was like noo u cant fit one in u can only throw a short ram in there. ya i have idiot friends

tho i am still wondering if i can just use the stock radiators if i drop in the b18 been reading around and some say yes some say no so im just makin sure and all

 

yeah stock radiator should be fine as long as your not like auto crossing your car if its just a daily then your fine

 

whats a good option if i wanted to do auto cross or something?

 

aluminum racing radiator...

 

A B18A1 block in a '94 del Sol absolutely will not pass California emissions.

 

What tranny do you plan on using?

 

not never pass gotta get it reffed cuz theres quite a few 94 civics around with a b18a1

and iono wat tranny yet im still lookin into that one

 

Have fun with that, because it's illegal in California to install an engine that is older than the vehicle. All B18A1s are date-stamped from 1989 to 1993; no 1994 B18A1s exist. The smog refs will know.

 

When i bought my 92 hatch it had ab18a1 with GSR tranny... ive got a b20b now with the same tranny... Depending on if you boost or go NA is what you should base your tranny options on..

 

definately thinking going boost for this one

 

no i know i called them up and asked about it they say if it passes everything AND there is no downgrading there shouldnt be too big of a problem

 

i have a b18c1 one in my del sol and you should upgrade the radiater it would be smart also look into a b16 tranny its a good setup also i have an aem cold air in my sol just so you kno

 

ya im gonna thro in an aem cold air just havent gotten it yet