So I bought an 88 CRX Si. The previous owner had swapped in a b18b and it had the most ****ED UP wiring job I have ever seen in a car. I had a couple of people inspect the car; almost everyone that's seen it is suspicious that the engine is hot.

So I was planning on swapping to a D series engine because I'm mechanically un-inclined and I figured that would be a decent engine to do my first engine swap with (it's cheap; if I screw it up, I won't have wasted too much cash).

But after having a friend come over and look at it today, he pointed out that there is a metal bracket that's been welded onto the engine bay that makes the car compatible with only B-series engines. I figured that anyone here that's done a B-series swap can validate that.

So is it true?! I'm not opposed to swapping to another B-series engine (I mean better B than D), I just figured that I actually had a choice!

 

you can still take the the bracket off with a big dremel and or plasma cutter.

 

If I cut the bracket off, will it make it difficult to install another bracket in the future if I decide to go back to B series swap?

 

i would stay with a b series anyways. but if u really have your mind set on a d.... find a buddy with a plasma cutter. find another ef thats scraped and take the bracket you need off of it. then pull ur motor and tow ur car to a machinist ( any pro welder ).. have them weld the new bracket on. and when u decide to go back to B, u can just buy and use the hasport kit. lol. have fun buddy....

 

could you post some pics? that might help us see what you're talking about.

 

dam..how many people you know with a plasma cutter?

 

i dont know that many but i know a few. i could easily get my hands on 1. if he really wants he could use a grinder. gonna b there 4 a while tho. lol

 

Wow, sounds like too much work. I think I'm just gonna stick with B series. It's what I was going for in the end anyway. So it's all good.

I don't have any pics; I'll see if I can get some...gotta get a camera first.

 

good choice, B-series is the way 2 go. But dont get me wrong, u can make a D fast.......but it cost more. lol

 

This bracket that you speak of is just some ****** rigg ****, to swap a b-series into the crx-civic only thing is needed are aftermarket motor mounts, so what ever this bracket is you do not need, is you never need a bracket for any sway. He probaby did some ghetto **** to make the engine solid (dont move) by welding that bracket in. I would take it off with a grinder and keep the b, d series are weak sauce. Then you would have to buy stock mounts, shiftlinkage, ecu ect..

 

what you can do is just buy a crossmember from someone oon here or ef-honda or ebay...
Take the engine out. Take off the rear crossmember. ( im sure thats the bracket your talking about.) Replace and viola! Now D series compatible.. And yes. You will need D series shift linkage, axles ecu, etc,...

edit: I would fix the wiring as well.. before putting any engine back into the bay..
and I think i still have my stock linkage if you decide to do it. ****, part the b series out.. Head Block.. Trans.. :-)...