hey i was wondering... i have a 1996 acura integra gsr but i kinda put it in the ditch... so its all twisted and banged up but the motor runs great. instead of bringin it to a body shop and getting it pulled back into place( if it could be) i bought a 1990 honda crx which i have always wanted. its in mint condition body kit and 18 inch rims but it only has the sohc d16 non vtec motor. i was wonder if it would be possible to swap my b18c1 into my rex. i know about the hasport mounts and the thing to make it cable/hydro but like would h have to change all my wiring or just the engine harrness. dont really want to rip apart the interior too bad but i do want the motor. and another thing i was reading about the gsr cluster in the rex how does it fit in there? does the dash fit too maybe? anyways id appreciate it if someone could fill me in with some info.

thanks,
Justin

 

we offer a wiring conversion for that swap

we would need the engine harness from the gsr and the engine harness from the crx

you can give us a call if you have questions
602-470-0065

 

i would have to send them both to you? or would i need to use both?

 

Get the proper mounts/linkage, get a RyWire jumper harness, convert to OBD1, connect proper wires....done. I'm obviously missing a few steps in there, but that's about the gist of it.

 

thanks alot cant wait to drop it in in the summer!!!!

 

when i convert my car to obd 1 would i have to get a obd1 ecu or could i run my obd2 ecu? and would i be able to use my gsr shift linkage and axles?

 

get a po6 chipped its the same as the p28......those are the parts you need

 

good thing tho is that you can sell some of your stuff from your gsr that didn't get messed up for parts money

 

yes we would need both engine harnesses
you would get a plug and play engine harness back

 

you would run an obd1 ecu
you need custom shift linkage
the gsr axles will work

 

Things you'll need/need to do:

-b18c1 engine/trans
-hydro to cable trans conversion
-gsr axles, with your stock intermediate shaft
-obd1 p72 ecu
-rywire harness, http://rywire.com/store/8891-crxcivi...cb2e48ba033f2f
-ebay,avid,hasport,innovative shift linkages. or shorten your gsr linkages to fit
-b-series into ef mounts from eBay, avid, hasport, innovative, etc.
-90-93 teg throttle cable
-90-93 teg rear trans bracket, must be from a 5spd
-90-93 teg driver side engine post mount (part that bolts to the block), 94+ mount has different bolt pattern/layout and will not line up with the aftermarket engine mounts.

-ls cable tranny speed sensor, unless you intend on swapping to the gsr cluster and using the electronic vss. if so, these links will help you. also the gsr cluster fits fine behind both the rex and civic cluster covers.http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7469/18393402lw4.jpg,
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7726/20859282xn9.jpg, http://hondacrx881.tripod.com/gsrclusterswap.html

this is my ls cluster, but as you can see its fits pretty well.


-pull out the dust rings from inside your hubs. this allows more room for the axle to move and prevents the constant velocity joints from binding on lowered vehicles.



--if you intend on keeping the obd2 injectors then you will need to modify the obd0 clips slightly for them to fit, and also delete the injector resistor box. basically you remove the box, and all the wires that went to it you will solder together. (4 red/black wires, 1 yellow/black wire)

-you will also need to move/extend the coolant temp wires from the back of the block up to the side of the head. the coolant temp sensor on your engine is located on the thermostat housing. feel free to salvage this connector from your gsr harness and wire it up to the stock coolant temp wires. this is what you will see once the stock harness is installed on your c1. as you can tell, there is no place for the wires to go.



-lastly, you will need to make a dent on the lower driverside frame rail to allow for alternator pully clearance.

 

Good info from D16Sihatch.

Either Brian at Hasport or the guys at Rywire can do the engine harness stuff and make it plug and play simple for you. One thing though, you can keep the OBD2 GSR ecu if you do not want to go to the OBD1 ecu.

 

you can actually use any bseries shift linkage i never heard of cumstomizing any shift linkage except on my buddys h22 in his eg.....other than that im 100% sure you can use ur gsr one

 

^ The shift Linkage MUST BE SHORTENED! will not fit if its not done! and HASPORT FTMFW! great guys and GREAT quality!

 

really???my friends type r swap went fine with out any mods to the shift linkage in his crx

 

might have been aftermarket shift linkage then. cause i know that i had to shorten mine up a bit for it to work.

 

thats awesome, thanks alot for everything, but i have one more thing. well, its not really a b18c1... tho it has a b18c1 block but a b16a1 head.... with a blow head gasket leaking coolant and oil to the outside of my motor and smokin like hell in vtec.
im looking for about 250 horse to the wheels. i have got a skunk 2 pro series intake for the b16 head and a dc 4-1 exhaust for the b18 block with full 2 inch stainleess exhaust.

 

250 to the wheels is asking alot from that combo not to mention the 2 inch exhaust will kill some of the power

 

250whp would be very difficult to reach without boost