So i recently traded my runnin b18 crx for a non running ef with a b16a swap. Yea good deal.. I was told that it was bogging down but ran, the only thing that had to be done was the map censor needed to be rewired and he had no idea what he was doing. Come to find out i have a Hack job of an engine harness and dash harness. Im pretty sure i have a da dash harness spliced into the stock d series ef harness and some parts of a b harness? I don't really know to be honest. What is the best solution to getting this thing running?

 

Rywire.com thats who did mine I love it

 

Best solution would be to tear the underdash and the engine harness out, and replace it with a nice non jacked up one.

The reason I say that is if you end up having a problem, it will be very hard to trace down an issue with the wiring as the DA and EF harnesses are different.

 

this is what i was thinking my only concern is having to go from obd 0 to 1 or if i should just stay obd0. i want to go 1 to be able to tune the motor but i dont have cash to dump on a dizzy or ecu. and from what i hear all my friends say obd0 is like... crap.

 

ya go to a junkyard pull a dash harness and engine harness swap em..
havnt got mine running yet to tell you weather or not obd0 is worse than 1 but i personally went obd1 just incase later i wanted a tune or went with a differnt motor..
i picked up the rywire kit for 175 shipped..
and picked up an ecu for 80
and traded a d series header for the dizzy..
wiring looks hard when you jump into it but its really not just get in there and do it
good luck man

 

obd0 is fine for now. If you plan on doing more than the usual intake, header and exhaust then you might want to start saving for obd1.

It will cost less than 400 bucks to convert to obd1 if you shop around. You can run a b16 obd0 if you'd like. It makes no difference, just grab a pr3 ECU, if you need one PM me, I got one.

Finding people to tune OBD0 is the hard part, but OBD1 does offer better options for tuning etc.

 

thanks for the help, i have everything i need for obd0 i'm going to chuck and eddies to rip the harnesses out tomorrow. i do have aem cam gears but they're not even set for advanced timing or anything, so i should be fine. ill post back if i get her running this week.

 

Chuck and eddies let me down again, if anyone has a stock obd0 engine harness and a stock Underdash harness, please let me know asap. i have cash in hand.

 

I also need a stock dx harness to do my swap to if anyone else has extras.