ok so i did b-series swap on my 96 ek now its fully built and sleeved and about to get dropped in but i want ac,..i have a b-series compressor and all mine lines from the previous engine and everything else are in place except the condenser,..i bought one but i think its a eg condenser,..ill post a pic tomorrow. Im looking for a ac compatible turbo manifold non log manifold,...but is all i need is a 96-2000 condenser to have ac or is it possible to make the eg condenser work? im a bit confused , can someone help.

 

Use the correct 96-00 condensor. If you want to use the B series compressor, you need the Integra/Civic Si AC bracket (P30) and the 99-00 Civic Si AC lines. If you decide to keep all the D series stuff, just use all the Civic parts, including compressor, but get the P7J CRV AC bracket.

 

oh crap,...i have all part and a b-series compressor instead of d,..so i have to redo the ac lines? since its a 96 and not a 99-00? what all is different on the models? what did they do different?

 

well crap will the d-series compressor work with the b-series engine? this is what i have a 96ek with 99-00 front end conversion,.. a fully built and sleeve b18c1,..i have all the original ac lines and everything from when the stock motor was in the car running in the engine bay and dash. Cause i really dont have the money for nor would i be looking foward to getting 99 ac lines and heatercore and harness and all the bs for it. hopefully there is a simple solution.

 

You need to use 96-00 Civic AC lines and condensor no matter what. There are 2 options (as I stated earlier) that I will try to make even more clear:

Option 1:

1. Use the Compressor and bracket that came on your B series swap.
2. Use the soft lines that hook to the compressor that go on a 1999-2000 Civic Si
3. Use all other AC parts (hard lines, dryer, condensor, etc) that would have been on your car originally.

Option 2:

1. Use all of the D series AC components including condensor, all lines, AC compressor, etc.
2. Buy Honda CRV B series P7J AC bracket. Bolt bracket to engine. Bolt D series AC compressor to bracket.

 

ahhhhh! ok that makes sense now!