hey guys, I am looking for some help. I bought a 2000 Civic Si back last June. it needed a lot of work and came with a D16Y8. it has been my project since then and for the most part I brought it back to it's stock form, besides the B series part. one of the main things I hated was that the previous owner took out the A/C and Power Steering and I am not looking forward to this year's heatwave and riding without A/C. anyways, I bought a whole and COMPLETE kit off a friend from his 99 Civic EX. anyways, long story short I was wondering if it was just plug and play and also when I decide to put in a B series motor would I have to exchange it out for another A/C. much appreciated, thanks.

 

First you need to check to see if your have either a manual or power rack and pinion. You will need a power rack and pinion in order to use power steering. I dont want to get into details yet. Second, the a/c compressor from the Civic Ex will simply work with any B series swap as long as you have a bracket for it. Usually one from the older Crv will work.

 

I just bought the A/C kit complete. I am not a fan of power steering. I have the bracket it came with from that 99 EX, would that suffice?

 

If the car has the D16Yx motor in it, yes, it will work.

 

okay, awesome. what about when I want to put a B series engine? ^

 

You can make it continue to work with the CRV AC pump bracket.

 

okay, awesome. thank you. ^

 

I have the bracket it came with from that 99 EX

 

really? so you did not need the B20 or Del Sol one? I am pretty sure I have the stock Si one installed, but I need to double check. if not, I have the D series one. I just don't want to go out and look for a B20 or Del Sol one to be honest.

 

if you have a d series in it, you need a d series bracket. when you decide to put a b series in it, you can use a crv bracket (if you are not using power steering) or a del sol vtec bracket.

 

oh, alright. well, I no longer have a D series in it and I do not have Power Steering. I am dropping in a B18b, so would I still have to use the CRV or Del Sol bracket?

 

What part of is tripping you up? A B18B is a B-series is it not?