B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
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B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
I am having a problem with fitting my exhaust setup without having to weld.
I have a B18 swapped 96 Civic EK with a Skunk2 JSPEC cat-back ready to be installed, as well as an aftermarket Integra header. Do I buy a high-flow cat for an Integra or a Civic EK? The Skunk2 JSPEC says "for Civic EK with B-Series swap", so does that mean it's meant for an Integra sized cat or does it mean it will give me the extra 2" with a Civic cat to reach the Integra header?
Please don't tell me to take it to a muffler shop for a hack job. I need the bolt-on exhaust pieces so I can run a bolt-on test pipe eventually.
Any help would be great, need to pass inspection!
I have a B18 swapped 96 Civic EK with a Skunk2 JSPEC cat-back ready to be installed, as well as an aftermarket Integra header. Do I buy a high-flow cat for an Integra or a Civic EK? The Skunk2 JSPEC says "for Civic EK with B-Series swap", so does that mean it's meant for an Integra sized cat or does it mean it will give me the extra 2" with a Civic cat to reach the Integra header?
Please don't tell me to take it to a muffler shop for a hack job. I need the bolt-on exhaust pieces so I can run a bolt-on test pipe eventually.
Any help would be great, need to pass inspection!
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
You likely do not have an EK, please specify your model since they have different exhaust set ups.
EJ1 - JDM 93-95 coupe D16A
EJ2 - USDM 92-95 Civic DX coupe 1.5L
EJ3 - JDM coupe / 4WD 1.6L ZC
EJ4 - JDM CRX del Sol D16A
EJ6 - CANADA 96-00 Civic CX/CX-G/DX/DX-G/EX/LX/SE/Si coupe/hatch/sedan D16Y7
EJ6 - USDM 96-00 Civic CX/DX/DX-V/LX coupe/hatch/sedan D16Y7
EJ7 - USDM 96-00 Civic HX coupe (VTEC-E) D16Y5
EJ8 - CANADA Civic EX coupe D16Y8
EJ8 - USDM Civic EX coupe/sedan D16Y8
EJ9 - EDM/JDM 96-00 D14A2 hatch/sedan
EK1 - Aust 96-00 GLi hatch/sedan auto D16Y4 non-VTEC 88kW/144Nm
EK2 - JDM 95-99 Civic EL hatch/sedan D13B
EK3 - JDM 95-99 Civic ML LEV/VTi/Ri hatch/sedan D15B VTEC
EK3 - 96-98 Integra SJ/EXi D15B
EK4 - JDM 95-99 Civic hatch/sedan B16A
EK5 - JDM 95-99 Civic 4WD/LEV RTi sedan D16A
EK6 - 95-99 Civic hatch
EK7 - 96-00 Civic hatch LSi 1.5L VTEC
EK8 - JDM 95-99 Civic 4WD/LEV sedan D16A
EK9 - JDM 97-00 Civic Type-R hatch B16B
EL1 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) SJ B18B
EL2 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) 2.0GX B20B
EL3 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) 4WD 2.0GX / 4WD 2.0GX-S B20B
EM1 - CANADA 99-00 SiR coupe B16A2
EM1 - USDM 99-00 Si coupe B16A2
EJ2 - USDM 92-95 Civic DX coupe 1.5L
EJ3 - JDM coupe / 4WD 1.6L ZC
EJ4 - JDM CRX del Sol D16A
EJ6 - CANADA 96-00 Civic CX/CX-G/DX/DX-G/EX/LX/SE/Si coupe/hatch/sedan D16Y7
EJ6 - USDM 96-00 Civic CX/DX/DX-V/LX coupe/hatch/sedan D16Y7
EJ7 - USDM 96-00 Civic HX coupe (VTEC-E) D16Y5
EJ8 - CANADA Civic EX coupe D16Y8
EJ8 - USDM Civic EX coupe/sedan D16Y8
EJ9 - EDM/JDM 96-00 D14A2 hatch/sedan
EK1 - Aust 96-00 GLi hatch/sedan auto D16Y4 non-VTEC 88kW/144Nm
EK2 - JDM 95-99 Civic EL hatch/sedan D13B
EK3 - JDM 95-99 Civic ML LEV/VTi/Ri hatch/sedan D15B VTEC
EK3 - 96-98 Integra SJ/EXi D15B
EK4 - JDM 95-99 Civic hatch/sedan B16A
EK5 - JDM 95-99 Civic 4WD/LEV RTi sedan D16A
EK6 - 95-99 Civic hatch
EK7 - 96-00 Civic hatch LSi 1.5L VTEC
EK8 - JDM 95-99 Civic 4WD/LEV sedan D16A
EK9 - JDM 97-00 Civic Type-R hatch B16B
EL1 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) SJ B18B
EL2 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) 2.0GX B20B
EL3 - 96-00 Orthia (Partner) 4WD 2.0GX / 4WD 2.0GX-S B20B
EM1 - CANADA 99-00 SiR coupe B16A2
EM1 - USDM 99-00 Si coupe B16A2
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
It's a 96 Civic DX hatchback with a JDM GSR swap, stock exhaust manifold, and Skunk2 "JSPEC" Cat-Back
And again I need a cat to fit between the cat-back exhaust and the header and am wondering which one to buy since the JSPEC Skunk2 is approx 2 inches longer to fit the B-Series swapped Civic Hatchbacks (since regular aftermarket cat-backs fall short 2 inches on B-Swaps), but they dont specify which cat to use, a Civic one I assume...
And again I need a cat to fit between the cat-back exhaust and the header and am wondering which one to buy since the JSPEC Skunk2 is approx 2 inches longer to fit the B-Series swapped Civic Hatchbacks (since regular aftermarket cat-backs fall short 2 inches on B-Swaps), but they dont specify which cat to use, a Civic one I assume...
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
hatchbacks are shorter, you'll need to get an adjustable test pipe and whatever exhaust you want. The tip will stick out like a ************ though. Unless you find one made for the hatchback and cut a part of the bpipe to make it all fit, just pray the welds will hold.
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
hatchbacks are shorter, you'll need to get an adjustable test pipe and whatever exhaust you want. The tip will stick out like a ************ though. Unless you find one made for the hatchback and cut a part of the bpipe to make it all fit, just pray the welds will hold.
Hatchbacks being shorter has nothing to do with what I'm asking, I have a cat-back for my specific model car. I dont want a test pipe and not worried about making one eventually. Again I have an exhaust. The tip will not stick out, don't know why you said that. And the rest of what you said doesn't apply either since again I have an exhaust for my specific car.
I'll just have a high flow made with flanges. Thanks for the help.
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
you will probably need some sort of modification done to the length of the exhaust piece but you will need a cat from a civic ex model ej8. it should bolt to your downpipe. you will need to extend 02 sensor wires. don't get a high flow just a stock oe cat for now then a test pipe later like you want. whatever is cheapest to pass now. the test pipe it.
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Re: B18 swap in EK with Skunk2, Integra cat or Civic cat?
you will probably need some sort of modification done to the length of the exhaust piece but you will need a cat from a civic ex model ej8. it should bolt to your downpipe. you will need to extend 02 sensor wires. don't get a high flow just a stock oe cat for now then a test pipe later like you want. whatever is cheapest to pass now. the test pipe it.
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man if you want to throw money away throw it my way! lol
This is what I was hoping to do. I didn't want to spend the money for a high flow, and really want a test pipe for tuning and track purposes, but want it to pass inspection also and be a legal car. I guess i'm after a civic EX cat and hopefully it bolts right up with minimal issues.
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