So last December the head gasket on my d15 let go. I had planned to throw a d16 si head on that a friend gave me. Instead, I picked up a 91 integra 4 door automatic car from another friend with good meshies and new Michelin tires for cheap. So I have already swapped the rear brakes and removed the front brakes and b18 from the integra and removed the d15 and front suspension from my EF sedan. I've aquire a 5 speed trans, mounts, and shift linkage off of CL. I am down to a few things that I need to get before slapping it together. Also picked up a manual rack and crossmember from the locall pull a part, so the power steering is out too. Of course, I will be doing timing belt, water pump, and rep lace some seals on the engine. I am thinking about and XTD stage 2 clutch kit that includes a 9lb flywheel. Anybody have suggestions for header and test pipe? Don't have emissions testing in my area so I'm ditching the cat. Waiting to sell a truck I have right now then I will have the money to slap this thing back together and get it back on the road. My goal is a decent running dd the is still fun to drive with good gas mileage. I'm open to any input.

Here's a couple of pics from the last few months.

 

DC makes great headers. Are you interested in selling the teggie lip?

 

Hmmm. Wondering I'd like to do manual rack on my 89 lx do I need to change cross member too?

 

Already sold teggie parts and sent it to the scrap yard. Kind of wish I started this post before then. I might have been able to sell more stuff off of it.

 

You don't HAVE to change the crossmember. One side of the ps rack is bigger in diameter than the manual steering rack. I'vet read that some people use 2 mount bushings to mount the manual steering rack to the ps crossmember. I picked up manual rack and crossmember from pull a part on a half off holiday weekend for $50. Just hope the rack is in good shape. I haven't seen a lot of them get too bad though.

 

did you drop the engine from the bottom ^_^ lol engenius

 

Get an exedy oem replacement clutch. No need for anything more aggressive.

 

Yup. Best way to do it on these. Just make sure your creeper has all of its wheels. Mine was missing the center wheels and after I pulled the teggie and civic motors it was bent pretty good. I'm gonna try to bed it back and put more wheels on it though.

Exedy is a little pricey for my budget. I don't have a flywheel at all. I can get and XTD kit with a 9lb flywheel for $195 shipped.

 

Exedy OEM replacement is ~$110.

You can get a stock flywheel for ~$40.

All from RockAuto.


Or here is the Exedy clutch kit with a 9lb flywheel for $200: http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXEDY-DAIKIN-PRO-Japan-Clutch-Kit-with-Chromoly-Flywheel-31F-72018-/360748744048?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AIntegra&hash=item53fe4cfd70&vxp=mtr

 

Thanks,

When I look at the listing though, it only shows to be compatible for 94-01. Is it stI'll the same as the 90-93? I would rather have an exedy. I have had a lot of good luck out of them over the years.

 

There are 2 different clutches.

90-91
92-01
The difference is the size and number of splines on the transmission input shaft.

The only 90-91 transmissions are: A1, S1, J1, Y1
The only 92-93 cable transmissions are the YS1, in both LS and GSR gearing.
94-01 transmissions are all hydro.

The 90-91 clutch kits are ~$50 more.

 

Thanks,

I'll have to see what year my trans is then. I am going to let my transmission guy look at it and throw some synchros, input bearing, and whatever else it may need just for safe measures since I got it off of CL and not exactly sure of the condition. The guy told me it was good but I don't believe what people tell on cl. Should I look into carbon synchros?

 

What motor are you going to put in it that you want carbon synchros? That is way overkill for anything remotely stock.

 

"What if" I were to add a turbo later? Would it do any harm to run carbon synchros without having a lot of power? I have been pretty rough on the d series transmissions in the past. Are the b series transmissions tougher the the d series?

 

B-series transmission are in fact tougher than d-series.

Nice build, i do swap by the bottom too !!!! lol
keep it up !

 

A little update.... Was able to go to my trans shop and look at it once they opened it up. It's a basic 90-91 ls. Nothing special. He had to replace third gear. And he replaced my reverse gear which was worn really bad from the clutch release not having the bolt in at the throwout bearing in right, new input bearing, and seals. Luckily he had some good used stuff and didn't chare me much to do it. I'm just glad that's all it was after buying it off craigslist and not knowing whether to trust what the seller said. And I ordered an xtd stage 2 clutch kit with a 9lb flywheel. Not an exedy but I've heard good things about them. Waiting for timing belt, water pump, gaskets, and seals then hopefully in a few weeks I can start getting this thing back together.

 

I do have one issue right now. The bolt for the clutch arm and release bearing is broken. Does anyone know where I can get another bolt or have a part number?

 

Also. As far as the shift linkage bushings go. Does the kit for b-series swap come with the b_series trans bushings and the ef bushings at the body? Or do I need to order them seperately?

 

I've only read good things on XTD/XTR stage 3 clutches. The stage 1 and 2 like to blow apart from what I've seen. I'd return the stage 2 and get a stage 3 instead. Engagement will be crap, but the clutch will hold up well even if you boost it later down the road.

 

Well, I already got the stage 2 so I'm gonna use it. Got my arp flywheel, pressure plate, and crank pulley bolts. Also got my hasport a/c comp bracket and waiting for my test pipe, Shift linkage bushings, and clutch arm to come in. Found the bolt I needed with the clutch release arm and fork that holds the throwout bearing. Wasn't sure about the threads on mine since the old was messed up. I don't really wanna have a sketchy setup inside the bellhousing. That's a lot of work to fix if it ain't right. Hopefully I'll be dropping the car back on the motor in a few weekweeks.

 

What kind of power do you intend to be putting down to use anything other than a Stage 1?

 

Not much more than stock right now. Just wanted to have it for future upgrades. I ain't worried about it.

I've read I can use an integra or si intake. Can I use an si or ex cai? Without relocating the battery. I plan on putting the battery in the trunk but I want to get the car running first before I go screwing around and doing to much at one time.

 

Just about got my engine harness finished up. Just thought I would share that I had to extend the wires for the iacv, or a.k.a. eacv- whatever you like to call it. I have read a ton of write ups but didn't see anything about this. Anybody else run into this?

 

Just waiting to go back into the car now.

 

Got it set in the car today.

All the threads I have read say to use a da throttle cable. I kept the one from the donor car I had but it does not connect the same way at the pedal. Is there a difference with a car that has cruise control?