If I get a set of hasport mounts to install my type-R, will I have any clearance problems? I was told it would hit the hood, but I have recently been told that it would fit ok. Someone has swapped in a GSR into a 4th gen with the hasport kit and it is fine. Any info on this??

 

Hood clearance should be fine. I'd be worried about how low it will be, i would run a 4-2-1 two pc header to avoid scrapes.

 

i can promise u that its differnt with every car. i have b16 (not as tall) and it hits my hood. i know this becasue paint is rubbed off of my valvecover.

 

Which Hasport mounts? My b18c5 rubbed with the old style ones. I had to cut a rib out of the hood and also put 2 small washers under all the mounting bolts to slightly raise it up.

 

Im using Hasport billet mounts with my b16 and there isnt any rubbing on the hood.

 

depends on which hasport kit. with the newest one you should clear just fine. an itr motor has a 7mm higher deck height than a b16. same goes for gsr and ls motors.

 

GSR with Hasport Billet in 88 crx.
Had to cut the ribs out of the hood to get it to close.

 

im in the same boat...i cant close my hood with the b16a in and hasport mounts..
figured it was a good excuse to go the SiR front end...now my frkkin SiR hood wont close even with the radiator support cos its too far forward...

gayed up

 

Which were the old ones and which were the newest one?

Question is, when did hasport change their mounts to make the B18s clear the hood?

 

It doesn't clear with a gsr motor. I'm using the new billet ones and even with the hood support cut out + washers, my valve cover still rubbs by the timing belt side.

 

i hope i dont have a problem with my swap........?

I have a 2001 LS motor with hasport billet mounts that is going into a 91 Si hatch.......

 

If you really don't want anything of that sort to happen then why not get a jdm front end with a zc hood. That would be my next step. I have a ugly valve cover anyways so it doesn't matter if it rubbs or not. I'll just get a new one or repaint it after the jdm front end conversion.

 

use washers on the backside of the hood brackets to give u a little room
grind out some of the hood skeleton also.

 

A friend of mine has a b18c5 in his rex with the hasport billet mounts. It hits the hood pretty good, but in my opinion I would want it too high than too low!! He used several washers, and the hood sits up pretty high in the back, but oh well. My b16a hits the hood a little with my hasport billets. Ryan

PS. There are ways to solve the too high problem(cutting away, sir conversion, washers, exc...), but you cant fix a engine that sits way too low.