Yo guys, my name is Wayne and I am new here. I signed up cause i have some questions about installing my girlfriends motor swap. This is my first jap spec swap - i usually do old school lowriders. I am swapping a B16A2 in place of my girls SOHC VTEC 1.6 in her 94 Civic EX. I have the PCM, tranny, axles froma 94 Integra GSR, timing belt and water pump to a 2000 Civic SI (always change it - force of habit) ... ummm Looks like the 2 harnesses are completely reversed. I also am not sure about whether or not the engine will swap in with her factory mounts?!?! This is my biggest problem, someone told me i needed a rear engine mount (engine to firewall) to a 94 GSR, but when i went to get it it is the same part # at advanced auto?!?! Basically I need someone who has done this exact swap before to lemme know what kind of gremlins i am gonna run into. Please guys i know someone can help me out - and g/f is gonna chop my ***** off if i dont get this in there by the time she comes back in 2 weeks! Thanks in advance guys!

Peace,
Wayne.

 

i have done a JDM B16a in my 94 coupe.......i pulled it out about 2 months ago for a rebuild and im fixin to put it back in this wekend....ill help youall i can .....AIM name is cameron3598..hit me up...where are you from anyways

 

a b16a2 is not a jap sepc motor.
you sure you don't have an siR2???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pissedoffsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a b16a2 is not a jap sepc motor.
you sure you don't have an siR2???</TD></TR></TABLE>

They both go in the same................except the a2 is obd-2

 

not exactly...

just trying to help him out with what he has

 

If its not jap spec why does have it have a wiring harness for a right hand drive car? It is def a jap spec, i know where it came from. I wanted to know the # for a limited slip tranny .... im not sure what tranny i got!?!??!

 

if it ahs the RHD harness, then its not a b16a2, its a b16 Sir2. different motors.

lsd trannys are usually Stamped with LSD on them in like a black stamper... not a vin plate nor an engraving... but like black ink stamped on the case. but thats not ALWAYS the case, but 98% of the time it is.
you can also try to look through the dif with the axles out

 

but the block i stamped b16a2!?!?

 

I did a B16A (SiR1) into a 93 civic EX and got almost alll my info from pissedoffsol's website (www.hondaswap.com), so don't try to discredit him in any way. There's also some good tutorials there.

For mounts, you will need the rear mount BRACKET, not the rubber mount itself. You can use your old mount. Sorry buddy, advance auto doesn't sell this bracket, they just sell the mount. It's about $60 from the acura dealer. Get one for a 94-01 integra M/T. Go to www.acuraautomotiveparts.org to take a look.

Your old D-series timing belt mount, as well as the tranny mount, will bolt onto the new motor. The old a/c won't bolt up to the new engine without a 94-95 delsol VTEC a/c bracket.

As for as the wiring, use the old civic EX wiring harness. It has every wire you need with the exception of the knock sensor wire. I would ditch the GSR ecu and put a chip in the P28 5spd ECU that's in her car now. The P28 doesn't look for a knock sensor so the problem is eliminated. Plus you can sell the GSR ECU for at least $150.

One last thing, if the block is indeed a B16A2, as you claim, it is from a 99-00 Civic Si, unless someone has put the engine together using a 99-00 Si shortblock. This will create wiring issues because the engine is OBD-2, and your car's harness, ECU, not to mention the 94 GSR ECU, are all obd-1. Pissedoffsol is absolutely correct. RHD wiring harness or not, a B16A2 is USDM, not JDM.
READ HERE if you don't believe us.
This is GOOD because it is a legal swap in all 50 states, emissions-wise, plus it has the same hp/trq as the JDM version. There should be a VIN # plate on the block(unless it's been removed). Run the VIN on carfax and you'll be surprised.

Good luck.

 

Aside from the fact that if it is a JDM motor it is a B16a not a2, if it is an OBD I motor it should drop in, all mounts should line up. You will need to swap the wiring harness from the old motor, possibly having to extend some wires ( I had to extent the IAT sensor plug and Oil pres. sensor ) you will only need to run one wire to the ECU, that being the knock sensor wire(take it from the RHD harness) it will need to be pinned into the ECU This site will tell your where they need to go http://tech.hybridgarage.com/t....html

 

exactly i did everything as stated above 4 times so far and no problems

 

ok the motor is at my buddies house right now. when he goes home hes gonan get me the number off the block. am i correct in saying that if the block says b16a2 it is def USDM?!?!?! Im sorry if it seemed like I was beiung a dick i wasnht tryin to be thank you for the help. My AIM screenname is BiGPimPa5 please feel free to contact me ... i am totally lost now i should stick to hydroes. Thanks in advance guys!