ok guys...my scavenger hunt for parts is just about over and i am bout to take my crx dx do the guy thats going to do the b18c swap for me in a couple of weeks...so far i got: a gutted 90 crx dx; jdm b18c; y1 tranny; racing clutch & lighten flywheel; 90-93 teg axles & intermidiate shaft; monster tach (cuz the stock one dont go high enough); P72 ECU; 93 gsr linkage & shortshifter; comptech headers; magnicore wires; and hasport mounts are in transit...i know i still need wire harness but the guy is gonna get me one so its cool...is there any thing else i need that i havnt listed for the swap??....im all excited so i hope i have everything to avoid any delay...thanks guys

 

Upper and lower radiator hoses.

What are you doing for a header/cat/exhaust?

Throttle and clutch cables?

 

Sounds like you've got pretty much everything you need. Only thing is, if you get the HASport mounts it's best to also get the HASport linkage as well, since it's already made to fit. The GSR linkage will have to be cut and rewelded to make it fit, and chances are it won't fit right even after that. Mine fit like crap.

As for the clutch cable, you should be able to use your stock one. Just just a cylinder of rubber out from the center of the cable sheathing and connect the two rubber sheath bits together again. Voila - instantly longer cabling! For the throttle cable, I don't know if the stock one will work.

 

oh yea forgot about the radiator stuff...can i use the same crx radiator?...

im just gonna run with the Comptech header alone rite now untill i get a lil extra cash...then im gonna head over to the muffler shop to custom something...my goal is just to get it dropped and running rite now

as for the cables..haha dunno...i think the guy doing it for me said something about being able to get em dirt cheap...

hes charging me 600 for the drop claiming its more difficult than a si since its a dx(wiring it is a bitch so iv heard)...he does good work too...do u think that is a good price for just labor alone?

 

MMm **** right, I forgot it was a DX. You'll also need an Si injector resistor box, and two more fuel injector electrical plugs. The DX has dual-point fuel injection, while the Si has multi-point. That means the DX has two fuel injectors (and hence two wires) while your new engine has four... The injector resistor is needed so you don't burn out your injectors.

You might have problems with the Comptech header. The B16A needs a Del Sol VTEC header, and I'm not sure that you can get by just using one O2 sensor. There's a lot of threads floating around right now about that you might want to check out... like this one .

For your radiator, use Del Sol VTEC hoses. Your stock radiator will work fine at cooling your new beast... mine works fine too even idling in the lineup between runs down the dragstrip. $600 sounds like a pretty good price, but I'd still do it myself .


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yea iv heard about that linkage welding cutting thing not fitting rite all the time...but i got the linkage REALLY cheap ! ...hehe...oh and i was told that adj ones have too much play by a very reputable shop that speciallizes in swaps...i dontknow if that really means anything tho...

 

The HASport linkage is non-adjustable. It's a specialty part made to fit perfectly with their swaps .

 

yea i know about that dual point bull shiz...and i also know about the resistor too...but could u get away with not having the resistor if u are gonna have the whole wire harness customed...cuz thats what the guy was gonna do and he never mentioned anything about the resistor...im gonna bring it up to him i just for got about it...

 

oh yea and i have a b18c jdm is that gonna have a problem with the comptech header like the b16a?

 

Man I need to stop drinking before I post .

Your Comptech should be fine with the O2 sensor deal. I keep thinking it's a B16A.

 

Have you read/seen this yet? Good info, and may help you to see if you missed anything. After this page, scroll to the bottom and you will see "the swap part 2" or something like that.
http://b16a.honda-perf.org/theswap.html

 

Sounds like you have to have the resistor from that .....

 

thanks shadow and type r for the help and info...u guys been very helpful...keep ur fingers crossed for me and hope everything goes smoothly...

as for that hasport linkage ill just use the cut and weld first and if doesnt work our im gonna get the linkage form them...hopefully it works out tho cuz i dont wanna spend extra skrilla on it...hasport stuff is bank...

 

I hope it goes well for you . Post some pics & a review when you're done, I'd love to see/hear about it!

P.S. I know a guy w/ a JDM B18C in a hatch. All he has is an I/H/E w/ some Toyo Proxes on heavy-*** mags and with a stripped interior he ran 13.98. Expect to have one quick-*** car .


[Modified by raeneshadow, 3:28 PM 7/11/2001]