What hood are you b18c1 guys using on your EF's?? I am about done with my swap and I dont want to run into any problems with my hood/valve cover clearance.

What did you guys do to make it work??

Just for reference, I have an 89 hatch with the Hasport billet mounts.

Later,
BR

 

i have heard thatyou can always put a few washers in the hood hinges to give you a little more clearance.

 

Shouldnt it fit, if B16s fit, shouldnt GSRs?

 

limpy - I have been told the same thing. Cut out the underside of the hood and prop it up with the washers to give it proper clearance.

hondadict - The b18c blocks have a higher deck than the other b-series blocks and can cause headaches when trying to fit them in the engine bay of the civics.

I am not really interested in the SiR hood because I dont want to convert the whole front end to the JDM one, and I am not too keen on the ZC hood cause that bubble just doesnt do it for me, although I may just have to go with the ZC one in the end...

Later,
BR

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What hood are you b18c1 guys using on your EF's??</TD></TR></TABLE>
The stock hood with part of the underside skeleton removed.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The stock hood with part of the underside skeleton removed.</TD></TR></TABLE>And you arent having any problems with the valve cover clearance?

Later,
BR

 

just email or call hasport, they know alot more about theyre mounts than we do

i know they also have personal experiance with theyre kits.

 

There are a few options here. You can get a sir front end conversion, sir style hood for usdm front ends, or just cut your stock one. Thats what I did, I cut 2 "ribs" out of the hood on the driver side, above the valve cover.
Ryan

 

If anyones interested I have a OEM metal ZC hood FS. PM me.

 

I might look into that SiR hood for the US front end. Any tips on where to look for one of those??

I am going to try cutting my hood up first to see if that does the trick, but if it doesnt then I will be in the market for a new hood.

Later,
BR

 

From my experience with the HAsport billet mounts, the will not clear the USDM hood. Not even after you cut out the hood supports. I switched to a JDM front end after a month or so.

 

ViS makes a SiR "style" carbon fiber hood for the USDM front end.

I have a ViS SiR hood for my JDM front end and the quality couldnt be any better. Im very satisfied.

 

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What did that end up running you??

Later,
BR

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Frog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From my experience with the HAsport billet mounts, the will not clear the USDM hood. Not even after you cut out the hood supports. I switched to a JDM front end after a month or so.

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Mine worked fine after a lil cutting.
Ryan

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">limpy - I have been told the same thing. Cut out the underside of the hood and prop it up with the washers to give it proper clearance.

hondadict - The b18c blocks have a higher deck than the other b-series blocks and can cause headaches when trying to fit them in the engine bay of the civics.

I am not really interested in the SiR hood because I dont want to convert the whole front end to the JDM one, and I am not too keen on the ZC hood cause that bubble just doesnt do it for me, although I may just have to go with the ZC one in the end...
Later,
BR</TD></TR></TABLE>

Fiberimages SiR style CF hood. SiR style for the USDM front end