89 CRX Si Project...

90CivicEx · Post by **90CivicEx** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:15 am

Ok so I bought this car not really planning to do much to it and just Daily Drive it, but plans have changed "Like they always do" and I decided I'm going to buy another block and LS/Vtec it...But thats like 3 months away before I start doing that anyways onto the pics and whatnot of before and after and what all changed have been made...I hope to have the car sanded down and In a few coats of flat black primer but this will involve pulling the motor so I can coat the engine bay and do somewhat of a small wire tuck.

I can far from say I really did everything alone on this car, Stolle put the motor and tranny in and Cale and I have redone every things else from there. The wireing unhooked the day after I bought it so it ran with no vtec for roughly 2 weeks then I got in and rewired it and it pulls alot harder. I honestly haven't a clue where to go with it just yet cause theres so many different ways to build a B-series and so many other options to swap to but I just wanted to put one of these threads up so I can actually keep up on the progess of the B16asshole.

As for what the Future holds for this car who knows but i got a few plans if I decide to keep it.

Dropzone Coils and Struts all the way around
Skunk2 LCA's
Polly Suspension Bushings
Innovative Front Cross Member
AN-R 4-1 Header
Skunk 2 Adjustable Cams
B18b Bottom Somewhat Built

And maybe a bit more...

Mods:
B16a
SiR tranny
Polly mounts
Hasport Shiftlinkage
Rota Group N's
BDL Billet Alluminum Cam Seal
Tsudo Catback Exhaust
Lightwieght Flywheel
XTS Stage 3 6 puck clutch
91 LS integra Front Brake Swap
91 LS Integra Radiator and Hoses
Megan Racing Front Upper Strut Bar
Megan Racing Rear Lower Bar
Rear Upper Strut Bar
Pr3 Chipped and Re-Tuned ECU
CAI with new Filter

After Pics:

Engine Bay Looks Like This...Not Digging The Red So It's Gonna Be Chevy Orange Next.

Before Pics:

boostedb16rex · Post by **boostedb16rex** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:55 am

Looks good corey. Good luck with ur build. Mines almost running. I need to find an hf wiring harness and it should start up. If i would have researched a little more before i pulled my zc to swap in the b16 i wouldnt have sold the hf harness with the zc motor.

90CivicEx · Post by **90CivicEx** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:12 am

Thanks and theres a few wireing harness's in speedway down here.

kikoy · Post by **kikoy** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:53 am

nice........

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:21 am

OK, I don't feel like reading up on it so whats the point of doing LS/VTEC when you already have a B16?

90CivicEx · Post by **90CivicEx** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:15 pm

SilverStreak;37093 wrote:OK, I don't feel like reading up on it so whats the point of doing LS/VTEC when you already have a B16?

Well I'm thinking about it, but good question the reason I wanna do LS/Vtec is because I wanna bore and stroke it over more and LS blocks are everywhere and I don't wanna blow a B16a bottom end.

Leprechaun86 · Post by **Leprechaun86** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:46 pm

Ls/Vtec swaps are best because the Ls has higher tq and a longer stroke, so in theory it will make more tq and horespower.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:50 pm

Leprechaun86;37241 wrote:Ls/Vtec swaps are best because the Ls has higher tq and a longer stroke, so in theory it will make more tq and horespower.

depends on what parts you use... if you use all of the LS bottom end, you end up with a very low compression motor, so there's not a whole lot of power.

deetz · Post by **deetz** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:52 pm

corey if ya want a bear b16a valve cover, stripped down to bear aluminum i got one, i like that v/c you got, il trade ya

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:05 am

Spork;37244 wrote:depends on what parts you use... if you use all of the LS bottom end, you end up with a very low compression motor, so there's not a whole lot of power.

Thats what I thought. Its seems more logical to build the B16 block. Having the car down for a rebuild shouldn't be a problem for Corey since he was wanting to pull the motor out anyway.