Looking to motor swap my DA?

justme5424 · Post by **justme5424** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:21 am

Alright, I have a 1990 Integra with the stock B18A1 in it, and i just scored a JDM B16A out of another DA at the junk yard. What all am i gonna need to swap this motor into my car, and yes the B16 does run, and it has 64,XXXmiles on it. What harness, ecu, tranny, etc am i gonna need? And also is there anything that i can use off of my B18 on this motor? There are no accessories on the B16, will my B18 accessories work? (power steering, A/C, Alternator, etc) And sorry to be so full of questions, but I will also be looking for anyone to do the swap or help do the swap for/with me, i also wanna wire tuck as much as possible? Thanks ahead of time guys!

Gunmetal Si · Post by **Gunmetal Si** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:09 pm

first off thats a mistake.

you need to take the steps to use the best of both engines.
new headgasket, rod bolts, and convert to obd1/and ecu. little bit of wiring and misc stuff. that is when you birth a ls/vtec

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:16 pm

--RPM KILLA--;181254 wrote:first off thats a mistake.

you need to take the steps to use the best of both engines.
new headgasket, rod bolts, and convert to obd1/and ecu. little bit of wiring and misc stuff. that is when you birth a ls/vtec

Agreed, LS/VTEC would be the way to go in this situation9unless your b18 is already blown.

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:31 pm

Wait what junkyard was this?

justme5424 · Post by **justme5424** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:43 am

btlfedgolf;181258 wrote:Wait what junkyard was this?

caseyville auto salvage in Caseyville, IL. As soon as i found it, i snatched it up. lol and my b18 is on the verge of cashing in. I'd like to build a ls/vtec, but this is my DD so I'm looking for an easy and simple swap if at all possible without putting the b18 back in? Looking to gain vtec and a few extra ponies and a B17 is impossible to come accross, so this is what i got. I'm not full of funds either which is gonna make this a little difficult for me?

Rojo92hatch · Post by **Rojo92hatch** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:50 am

...quick question...wat exactly is an ls/vtec?

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:30 pm

Rojo92hatch;181377 wrote:...quick question...wat exactly is an ls/vtec?

Simply its a vtec head on a non vtec engine(B-series)

Here is a little primer to get you going. http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-artic ... ec-info-8/

Now if you have a D the mini-me swap is the same concept(vtec head on non vtec motor).

I suggest if you are going to try it you do alot of reading up on it. There are alot of howto pages out there.

justme5424 · Post by **justme5424** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:38 am

is there anyone that can help me out guys?

Rojo92hatch · Post by **Rojo92hatch** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:20 am

ty btlfed7, that actually gave me ideas on wat i wanna do

and justme5424..GL!

justme5424 · Post by **justme5424** » Fri May 22, 2009 1:44 am

Rojo92hatch;181652 wrote:ty btlfed7, that actually gave me ideas on wat i wanna do

and justme5424..GL!

thanks, I'm just suprised that i haven't got any help on this yet being this IS a HONDA forum? I know there's a bunch of people on here to help me, just wondering why no one has yet?