B18a into CRX swap - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

drummingpariah · 08-31-2006, 06:13 PM

oops.

drummingpariah · 08-31-2006, 06:27 PM

see what happens

drummingpariah · 09-29-2006, 10:53 AM

when a good thread

drummingpariah · 09-29-2006, 11:12 AM

gets no recognition?

hondapride59 · 09-30-2006, 02:51 PM

good to see your project coming along more and more

only thing i would have done was maybe sprayed the engine bay unless your gonna get it repainted tahitian green

is your car dropped any? the civic i'm buying with b18a1 is dropped alot and the camber is off alot and with this engien it spins tire through 3rd gear...so if ur dropped i would possibly look into a camber kit

drummingpariah · 10-02-2006, 07:13 PM

Haven't lowered it yet, because I don't have struts or a camber kit. I have the springs already (H&R Sport *EDIT - found out they're H&R RACE springs*) but without the struts, they pose the risk of popping out of their housings, plus the camber problem. When I finally do lower it, I'm doing it right, no messing around for me. Good tip to know about that, that the b18 drops your car lower due to the added weight. You know they have springs made specifically for CRX b18 swaps?

I'm actually painting everything next spring, so I'm not worrying about prettiness for now. That and the fact that the whole car is 6 different colors... Take care when you order a camber kit. It's easy to screw yourself on our little Hondas. Many other manufacturers are much easier to adjust camber, but we get the shaft in that aspect. Spend the extra money, get a decent kit.

hondapride59 · 10-02-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by drummingpariah

I'm actually painting everything next spring, so I'm not worrying about prettiness for now. That and the fact that the whole car is 6 different colors... Take care when you order a camber kit. It's easy to screw yourself on our little Hondas. Many other manufacturers are much easier to adjust camber, but we get the shaft in that aspect. Spend the extra money, get a decent kit.

actually my cousin who i'm buying the car off of, has a skunk 2 camber kit already mostly paid off it only needs liek 75 more dollars and the place is gonna install it for free

but yea i didnt know they made specific springs for swaps. its nice to see you got good plans for this car, the civic i'm buyign is probably just gonna get beat to hell till the motor blows and i'll swap in a new one and then start making it nice, sicne i knwo it was previously beat on but for some reaosn it just keeps kickin

drummingpariah · 10-02-2006, 09:55 PM

beaten honda engines don't complain until they overheat. I've seen plenty of race cars down at the Enduros with 250k + miles on them and 50+ races on them that're still kicking and placing in the top 5 places, every race. Just because it's been beat on doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.

but I really can't say anything, because I beat the hell outta my d16a6 until it threw a rod, and started the swap with this b18a1 because it was around.

hondapride59 · 10-03-2006, 04:19 AM

yea i'm pretty sure this motor only has roughly 140k on it, which is still low and its been abused but the only thing that went was the tranny, which was changed

i'm interested to see what your car will do when you get it all done, since this car cant get traction it ran like 15.1 or somethign in the quarter, its upsetting but the little things need worked out, and i actually have the intentions of drivign a nice car(unliek most honda drivers around here)

drummingpariah · 10-03-2006, 05:35 AM

i hope this someday turns out to be a nice car, for now it's going to be a sleeper. then i'll install my turbo project and suspension, and we'll see from there. i have some really interesting dash and climate control features i'm working on with a friend of mine that will add an entirely new twist into this car, but overall i want to keep the whole thing simple and CLEAN. I have two little oil line openings in my transmission that have no hoses on them (don't know if they were removed during the swap process) and I have no idea what they go to. I need to find out before I get the radiator hose and try firing it up, if anybody knows what they are, please let me know!

drummingpariah · 10-27-2006, 12:36 PM

YAY, it runs! started it up, loud as hell running open headers (the header goes too far for the cat mounts). still can't shift, lacking a shift linkage. I also have to tighten down my new axles (the driver's side was a bitch to get it, had to get a wood spacer and hammer it in). I'll take some pics and post them this afternoon. I also need to find out what the strange oil lines from the transmission go to.

doobieboy · 10-27-2006, 01:53 PM

lol coming along very nicely! those motors were stronger then a D series (last i checked) and will make a nice daily motor, or if you plan on going turbo im sure it could easily do that too

drummingpariah · 10-27-2006, 01:58 PM

I'd say that overall consensus puts this as the best daily-driver engine. Puts out approximately 130hp, 7200rpm redline, built like a tank. Takes well to mild turbo, but falls short on very high-end applications, at which point a k20 or b18c engine would be a better platform. Another huge plus is the gobs of torque this motor puts out. Just need to work out the little kinks in it.

drummingpariah · 10-27-2006, 02:30 PM

crap, i lost this one too.

albertodawn · 10-27-2006, 08:57 PM

those were used for the power steering pump in the integra or whatever the motor was pulled from, if you dont have power steering then you dont need to conect them, just seal them or loop a hose to both, thats what i did.