Just got my car today... and had some questions

hey everyone.. i just got a 1989 civic dx hatch today and it has the following already done to it. B16A ENGINE SWAP New header (4-1) 2000 Civic Si transmission (5 spd) MSD Ignition box MSD Blaster II Coil MSD Distibutor Upper front strut tower brace Lower front strut tower brace Upper rear strut tower brace Lower rear strut tower brace, i was wonderin just any guess's what kind of 1/4 mile times i would be running or what kind of cars i should have no problems beating. Thanks for your guys info

On my god... I cant believe you asked this, you rock man. The answer is posted in forum FAQ.

you probably only be able to beat v6 mustangs if your lucky...

well at least i still have my 96 talon tsi i know that will beat a lot more that v6 stangs

don't mind the silent chamber he's just an ass and expects every :newbie: to know everything... :biggrin:

you might be looking at mid-low 15's I would imagine...

Thanks man... what mods do you sugg. for mid to low 14's on all motor?

if you want to know what u can beat...well i one to always say go out there and see for yourself.....

but i think ur 1320 sould be in the 14's....but the casr potential isn't in straight line performance anyway...

so are u keepin it all-motor or going fi?? but i already know the answer to that question

don't mind the silent chamber he's just an ass and expects every :newbie: to know everything... :biggrin:

you might be looking at mid-low 15's I would imagine...

Yeah silentchamber is an ass, and a post whore if I may say so myself.

But about the mid 15's.....maybe if he had some lame ass mini-me swap...LOL

I'm guessing high 14's.

here are a few pics of my car... i need to get a diff intake and get a new valve cover or paint the current one.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/elaxxx

all i have to say is SLEEPER! That car is nice!

Looking real good their mate! That's one nice sleeper.

How much did it cost ya?

Yeah, dont mind me, I'm just an ass whore.

he wanted 3500 for it but i talked him down to 2000. runs great i need to figure a few things out though.... ever since the engine swap the speedometer doesnt work and there is no rpm gauge in the car... any ideas on what i could do? i can make the car get up and go but i dont want to rev it too high untill i get the rpm gauge so i still dont know the full potential of the car yet :(
Thanks guys.

the speedo cable may not be hooked up or if its a electric speedo tranny they may have never wired it up a vss thing.

you don't know the full potential of the car??

well itz not much the way it is...just like any other car with 160hp...compare it to a newer miata...or bowse the forum if u want to know itz full potential

buying a car with wiring problems suck...there was a b16 crx for sale for 2000 but had wiring problems...i don't think itz with the time to me...but sounds like an esay fix in ur case...just gotta locate the problem wires

the speedo cable may not be hooked up or if its a electric speedo tranny they may have never wired it up a vss thing.

I agree cuz you said you're using a 2000 Si tranny so it's different.

And, since you're car is an 89' go get an 88-89 Si cluster and plug it in.

Oh, and don't go racing anybody until you get a working tach cuz you will certainly have problems. My friend up north is doing that still on his new y8 swap and he's suppose to come visit me next month. I have a feeling he's gonna f*ck up his engine though.... GET A TACH!

Did you buy the car off ebay? The pics look familiar....

yes i bought the car off of autotrader. and the 88-89 si cluster should work? Thanks for all the help.. i will try to get my digital camera out today cuz it finally stoped raining and i will post some more motor pics.

Yeah, the 88-89 is the only one that will work for those years so make definitely sure you really have an 89. First time I took cluster apart took about 30 min. and didn't actually remove it. The last time I took everything apart and it took me 15 min. Get a pen-magnet or use magnetic screwdrivers... it makes it a piece of a cake. Oh yeah, the Si tach redlines at 6.5-7 and only goes up to 8 but it's still better than nothing...

yes i bought the car off of autotrader. and the 88-89 si cluster should work? Thanks for all the help.. i will try to get my digital camera out today cuz it finally stoped raining and i will post some more motor pics.

Ah, that's where I saw it.

I think and si cluster will work for ya.

Looking forward to the pics.

i just got a rpm gauge installed on my car today... from the sound of the engine i thought that the idle was high and i think i am right the idle is right around 1500 rpm and another question where does this engine redline? thanks

i just got a rpm gauge installed on my car today... from the sound of the engine i thought that the idle was high and i think i am right the idle is right around 1500 rpm and another question where does this engine redline? thanks

When the engine is fully warmed it should be a little less than 1000rpm.
Redline is 8000rpm. Anyone else have more info?

Thanks for all the info guys..

how does a 2000 Civic Si engine fit a B16?

how does a 2000 Civic Si engine fit a B16?

Quite nicely :)

Quite nicely :)

LOL....thats a good one. Hey that is a very nice little sleeper you got there. My Buddy has a hatchie like yours. He has a B16 with a Edelbrock header LSD tranny Skunk2 Sprokets and some nice Cams...from JG, he also has a Type R intake Manifold, and a Mugen ECU...The car was tuned (<-----This is the most important part of all).. and he is running High 13's...He's rolling on Azenis 205/50R15 he also has the Energy Suspensions Bushings kit and a full Tien Coilover kit. The biggest thing is to get you Sus. Dialed in if you have a crappy sus you never going to run good unless you are making a shit load of power!!. Just remember you have to keep the power down on the ground!!! This is a car he comutes with everyday to and from work and school...All Motor Baby!!!!!

EF-Racing in the house!!!!

sence when do cars have sprockets?

sence when do cars have sprockets?

Ohhh I'm sorry....Here is the correct terminology for all you technical people out there : "CAM GEARS"

you would be surprised how fast an older civic hatch/crx could get up put a b18 with a 2.0 stroker kit and a turbo you could hit tens with it tuned right. i have a friend who has a stock 1.5 non vtec with the internals completely rebuilt, to handle boost and turbo running 15lbs he runs 10.49 off 89 octane. he just got it tuned by tempest racing its a bad ass little sleeper.

you would be surprised how fast an older civic hatch/crx could get up put a b18 with a 2.0 stroker kit and a turbo you could hit tens with it tuned right. i have a friend who has a stock 1.5 non vtec with the internals completely rebuilt, to handle boost and turbo running 15lbs he runs 10.49 off 89 octane. he just got it tuned by tempest racing its a bad ass little sleeper.

I'll believe that when my shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbert.

I'll believe that when my shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbert.

LoL... yeah, sounds like BS to me... 1/8?

do 2000 Civic Si's have B-series engines? i thought they had D series, so how would a B series tranny fit a D series engine?

look at any import drag race results the usual winners for stock class are the hatchback civics or crx they almost always come in the first 3 spots and they run 12 or faster. he had the intake manifold changed out and the car only weighs like 1800lbs so if you think its bs look at some nopi results.

lol I think you need to look at some NOPI results.

do 2000 Civic Si's have B-series engines? i thought they had D series, so how would a B series tranny fit a D series engine?
99-00 Si's have B16s

check these results

http://ndra.nopi.com/eqraces/dsp_eresults.cfm?vshowid=39&vclassid=AEM%20Pro%20Stock

http://ndra.nopi.com/eqraces/dsp_eresults.cfm?vshowid=38&vclassid=AEM%20Pro%20Stock

http://ndra.nopi.com/eqraces/dsp_eresults.cfm?vshowid=35&vclassid=AEM%20Pro%20Stock

http://ndra.nopi.com/eqraces/dsp_eresults.cfm?vshowid=30&vclassid=Pro%20Stock

maybe you should look at some nopi results

thats pro stock there buddy, not stock class. Those are dedicated race cars, not street cars.

yeah but it is possible to get those results from the stock motor. you cant argue with the results the winner or runner up is almost always a crx or civic. and there are cars on the streets that pull those results. and i did say that the internals are built up to handle boost he swapped out the shit tbi style fuel system for a direct port manifold. but is possible off the stock motor to get 10s.

yeah... that's what everybody does... :shakehead

yeah but it is possible to get those results from the stock motor. you cant argue with the results the winner or runner up is almost always a crx or civic. and there are cars on the streets that pull those results. and i did say that the internals are built up to handle boost he swapped out the shit tbi style fuel system for a direct port manifold. but is possible off the stock motor to get 10s.

yAW! Direct port NAAWWS! Street legal 10 second D15s on 15psi!
You're funny. :rofl:


Thread starter guy: I like your car man, its a real nice start.
How are you using the 00Si tranny? HAsport cable-hydro kit, or is it somehow using hydro clutch?
Bigger pictures!

i just put more pics up there are bigger now.. www.cardomain.com/id/elaxxx hopefully in about 3 weeks it is going to be turbocharged. thanks to all of you that gave me complements on my car. :)

no nitrous. the stock base model motor has a tbi style injection system on the other motors the injectors are mounted in the intake runners. yeah i didnt think a crx would run past a 12 until i saw his friend from baltimore running 12.2 on the stock d16 with a turbo pushing 8lbs. the internals were built up to handle boost. the car only wighes 1800 lbs and it doesnt take much to move it. its is possible aem pro stock class all motor running 10.5 no nitro. dont believe you can find 10 sec crx's easily on the web.

You're talking about fully built d series with titanium everything and super high compression all motor or super tuned turboed. That's a big difference between a street driven d series crx. Let me tell you a short story. D16a6 fully built (not by me) high compression 11:1, cam, cam timing adv. 2 degrees, stock clutch, stock flywheel, pulleys, ported intake, i/h/e... I drove my car burning oil like this for over a year and then it detonated at 80mph and caught on fire. Sure, I was able to drive a built d daily for a year without much of a hitch but when the car caught fire after detonation, it really sucked. I kept the car replaced the d16 and run all the bolt ons and cam but I think I'll stick with an acceptable amount of compression for now. Hey, but if you have the money do what you want...

They're on the web, I know.. I've seen them, quite a few. You said you have a friend running 10s or something hilarious on a D15 with some boost. We're lauging at you.

1800lbs cars? Yes, they'll run 12s with not much power at all, but your friends CRX, this guys hatch, most CRXs on the intraweb you can find to prove a stupid point are much more than 1800lbs. My hatch is no pig, but its 2100+lbs. My friends rex is more than 1800lbs and he's got a strictly drag setup.. Lexan windows, totally 100% stripped trailer queen. It ran 12.7s with a B16 with an intake and a header.. No one could believe it was so fast but its so fucking light that you can just pick the rear end right up.

Power:weight is what will equal fast 1/4 times, however these drag cars you keep speaking of are far from daily drivers.

You're a fool and this guys B16 will rock your socks.

I demand pictures and an update when elaxxx gets the turbo setup!!!
Keep us updated on a sweet car.

i am trying to buy a turbo kit right now... just looking for a good deal on one so if anyone finds one let me know... i want to have it installed with in the next couple of weeks.. and i will post more pics soon.

how much u lookin to spend?

around 2 grand.

just a question... you think i should stick with a turbo kit or are those jackson racing superchargers any good?
thanks

you dont need titamium motor internals to run boost thats nitrous. yeah it would be better but its not needed for a turbo. and about your d16 it sounds like they didnt tune the motor right, it wasnt getting enough gas to much air. till he got the car tuned they installed a rev limiter for 4000 rpm so he wouldnt detonate it. now that its tuned he can rev up to about 9 grand. siz you do have a good point about the weight he hasnt weighed the car yet but it shouldnt be more than 2000 lbs.

hello agian everyone... i decided on a turbo and just bought it today.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7928561070&fromMakeTrack=true ..
can anyone tell me about how much it should cost to have a shop install it.... and what should my horsepower be at 8 psi... i hear somewhere around 240, correct me if i am wrong :) Thanks agian for all your guys info. once it is all installed i will update with more pics and they will be good quality my friend just bought the new sony 7.1 mega pixel camera.