passenger brake doesn't work! Help please!

Anyone else have this problem when someone else is driving?
No matter how hard I stomp on it, the car just doesn't stop!

i get it with my buddy, he just got a 5.9l Dodge R/T (360ci) and his leadfood puts me on edge.

This usually only happens to me when my wife is driving.
It seems that the accelerator is faulty too. When stop lights turn green, there seems to be some kind of delay in the passenger side accelerator. Some times the light is green for a whole 2-3 seconds before the car responds!

Maybe I just need to take the car to a mechanic to have it adjusted or something?

get one of those instructor cars, they came in 1G crx's right?

Is anyone else having problems with the new "DICE" advertisement at the bottom of this page?

Everytime the ad changes, my cursor disappears!
The ad also opens a new page everytime it changes!
This is highly annoying!

no problems with my Mac :D

No problems with ad today.

The guy at my wife's dealership thinks I'm cRaZy.



He's probably right

i'm not sure i would agree however i wouldn't argue it. what dealership?

lxndr,
what are you doing sunday Feb 20?

You know a forum is almost dead when the only thread that gets any attention is basically an OT thread. ;) By the way, I put my passenger side brake through the floor the other day when my girlfriend was driving her car... ScArY sTuFf.

You know a forum is almost dead when the only thread that gets any attention is basically an OT thread.

Yea, things are a little boring right now. I started this thread last Saturday night (no, I don't have a life, I'm married). I'm suprised it hasn't been deleted by the moderator yet(?).

Even though this forum doesn't get a whole lot of response, I still prefer it to some of the other forums out there. At least the people who post here have actual problems that they sincerely need help with. Some of the other forums seem more like a boys club rather than a forum. All of the questions have been answered, and newbies are ridiculed for asking a question that has already been covered. This means that there's nothing left to talk about other than "who has the highest mileage" (talk about boring!).

A while back cvcc_wagon and I thought that it might be a good idea to start a FAQ (that's how the "post D16A1 info here" thread got started). Now I realize that if we have a page full of FAQs, then there will no longer be new contributions, and this simply will become an information page (kinda' like the '88-'91 Civic/CRX forum here). That would be sad to see, since I enjoy chatting with the people here.

Anyway, sorry about the OT thread, I was just trying to get a chuckle out of all you guys out there in computer land :)

Yea, things are a little boring right now. I started this thread last Saturday night (no, I don't have a life, I'm married). I'm suprised it hasn't been deleted by the moderator yet(?)
mod... what mod. the "mod" for this forum has NEVER posted here and hasn't posted period for months. i sent a PM to igor about it last year in connection to the FAQ with no response

A while back cvcc_wagon and I thought that it might be a good idea to start a FAQ (that's how the "post D16A1 info here" thread got started). Now I realize that if we have a page full of FAQs, then there will no longer be new contributions, and this simply will become an information page (kinda' like the '88-'91 Civic/CRX forum here). That would be sad to see, since I enjoy chatting with the people here.i mostly just wanted the D16 FAQ because it comes up so often and there are bits and pieces of info in other threads but nothing in one place. it's a good place to start and ask questions later. plus it's the most popular thread in this section :smokin:

what dealership?

lxndr,
what are you doing sunday Feb 20?

I'll probably be working on the 20th.
I quit my stupid day job because all of a sudden my business phone started ringing off the hook (it helps that I now have a whole restaurant to use as my walk in portfolio)! I will be busy building furniture from now until May with just the orders I've confirmed over the last 2 weeks! But if you're going to be in town, I'll be glad to make some time! PM me.

Ahhh the dealership...
I've had many episodes with the guys at my local Sunfire dealership, you should read some of the stuff I posted in that forum! The people at the dealership are really nice and I've never had any problems with the work they've done on my wifes car, but I think I finally have them convinced that I have Tourette's syndrome (lol!).

i mostly just wanted the D16 FAQ because it comes up so often and there are bits and pieces of info in other threads but nothing in one place. it's a good place to start and ask questions later. plus it's the most popular thread in this section :smokin:

I agree, the D16A1 post is Great! I think it has helped answer alot of questions. But when there is a whole page of "FAQ" and "read this first" to sort through before you get to a forum, it get's kinda' boring. I would be disappointed if this forum was modeled like some of the other forums that are set up that way.

mod... what mod. the "mod" for this forum has NEVER posted here and hasn't posted period for months. i sent a PM to igor about it last year in connection to the FAQ with no response

No mod huh?


Hmmmm...


Maybe I won't have to be so careful about editing the "Tourette's" out of my posts.

my buddy had an '03 sunfire... too many problems. so he traded it in for the Dodge R/T

my buddy had an '03 sunfire... too many problems. so he traded it in for the Dodge R/T

Yep, her car is an '03 too. She had an "in" at the Pontiac dealership and got a great deal on a poorly designed car. As soon as the warranty is up, it's gone! We're already thinking about it's replacement, which undoubtedly will be something from Japan.

Still, I just can't stop thinking...
If only I had tried harder to talk her into that Acura RSX!

Japan is good, my dad's '02 Civic hasn't given him any trouble.

my buddys sunfire, <50k kms. brakes/rotors needed replacement. 3rd gear grinded on downshift. $3600 to fix (i should say replace 'cause they "can't" fix these trannys.) and other little quirks as well.

So, how 'bout those '71-'87 Civic/CRX's?
I hear they're pretty good cars!

except for the extra floor vents in mine, left front and right rear. they're letting water in in this weather. but that will be a summer project...

Maybe CVCC_Wagon should talk to igor about being a mod... The 88-91 guys got a new mod... Might help a little bit if there is a mod that is more active in the forums.. I think I might just PM igor about it and recommend CVCC as a new mod...

Or... I could just recommend that I become a new mod... *laughs evily* Then I could really feel the power!!!

By the way, do you guys recommend putting a b18 with a V-TEC b16 head in my 87 Si?? I had someone the other day tell me that I was "plum" crazy and that it would blow the valve cover off when V-TEC kicked in... Honestly, I just think he is an idiot, seeing he blew a rotarty motor (RX-7) off of the line the first time he raced it. Something about a 150 shot of N20 off of the line...

Hmmm...

Seems like a bad idea to put a smaller head on a bigger motor. But I'm no B-series expert, so this raises several questions for me: What is the CR for the B16 and B18? What is the volume of the combustion chamber for the different heads? Does the B16 head have smaller valves than the B18 head? How do the two heads compare on a flow chart?

It seems that putting a smaller head that has smaller valves and less flow on a bigger motor would be like shooting yourself in the foot, even if it does have V-TEC. It seems that there would be more posential in the larger B18 head. But like I said, I'm no B-series/V-TEC expert, this is all pure speculation. Without knowing the specs for each head, It would be difficult to tell you if it would work. Maybe someone at RPR knows, or maybe here in the '88+ Civic forums.

search LS/Vtec or some variation of that. the swap has been done many times with the newer gen guys. there is quite a bit of conflicting info on this site about it (search, lots of info in this site) apparently some guys love it, lots of power. i believe the Vtec head is comparable to the B18 head in design aside from the Vtec technology. from what i have read there is no issue with C/R or anything like that. while some guys love it others hate it with a passion, i read an entire (somewhat of a rant but quite educated) post about the con rod length in relation to the stroke i think. anyhow, the B18 block is not designed to take the power that the B16 head produces and it's a ticking time bomb to put a rod through the block. like i said, search and you shall find. as far as swapping a b- series into a 84-87, there is a mounting kit but every post i have ever read on the topic has at least one person pointing out the $3000+ price tag in the long run. i myself have never priced it out (i have a 2G, whole different story) but it sounds as though it's a pretty close figure even if you do come about a free motor.

mod eh... hmm :sunglasse

its an acura ls bottom block with an v-tech head...it dosent have to be a b16 head..as long as its a v-tech it will work. it can be from a teg gsr,a civic si or a del sol (the expensive one..b16a3 i think..) the ls block takes a wopping and it sure is damn fast...when i bought my 87 4 door i thought it had a d16 motor swap but to my surprize,it was a hybrid.it was an ls block with a delsol head...my bro gave me his nos system...i shot 75 up that baby...the last car i raced (witch we shouldnt be doing andshould be respecting all the traffic laws...:) ) as an sti that night it went all out...wasted all the nos,broke the v-tech controler,fryed the ecu and so what...i think i wrote it in a celica article...what i dont understand is the motor mounts tey used for the car...?crazy ass puertoricans and there super unsafe custom jobs.....





A mod you say..... hmmmmmmm.......




................nope i suck....cvcc would be a greate mod.....:)

Here's something I've started to research:

Taking into account that an '88-'91 D15 head will fit on an '84-'87 d15/EW block with very little modification, and also knowing that you can put a '91+ D15 V-TEC head on and '88-'91 block (called a mini-me swap). It seems entirely possible that someone could put a '91+ d15 V-TEC head on an '84-'87 D15/EW. The ECU would have to be swapped along with the rest of the electrical, but it seems that it could be done with relative ease.

I'm also wondering if the same V-TEC head will fit on an '84-'87 Civic wagon AWD block. This way the '86-'89 Integra transmission could be used with this mini-mini-me swap. The benefit of the Teggy trans is that it is geared better and has equal length CV shafts which eliminates torque steer. The AWD motor is the only SOHC D-series motor that will accept the Teggy trans. The block can also be bored to fit D16 pistons. This would essentially be a SOHC D16 V-TEC W/a better transmission!

I'm thinking about ditching my D16A1 swap and going this route. I just need to figure out the head compatability issue.

Dude... You rock! Go for it! I want to do the "Poor man's type R" thing with the b18 and the b16 head... But I guess I'll need to do more research.

Dude... You rock! Go for it! I want to do the "Poor man's type R" thing with the b18 and the b16 head... But I guess I'll need to do more research.

Wish I could have had more insight for you on the B-series question, but I haven't done much research on the topic of B-series mods.

I guess I'll still shove the D16A1 in my 'ol Rex just because I'm already half way there and because it desperately needs a new motor, but I am seriously researching the SOHC D16 V-TEC option. If I can find a way to make it work, I'm definitely going to try it. I'll keep y'all posted.

eldo on redpepperracing.com is doing something similar. he has the 88-91 D15 head in his shop modified to fit the EW block, still untested as to how it will actually work tho. he also has a vtec head which has yet to be modified but that will come soon. he is planning on using the vtec with a carb, basically off for the street with a stage 2 cam profile and on for the track with some crazy grind. one thing you should know lxndr, the D16A1 has the same head bolt pattern as the EW/D15. there is some sort of oil passage issue that prevents the 16 head from being put onto the EW block, there is also the DOHC timing belt tensioner issue but theoretically you could put a '91+ d15 V-TEC onto a D16A1 block and bypass the boring out if the AWD motor. and start thinking about throwing the vtec head onto your D16 :)

The reason I am aprehensive about using the D16A1 block is because of the timing belt tensioner issue. The tensioner is in a slightly different position to allow clearance for the DOHC. I'll have to do a mock up in order to find out if I can get a SOHC VTEC head on the D16A1 without too much modification.

I have also compared the head gasket from a D15A3 to the block of a D16A6 and it looks like the heads can be swapped rather easily. The D16A6 head will bolt on to the D15A3 block but there needs to be a little modofocation to what looks like the rear oil passages. This modification looks simple and would only take about 2 minutes with a Dremel, but I'll need to have all the parts in front of me to know for sure.

Anyway, since the D16A6 head will fit on a D15A3 it seems that a D16Y8 VTEC head will also fit on a D15A3 since it is a direct bolt on for the D16A6 block. Wheew, try saying that 3 times fast!

If all else fails, maybe I'll bore out my D15 and use a VTEC head. Since I've already got an '88 Integra ECU and wiring harness to run the motor, all I'll need is a VTEC controller (available from A'PEXi).


I'm goin' to the junk yard today to hunt for parts!
cvcc_wagon, I'll let you know if I find a 1G civic.

Oh yeah,

I'm also wondering if I need to use D16A6 pistons and a thicker head gasket. Since the D16Y8 head bumps up the CR on a D16A6 to 10:1. If I use D16A1 pistons and a D16Y8 VTEC head, the CR will be too high to run turbo. Not that I NEED to run a turbo system, I just want to. Since I already have one, I might as well use it on something, right?

Yeah.. It's best to not run too high of compression with a turbo... Keep up the work and try to keep us posted on it!

Oh, got a reply from aves911 on my suggestions. Said that he is currently swamped, but will look into the mod situation. Said he would also keep my suggestions in mind and bring them before the other mods. ;)

Do we really need a mod?

We all seem to be able to play nicely with others.

But if we must, my vote would be for cvcc_wagon.

see you guys in a week, i'm off to Orlando.

w00t! Orlando rocks. Hope you have fun, and don't get arrested... ;)

well it's just business so i don't expect to have a whole ton of fun.

woo hoo! i'm going to Las Vegas next week! again, just another trade show to work at but it's in Las Vegas :D

I used to live in Las Vegas... Years ago. Was too young to really appreciate it, but I've been back a few times since then. Make sure you go to the top of the Stratus Sphere... Got a sick rollercoaster on the top, and a "Sling-shot"... Anyways, enjoy!

well if i get any free time i will check that out, unfortunatly not being 21 quite yet puts a damper on things. it's like having $19 in the bank and trying to use the ATM :D what's really annoying is that up here in canada you can drink etc. at 19, then to go down south and be treated like i'm 18 again.... sigh...

Going to be getting a new car soon!
Well... a new, old car anyway.

A 1969 BMW 2800CS!
Here are some links if anyone is curious to see what they look like.
http://www.bmwworld.com/models/newsixes/2800cs.htm
http://www.bmwworld.com/models/cs_cars.htm
As soon as I take posession, I'll post some pics if anyone wants to see the actual car.

I might consider selling the CRX, but I haven't decided yet. It's still fun to work on, and parts are way cheaper than BMW parts, but the CRX just doesn't compare to the style and HP of the Bimmer. I'm kinda' thinking that I should turn the CRX into a full race car, then I can justify owning both since they will serve different purpouses. Also, this way I won't be kicked out of the Honda forums.

I love vintage, rare and unusual cars (as some of you already know) and this car certainly fits the bill. There were only about 10,000 of these cars made, and only about 1000 made it to the US.

OK, can't sell the Honda. I just checked out the BMW CS forum and there are a whopping 4 posts! I guess I should have known that would be the case, given that the car is so rare.

that's awesome. those old BMW's look pretty cool. you should keep the rex as a winter car :D i wouldn't want to be driving around on salty Seattle roads in the Bimmer

i plan on swaping in a jdm engine and a guy at a japan motor somthing store said that for 1200 i could get a doch and use my intake manifold...???
i ask my self...can this be a d16a1 or somthing else...?he said that it was a direct bolt on...



i found this engine code in jdmuniverse...ZC - 1600 cc carburated DOHC....any body have any stats?

i plan on swaping in a jdm engine and a guy at a japan motor somthing store said that for 1200 i could get a doch and use my intake manifold...???
i ask my self...can this be a d16a1 or somthing else...?he said that it was a direct bolt on...



i found this engine code in jdmuniverse...ZC - 1600 cc carburated DOHC....any body have any stats?

Are you getting an SI motor or just a 1.5?

You can get both motors from a JDM importer. The JDM SI cars came with a DOHC 1.6L D16A1-ZC while the other models used the same 1.5L motor that we've got over here. A friend of mine got a JDM motor for his '84 CRX (for about $400) and it was exactly like the carbed motor he was replacing it with. As I remember, when we installed it some of the vacuum lines were different so we ended up using his old intake manifold and vacuum box. We just pulled the intake off of the old motor and set it on top of the fire wall with the vacuum lines still attached, then bropped the new motor in. Part of the reason for this approach is that before this swap, we had swapped a JDM motor into an his '86 Accord. Even though we labeled all of the vacuum lines before we disconnected them, we still ran into a huge headache trying to figure out where all of those little buggers were supposed to be attached.

its a 1.6 doch...i think its a jdm Si motor...but does it really come carbed?

its a 1.6 doch...i think its a jdm Si motor...but does it really come carbed?

Hey, this isn't to piss you off, or flame you, but it's DOHC, not doch.. it stands for dual over-head cam. and i'm not sure if it comes with a carb or not :) i'm still learning here too

early jdm ones came with a carb. very similar to the carb that came on canadian CRX's some early ones even came with dual carbs

OK, which engine are we talking about?

The '86-'89 1.6L DOHC D16A1-ZC Integra motors are fuel injected. JDM engine importers will not import '85-'87 Civic/CRX SI motors (also D16A1-ZC) because most people won't understand why the motor they're getting won't directly bolt into their car. The only way to get a 1.6L DOHC JDM motor is to get one from an '86-'87/'88-'89 Integra, but you will also need to swap the trans, knuckles, CV shafts, etc, from an '86-'89 Integra.

If you have a 1.5L motor (FI or carbed) your intake manifold WILL NOT fit on the 1.6L DOHC motor! The only way to run carbs on a 1.6L DOHC D16A1 motor (JDM or USDM) is to construct your own intake manifold.

The only way to get a JDM motor that will swap in and be compatable with your intake manifold without any additional parts will be to get an '84-'87 1.5L EW/D15 Civic/CRX motor. This motor is mechanically the same as the USDM version and will be a SOHC motor just like yours.

In a nut shell...
Yes the DOHC 1.6L D16A1 is an SI/Integra motor. No, they are not carbed.


Also, if you are looking for a D16A1-ZC motor, keep looking. My local JDM engine importer is asking $800 for an '86-'87 Integra motor without the trans or $1,200 with. The trannys are the same as the USDM trannys which are pretty common in junk yards for under $100. If you plan to swap in a 1.6L DOHC D16A1 you will be making a trip to the junk yard anyway to search for the additional parts needed.

Hey, this isn't to piss you off, or flame you, but it's DOHC, not doch.. it stands for dual over-head cam. and i'm not sure if it comes with a carb or not :) i'm still learning here too





.................................................. .................................................. .......dammit! i know what it means!!! its just that i type to damn fast and i mixed up a letter or two....but thanks for the correction.....




:).....anyway..about the motor.....the guy says that the intake manifold would bolt right up.......he is selling a 86 civic hatch with that swap and its carbed...think it was a holly...(dont ask how cause im still wondering how the hell he did it.....) he showed me a time slip and it did 15.6@89mph the 1/4 mile......it was the same manifold my car has....it looks like the d16a1 but.....if what you say is true(lxndr)that the intake manifold wont bolt on....then what motor can it be....?

You've actually seen this motor?

Ask him what the engine ID# and year is for the motor he is using. This info will be very helpful since right now we are just guessing as to what motor it could be.

Granted, I don't know everything about D16A1 motors, but I am currently building one and have done tons, upon tons, upon tons, upon tons of research on this motor. The ports on a D16A1 intake manifold are oval as opposed to round like the EW/D15, and the bolt pattern is completely different between the motors. I suppose using the carbed intake could be done, but you would have to redrill the holes for the mounting studs and port match the intake.

If it is a D16A1 motor that he is using, ask him how he got the carbed manifold to work on this motor. I'm curious because this is the first time I've heard of someone using a stock carbed manifold on a D16A1.

Did he also mention that you will need the trans, CV shafts, knuckles, shift linkage and tranny mount from an 86-'89 Integra in order to swap in this motor? I'm not trying to talk you out of this motor, I just want to make sure that you are well informed, because it sounds like this guy isn't telling you everything.

Now I have to ask, why would anyone want to starve the potential of the D16A1 by using a 1.5L carbed intake? By using this manifold you are creating a bottle neck from the carb to the cylinder head. If you compare both motors, you'll see that the intake ports on the D16A1 are considerably bigger.

Hi I Would Get Your Caliper Checked Coz The Cylinder May Be Ceased It Can Be Fixed Temp With Copper Grease But If It Is Ceased Then The Seal That Lubricates The Cylinder Must Be Burst So Get It Checked Out Ok, Later M8

Hi I Would Get Your Caliper Checked Coz The Cylinder May Be Ceased It Can Be Fixed Temp With Copper Grease But If It Is Ceased Then The Seal That Lubricates The Cylinder Must Be Burst So Get It Checked Out Ok, Later M8

Dude, what are you talking about?

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Sounds interesting.. I've never heard of the d16a1 using carbs either...

So, I wonder when drew's coming back from Vegas. :)

Keep us posted on that motor build up, lxndr. I can just imagine how much fun that is... I'll be doing that in a while with a b18 for my beast. Bleh. I hate mornings.

Does anyone know the bore, stroke and compression ratio for a B18 or B20 off the top of their head? Cylinder head cc would help too.

I'm just wondering if I can bore or resleve the D16A1 block to accept larger pistons.

the dude says that i can chose to use my tranny or the one it brings...he said that he could use my bottle neck manifold..or the one that the motor brings.........?????ive cheked the engine and i think that its a european.....i think it is.....cant find the engine code but im working on it...

hey, here's a link that has a pic of the place to find the engine code :)

http://hondaclubcr.com/motores.html

the dude says that i can chose to use my tranny or the one it brings...he said that he could use my bottle neck manifold..or the one that the motor brings.........?????ive cheked the engine and i think that its a european.....i think it is.....cant find the engine code but im working on it...

If this is the case, it can't be a D16A1, unless the motors are different in Puerto Rico. In which case you should hoard all the D16A1 carbed manifolds you can get and sell them on Ebay!

Does his motor look like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7953509899&category=33615

Or does it look like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4526658015&category=6255

Also, if your car is an AWD Civic wagon, a D16A1 will bolt up to your trans.

Wow... Nice convertable...