need advice before buying an LS motor

I have a 89 honda civic hatch... & I found a great price on a LS motor. I'm going to buy it by the end of this week if everything is good on it.

Does anyone have any advice on what to look/check for, like a check list of things I need to look for when I'm checking out an engine. I'm not trying to get ripped off by this guy, so if anyone has any little advice it would mean a lot.

THANKS
4thgenhb

well.......I guess just make sure its all there ...........haha.....I don't know what you are all getting with the engine.....just make sure nothing looks odd or funny...like missing shit or broken/bent stuff........:confused:

yeah just make sure everything is there, remeber you also need the engine tranny axles ecu. make sure it has the tb, fuel rail, injectors. you could pull out the dipstick and check the oil, if it was changed recently and the motor is black, then something is wrong with the engine. you could take off the valve cover and look at the cam for burn marks, which would indicate the engine was ran without oil before. you could take off the oil pan and look for metal flakes in teh oil pan. alot of stuff you can do, but the question is do you wanna take the time and do them.

check to make sure the tb sensor is not broken

tb sensor what's that??? is it throttle body sensor???
i know comes w/ engine & tranny, i need the ecu, axles, mounts and something else i forgot what my friend said.

also i was reading on civicland.com that for any b18 engine i have to change my front end and get a new hood to make the LS motor fit. is that true??? is there any other mods i need to know about???

THANKS for responding this helps me a lot

You don't need to get a new hood. It will fit fine with your stock hood. Your going to need to buy a mount kit for it. You'll need to modify your shift linkage for it to fit the tranny right (chop about 2 inches out), you'll to have your exhaust modified to accept the B-series header, the holes don't line up at the cat. Not really too much if the price is right, i would really check with the guy on the mileage, how the clutch was, your probally going to want to change the timing belt, water pump, maybe oil pan gasket while it's out and other little things like that, they can add up quick too. Oh you'll also need the axels.

i made a list of what to check for. I'm going to check out the engine hopefully Thursday. Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

4thgenhb

yeah throttle body sensor, sometimes people dont take off the throttle body when taking out there motor and they accidently break the tb snesor.

Originally posted by civickiller
yeah throttle body sensor, sometimes people dont take off the throttle body when taking out there motor and they accidently break the tb snesor.


ack, I did that. Nothing a little super glue and solder didnt fix. :D

If you cut the shift linkage and reweld it, make sure you do it right. Cause if you don't you'll mess up the synchros.

Could I buy a shift linkage that's 2 inches shorter/ would fit my car??? How much would a new shift linkage cost me???

Originally posted by 4thgenhb
Could I buy a shift linkage that's 2 inches shorter/ would fit my car??? How much would a new shift linkage cost me???

Either HASport makes a linkage to be used with their mount kit, or hcp engineering makes an adjustable one. I believe they both sell for about the same price.

www.hasport.com

www.hcpengineering.com

You will also need a drivers side mount bracket from a 90-93 integra so you can use the hasport, hcp or place racing mount kit.

Originally posted by 91zc
You will also need a drivers side mount bracket from a 90-93 integra so you can use the hasport, hcp or place racing mount kit.

Are you talkin about the "t-bone" bracket? I thought it was in the rear? Anyways what year is the ls motor from?

WARNING: stay away from place racing shift linkage!

Originally posted by mellowboy


Are you talkin about the "t-bone" bracket? I thought it was in the rear? Anyways what year is the ls motor from?

No the drivers side mount bracket that is mounted to the block is different than the early b series motors. The bolts sit side by side on the new b series brackets while the older ones sit on a diagonal. Therefore to use the 4th gen mount kits on a newer bseries motor you need the early drivers side mount bracket.:)

Originally posted by 91zc


No the drivers side mount bracket that is mounted to the block is different than the early b series motors. The bolts sit side by side on the new b series brackets while the older ones sit on a diagonal. Therefore to use the 4th gen mount kits on a newer bseries motor you need the early drivers side mount bracket.:)

Kool thanks for clearin that up!:)

No go with the engine anymore guys. It's a 96-97 integra LS engine, that's not gonna fit on my 89 hatch. I could change the tranny & take a 90-93 tranny but that'll end up costing too much. Unless anyone knows of where I can get a good cheap 90-93 integra tranny for a great price then maybe I can still get the b18b. Or if anyone needs a b18b tranny too. But if anything I'll keep saving for the B16a.

THANKS for all the help
4thgenhb

Originally posted by 4thgenhb
Unless anyone knows of where I can get a good cheap 90-93 integra tranny for a great price then


I can get a 93 LS tranny with 119k miles on it for $250 shipped. Worked like a charm when it was pulled. Too bad the car was rolled. :eek:

Man just convert it to hydro . Get the kit from hasport.

you can do that??? how much does it cost???

Hasport does not make a cable to hydro kit...they make a hydro to cable kit. To convert to hydro you will need some cash, welding skills, and patience...hehe
Not worth it in my opinion unless you have access to welding equipment and really know what you are doing.

Originally posted by 91zc
Hasport does not make a cable to hydro kit...they make a hydro to cable kit. To convert to hydro you will need some cash, welding skills, and patience...hehe
Not worth it in my opinion unless you have access to welding equipment and really know what you are doing.


Damn i got it backwards? Oh well man just go with a cable tranny. I'll sell u my J1 for 250 plus shipping.