Questions about my swap

I just bought the b16a and i dont have ecu,axles, and tranny yet but soon i will like within 2-3 weeks but i had a question ??? I have the harness but it was cut off old car it was on in japan.....not all the way but at all would u need to get more wiring to extend it or u cant???? And is wiring hard to do when putting it in 92 hatch cx hydro tranny??? Really whats like procedures of doing it i mean im really new to this whole thing.... if ya know id appreciate it ........

Did you get the hydro or cable b16a (160hp or 170 hp)? Because one swap has more details to it than the other.

i got the b16a hydro tranny 160hp, i actually just looked at my harness and the wires on the engine it doesnt look too hard but i saw that sopme of the cables arent on the harness i think..... like there is a light brown wire coming off the engine but theres not one on the harness and i was looking at the vtec noid(abbr) and theres a wire coming from it but where would that wire hook into??? see its just little things on it.... i mean i still have to get tranny and ecu but i just want to know so that i do know...

You should be able to use your stock harness with a little modifcation of the Vtec. Here's how that's wired up: http://www.allmotorhonda.com/techpages/B-sereies-wiring.htm
Other than that it should just go right in with no problems.

There is a little more to the wiring than that (as far as the actual work goes),but anyway the brown wire coming off the motor is the ground wire,it goes to the chassis.

alright now i seen where that goes coo coo thx for advice.....now im thinkin the place where i get hooked up with my stuff im thinking of having them put it in cause they have my tranny and clutch and it would cost almost the same for them to do my clutch and then me put in my engine for them to just put my engine in and the tranny and clutch be included in price to install!!! so i may just have them go ahead and do it and ima drop off my car....

Originally posted by platinum92civic
i got the b16a hydro tranny 160hp, i actually just looked at my harness and the wires on the engine it doesnt look too hard but i saw that sopme of the cables arent on the harness i think..... like there is a light brown wire coming off the engine but theres not one on the harness and i was looking at the vtec noid(abbr) and theres a wire coming from it but where would that wire hook into??? see its just little things on it.... i mean i still have to get tranny and ecu but i just want to know so that i do know...


Wait so you have the b16a 160 hp motor with a hydrolic trans? Ummmm i thought only the b16a2 had a hydrolic trans....

Originally posted by Hybrid1990crx



Wait so you have the b16a 160 hp motor with a hydrolic trans? Ummmm i thought only the b16a2 had a hydrolic trans.... All B16A's from 92+ have hydraulic tranny's.

its a b16a 92-95 model it has to have a hydro tranny otherwords id need a conversion to a cable tranny which isnt worth it...

It's obviously up to you what motor you get, but why not get the JDM motor (170hp) intsead of the USDM motor (160 hp)? A lot of places online have both motors for the same price. But that's just my thought.

well i have already bought the engine which it is sitting in my garage waiting for me to take it to the place where im getting it installed...ill letcha know what i think once it is in there!!! if im impressed or if im ok with it or whatever....:eshooter: :machinegu :aug2: :greenchai

Originally posted by platinum92civic
its a b16a 92-95 model it has to have a hydro tranny otherwords id need a conversion to a cable tranny which isnt worth it...
why do you think you need a cable tranny?Your car is a hydraulic clutch.Your motor is the 168hp.The JDM and EDM 92-95 run 10:4.1 compression pistons.Put it in your car already.

I never said i wanted a cable tranny those are only for 88-91 someone said i had to get a cable tranny or thought the b16a was cable for my year...and yeah already ima get it put in and trust me as soon as its in youll see my new thread!!

Wait so you have the b16a 160 hp motor with a hydrolic trans? Ummmm i thought only the b16a2 had a hydrolic trans....