My B16 swap is done (56k warning)

[jNYCe5]

Alrighty, here it is... After some frustration and headaches, the swap is in... I got my motor from steve over at hmotorsonline...
Its a b16a/s1 trans...New timing belt/water pump and all new fluids and such... I'm using the stock clutch for now.

Aight here goes:
My motor arrived tightly packaged and pretty damn clean...


Only problem was the alternator belt, which I replaced with one from a 99-00 si


The b16 vs. type r intake


to use a type r intake, you need an eacv from a 92-95 civic si/ex and a fuel rail from a 94+ delsol or gsr... i got an aem fuel rail from a 94+gsr



my complete type r intake


here is where it all happened:


story on axles: 90-93 teg axles, you dont need the following parts



the old trust dusty d:

the d is out, you have to reposition the cat over to match with the b16 piping


bang out this area for alternator clearance:


my dad grinding away at the front mount



and finally the motor is in


that should be it, looking to go tracktime soon and see what it can run... it definetly feels fast and when vtec kicks in, who needs a radio??? that sound is so sweet... the type r cams definetly make a difference...
and i still have yet to get it tuned and such...

well thas it, if anyone has any questions and such, feel free to ask...
julian

[el_loco_civic]

- Youre one lucky guy -

That looks beatiful, i'm lookin to get a B16A1 soon, when i get some "moolah" . I also want to feel the power of a B16 , but under my hood. . Where your dad was grinding away at front mount, that is manditory to install the B16 ? Is there anything else besides a complete B16 w/ tranny, etc that you need when buying the thing ? Thanks in advance, and Good luck on the track, and dont forget to represent ~ !

[CRXtc]

why only 3 mounts? what kit did you use? why not 4 mounts? my HCP kit is a 4 mount kit

[sastanley]

Lookin' pretty sweet dude...nice air horns :bandit:

[91zc]

Nice swap. He used the Hasport kit which only requires three mounts due to the durometer of the solid polyurethane bushings in the mounts

[marked001]

yeah...obviously the 4th mount will help a bit..but the real reason the designers put the front mount in there is to help with support in an accident..

[crxlvr]

cool i was wondering if i really needed that 4th mount, now i guess not.

pretty sweet dude, maybe you can come over and put mine in too

[CRXtc]

Originally posted by marked001
yeah...obviously the 4th mount will help a bit..but the real reason the designers put the front mount in there is to help with support in an accident..

and to help stiffen the chassis.........the 4th mount is a GOOD idea and BTW the HCP kit that i have is 4 mount with polyurethane motor mount inserts as well

[mellowboy]

Originally posted by CRXtc



and to help stiffen the chassis.........the 4th mount is a GOOD idea and BTW the HCP kit that i have is 4 mount with polyurethane motor mount inserts as well

Yep i got that HCP mount kit also.

Jnyce- nice bro. It looks clean!

[sciamop]

Congrats Julian! You don't mess around! I'm *almost* done with my B16 swap (I got my motor about a month before you, doh).

-- I ground off the front mount AFTER I put the engine in -- oops.
-- The cat bolts were perma-rusted on. I ground those off too.

To Do:
-- Bleed brakes
-- Refill transmission oil
-- Install cheap-o 'short ram' intake
-- Install Clutch cable (tried to modify stocker; broke it)
-- Replace hood latch
-- install e-fans
-- Install hood
-- Install rear sway bar/bushings (maybe later)
-- Drive the p!ss out of it

Questions/observations:
-- Where did you ground your VTEC oil (IIRC) pressure sensor?
-- Your intake looks stock. Which car is that off of? Why no aftermarket?
-- Are you using the stock Si exhaust? Impressions?
-- How'd you keep the garage so clean? Mine looks like a small bomb blew up a honda and a toolbox.
-- Why'd you take the whole front end off?

The fact that you finished the swap in less than 3 weeks is pretty impressive... Too give everyone else some perspective, this project requires more time/patience than money.

Todd
91 Si w/ B16A

[Melt]

Looks great man

[emil13si]

I just love that :ylsuper
I admire you folks that allready did that swap,
I'm still in phase of tuning my engine today I drove it to the one mechanic in here so he'll do the head job and prepair it for new valves and valve springs...but I'll try to SWAP the B16A2 series so a little more difficult swap than yours

Any advice for me?

[seth 90DX/ZC]

Looks real nice~! I cant wait to be smoking those with my D series NA engine But hey, if you dumped the kinda cash into that B16 Im putting in my ZC, I'de be super scured...

[streetrex]

ahhh, vtec is a beautiful thing. I congradute you, everything looks top notch. I'm planning on doing the same swap when i sell my winter car. I already talked to hmotors and got all of my finances finalized, and i'm excited to see things come together. Well, good luck with the car.

[Marc-OS]

Mad props, looks like a clean swap. All thats left on my b16 swap is the shift linkage and a few more wires to connect.