[Its me DUB]

Well guys, I started on the swap a few weekends ago and just thought I would post my progress. Yes, it's just another B swap replacing a tired/old A6...but it's my first B swap, so I'll share.

 

[Its me DUB]

Well I flip-flopped on going Y8 mini-me/turbo swap or the B16...and only after I started ripping it out is when I decided for sure on the B16A2. It'll be a cleaner swap, and will resemble what it should have been from the factory. I figure if we're taking this car's virginity, better do it right.

Don't worry, it's cleaned up better then that now.

The aftermath on the front mount...

Bart doing what he does best...

...punishing the Y-49.

What's going in?

B16A2 from a 99 Civic Si

Looks pretty clean, huh?

Check this out...

Realized this was broken a bit late in the swap. Definitely need the rear motor mount. Tried contacting the guy I got the motor from,...doubt that'll go anywhere though.

I called a few machine shops around town to see if anyone could weld cast aluminum. I spoke with one place that builds engines and talked to the guy that does the welding for about 20 minutes describing it and they said they could do it. Took it in last Wednesday and, three guys come out to look at it,... "No. No. and No." They did recommend some welding shops. Couldn't do that over the phone I suppose... :rolleyes1:

Anyway, I'm taking it in Monday to a welding shop that should be able to do it. Depending on if they can or how much it costs, I may just have to go Frankenstein with this and find a B20 block. We'll see....

 

[Krix]

man how did they break off that much? would have been a nice clean swap too.

 

[downest]

Bart was inside the bay of a Y49?!

 

[jfrolang]

We all love K20s, but I still say B-power for-the-less-expensive win!

 

[Its me DUB]

man how did they break off that much?

I have no idea...it was like that. Wish I would have noticed it before I bought it. :x What a pain in the ass.

Doesn't sound like it will be too tough to make it work though...
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1860643
Just need to find the right place to do it.

Bart was inside the bay of a Y49?!

Thought you guys would appreciate that. Had to get a couple pics...whether he was bashing my bay in or not. :lol:

We all love K20s, but I still say B-power for-the-less-expensive win!

It'll work for me. Not like I could afford to go K anyway.

My plan is to supercharge a year or less from now, so it should be a fun ride.

 

[jfrolang]

My plan is to supercharge a year or less from now, so it should be a fun ride.

Heh, my plan is turbo in spring 08. I guess we'll see which boosted B16 works out better at N14. :lol:

 

[Its me DUB]

Les do et! Mano eh mano.

Last man standing wins!

 

[jfish360]

im boosting my b16, stop copying me.

 

[CRXBart]

Bart was inside the bay of a Y49?!

The scarier thing is I'm putting his tranny in the beater. Not to mention I drove home in the beater with a y-49 motor, tranny, ecu, and shift linkage all from the y car. I stopped half way and offloaded the motor and ECU to george34, and I made it home too... I did end up sick all week afterwards though. I think I'll blame that on Y exposure.

 

[ollie]

My plan is to supercharge a year or less from now, so it should be a fun ride.

Heh, my plan is turbo in spring 08. I guess we'll see which boosted B16 works out better at N14. :lol:

naah Your going to have to run me against my dart build. :twisted: muhaha

 

[jfrolang]

My plan is to supercharge a year or less from now, so it should be a fun ride.

Heh, my plan is turbo in spring 08. I guess we'll see which boosted B16 works out better at N14. :lol:

naah Your going to have to run me against my dart build. :twisted: muhaha

1.8 turbo Dart? No fair!

 

[GSRCRXsi]

that can be fixed. i had a half shaft bolt ripped out of a block i bought (the engine now in my crx)

i dont have any pics of what it looked like before hand but here is what it looks like now

 

[george34]

Bart was inside the bay of a Y49?!

The scarier thing is I'm putting his tranny in the beater. Not to mention I drove home in the beater with a y-49 motor, tranny, ecu, and shift linkage all from the y car. I stopped half way and offloaded the motor and ECU to george34, and I made it home too... I did end up sick all week afterwards though. I think I'll blame that on Y exposure.

Lord, please kill all the Y-49 gremlins before they enter the intakes of the crxs that are in the same garage. HAHA Will the curse transfer from a crx to a civic?

 

[CRXBart]

Bart was inside the bay of a Y49?!

The scarier thing is I'm putting his tranny in the beater. Not to mention I drove home in the beater with a y-49 motor, tranny, ecu, and shift linkage all from the y car. I stopped half way and offloaded the motor and ECU to george34, and I made it home too... I did end up sick all week afterwards though. I think I'll blame that on Y exposure.

Lord, please kill all the Y-49 gremlins before they enter the intakes of the crxs that are in the same garage. HAHA Will the curse transfer from a crx to a civic?

They never share the same garage anyway. LOL

 

[Its me DUB]

Bart and George, don't worry guys...I kept all the curse for myself.

All your curse, are belong to me.

 

[downest]

Well I flip-flopped on going Y8 mini-me/turbo swap or the B16...and only after I started ripping it out is when I decided for sure on the B16A2. It'll be a cleaner swap, and will resemble what it should have been from the factory. I figure if we're taking this car's virginity, better do it right.

All the cool kids are running Y8s

 

[Its me DUB]

All the cool kids are running Y8s

I was almost cool once.

Probably would have been smarter for me now with the whole block issue. But I really couldn't have sold the B16 to someone with that problem anyway. :?

Just support me in my decision to go this route, because the front mount is gone, the bay has been dented, and the block is going to the welding shop tomorrow.

 

[ludesrv]

Wow sorry to see your block. I would offer you mine for cheap (complete block minus pistons) but you know that my block needs work too. Machine shop down here said they would do it too if the block had enough material, even supply me with the right grade 8 studs to use. But I didn't wanna go that route now, I'm looking at GSR blocks.

 

[Its me DUB]

Thanks for the offer anyway Seb. Took it to a welding shop today and they said they should be able to do it. I've got my fingers crossed that it comes out ok. Only other option if it doesn't work out is LS/VTEC. :twisted:

Let's hope it works out.