About 2 months ago i finished an LS VTEC swap into my 1990 honda civic dx.
The car doesnt seem like it has enough top end power(at like 70 in 5th gear its at like 4900 RPMS) its has a lot of low end power and torque. For the engine i used a B18A1 w/ a JDM B16.

here are my mods...
LS VTEC 1.8L (b18a1 block w/ JDM B16 head) 200 miles on swap and some parts.
-5 speed cable trans

Here are the MODS....
- DC Sports 1-Peice chrome header
- Place Racing urathane motor mounts (blue)
- Place Racing shift linkage
- ACT stage 3 street/strip clucth
- ACT Extreme Pressure Plate
- FIDANZA 8LB. lightweight flywheel
- AEM adjustable cam gears (blue)
- AEM Fuel Rail (blue)
- AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator (blue)
- Super flow Fuel filter (chrome)
- ITR Intake manifold
- ITR ECU
- Unorthodox Racing single belt crank pully (polished)
- B&M short throw shifter (red)
- AEM Front brake pads
- POWERSLOT drilled and slotted rotors
- TOKICO struts (blue)
- SKUNK2 coilovers (red)
- FREEDOM DESIGN front upper strut bar ( polished)
- DC SPORTS rear lower strut bar (polished)
- APEXi bomb muffler w/2.5" custom bent pipes
- SS cat replacment pipe
- ACCEL 9 MM plug wires (blue)
- DAC short ram intake (polished)
- Kenwood CD player
- Alpine Type-R component speakers (front)
- CRX SI front seats (perfect condition)
- AUTOMETER Pro-Comp Ultra-lite vacumm and volts gauges(pilar pods)
- APEXi Air/Fuel controller
- SPARCO steering wheel
- Clear corner lenses
- JDM front bumber
- shaved anttena
- VIPER alarm
- PEARL BLUE ELECTRON PAINT
- new battery
- R-1 Racing carbon fiber spark plug cover
New Honda OEM parts...
- Pilot bearing
- Front & rear main seals
- Water pump
- Timing belt
- Headgasket
- Rod bearings
- Pistons w/ ring set
- Main relay
- Oil pan gasket
- Tie rod ends
- Axels (not refurbished)

At first when i finished the swap i had everything set at TDC but it didnt feel like it was at its full potential so i started messin with it and now i dont know what else to do . The distributor is centered with the head for the ignition timing. please help me.....
email at LieutdanL1@comcast.net

 

??? When you put it all together, the TDC mark on the crank pulley should line up with the timing "spike" and the head should be at TDC. Then you use a timing light and the other mark on the crank pulley to set the ignition timing... should be 10-20 degrees before TDC, don't know what B series specs are. The only thing I can thing of, if you've done this, it that your cam timing is a tooth or so off on either cam. It is difficult to keep everything lined up on a B series.

Rock the SOHC! Everything is so much simpler... J/k!

 

70mph at 4900 RPM? God damn, I run 3k at 80mph!

When you brake it down to stuff that matters...Time it like a stock B18C.

That's one hell of a setup for a guy too dim to time his own engine. I hope the bottom end is built, or you aren't reving it over 7k RPM, or else pop goes the weasel.

 

does your motor have a rough idle. it so then you are a tooth off. if not the its time to think about you you didnt do right. Any machine work?? ohh crap, where are your pistons at. you should have atleast semi high comp pistons. little old bitty 9.0:1 aint gonna do it. this could be a problem. do you have a girdle and if not then are you revving to 8200 or not. also if you are how long have you had the motor put together.

 

Are you using a stock bottom end and stock head?