Engine Swap Or Conversion
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From: phx, az
Originally posted by Kai
Well, we sould really say you don't need mounts for a DA9 Integra. The first gens, the DA3, does require mounts.
Well, we sould really say you don't need mounts for a DA9 Integra. The first gens, the DA3, does require mounts.
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From: Madison, WI
Anyway, you don't need a mount kit to put a B-series motor into a '90-'93 Integra. It will bolt right in.
If you're trying to do this on the *relatively* cheap side of things then I would go with a full B16 swap. You can run the B16 with the stock transmission but the gears will be a bad match for the powerband. You need the ECU and a few other things as well.
You could slap a B16 head on your B18A block but once again, the gearing will be badly matched to the powertrain and I'm personally not much of a fan of taking the stock B18A bottom end up to a VTEC redline without any reinforcement.
If you're trying to do this on the *relatively* cheap side of things then I would go with a full B16 swap. You can run the B16 with the stock transmission but the gears will be a bad match for the powerband. You need the ECU and a few other things as well.
You could slap a B16 head on your B18A block but once again, the gearing will be badly matched to the powertrain and I'm personally not much of a fan of taking the stock B18A bottom end up to a VTEC redline without any reinforcement.
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From: Orange County
Re: Engine Swap Or Conversion
Originally posted by NXR03
i have a 90 ls and i want to know what would be better to do a j spec b16 swap or put the b16 top half on my bottum end. what would be the pros and cons of both. if i did the conversion what would i need to complete it from the doner.
i have a 90 ls and i want to know what would be better to do a j spec b16 swap or put the b16 top half on my bottum end. what would be the pros and cons of both. if i did the conversion what would i need to complete it from the doner.
