CRXer
01-04-2006, 10:45 AM
Hi all,
Been thrown in to the deep end on this due to D16A8 timing belt failure.
So made a quick decision to attempt the B18C swap.A lot of the info I'm searching seems a little outdated,as I realise a lot of these swaps have been done of late.
The only half cut I could find on such short notice was a JDM DC2 teg with Y80 tranny & P72 ECU,so I realise I have some issues ahead....
Waiting for Hasport EFB2 mounts to arrive and was wondering has anyone had any experience with this kit.Such as,
-do i get to keep my original hood(with timing bump) as i prefer it over the JDM version.I realise the B18 is higher than B16?
-what mods have to be made to keep A/C and Pwr/Steer?
Can I do a brake upgrade from this model teg?
Also any advice on suspension components(particularly axles) & currently available headers would be much appreciated.
Actually any advice at all..............
Sorry if any of this is out of order.Time is really against me & my wallet right now
I will update this thread with any current info as I encounter it,so as to help anyone else having trouble searching this specific topic as I did.
Update 1 (18/5)
Ok guys/gals,finally got the Hasport kit from Full-Race after extensive delays,their online store went down for an upgrade,they lost my order,blah,blah.......,but had no probs accepting my money,go figure???
In the meantime i decided to rewire the car myself.I basically cut the wiring required out of the teg harness & adapted it to the crx making the engine plug & play.Didnt take as long as i thought,did it casually over a weekend.Threw in the teg cluster while i was at it.But more on that later as there are more pressing issues!
Got a mechanic dropping in the engine for me,and he called today to tell me the mounts dont line up.
I purchased the EFB2 kit along with hasport rear engine bracket & passenger side engine bracket.
Has anyone else used this kit & these engine brackets for a B18C,Y80 combo before?
As u can see from the photos below the tranny mount has to drop down and with the rear bracket in place,im thinking the engine will twist slightly bringing the timing side bracket into line.He says he has tried everything.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/CRXer/IMG_1079_1_1.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/CRXer/IMG_1080_1_1_1.jpg
Who is right? Should i tell him to try a bit harder?Is this a Y80 issue?Have i been supplied the wrong brackets/mounts?Is this just another US manufacturing/tolerance/reliability issue like i encounter in my everyday job?Sorry i'll stop now b4 i offend anyone else............getting impatient.
Would really appreciate your thoughts
Been thrown in to the deep end on this due to D16A8 timing belt failure.
So made a quick decision to attempt the B18C swap.A lot of the info I'm searching seems a little outdated,as I realise a lot of these swaps have been done of late.
The only half cut I could find on such short notice was a JDM DC2 teg with Y80 tranny & P72 ECU,so I realise I have some issues ahead....
Waiting for Hasport EFB2 mounts to arrive and was wondering has anyone had any experience with this kit.Such as,
-do i get to keep my original hood(with timing bump) as i prefer it over the JDM version.I realise the B18 is higher than B16?
-what mods have to be made to keep A/C and Pwr/Steer?
Can I do a brake upgrade from this model teg?
Also any advice on suspension components(particularly axles) & currently available headers would be much appreciated.
Actually any advice at all..............
Sorry if any of this is out of order.Time is really against me & my wallet right now
I will update this thread with any current info as I encounter it,so as to help anyone else having trouble searching this specific topic as I did.
Update 1 (18/5)
Ok guys/gals,finally got the Hasport kit from Full-Race after extensive delays,their online store went down for an upgrade,they lost my order,blah,blah.......,but had no probs accepting my money,go figure???
In the meantime i decided to rewire the car myself.I basically cut the wiring required out of the teg harness & adapted it to the crx making the engine plug & play.Didnt take as long as i thought,did it casually over a weekend.Threw in the teg cluster while i was at it.But more on that later as there are more pressing issues!
Got a mechanic dropping in the engine for me,and he called today to tell me the mounts dont line up.
I purchased the EFB2 kit along with hasport rear engine bracket & passenger side engine bracket.
Has anyone else used this kit & these engine brackets for a B18C,Y80 combo before?
As u can see from the photos below the tranny mount has to drop down and with the rear bracket in place,im thinking the engine will twist slightly bringing the timing side bracket into line.He says he has tried everything.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/CRXer/IMG_1079_1_1.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/CRXer/IMG_1080_1_1_1.jpg
Who is right? Should i tell him to try a bit harder?Is this a Y80 issue?Have i been supplied the wrong brackets/mounts?Is this just another US manufacturing/tolerance/reliability issue like i encounter in my everyday job?Sorry i'll stop now b4 i offend anyone else............getting impatient.
Would really appreciate your thoughts