Swap almost done

[A20A1]

It's no B16 or B20...
Here is a pic of the a20a3 5-speed being converted to carb.
I'm also working on the exhaust in the background.

[A20A1]

here is the a20a1 a she sits today.

[A20A1]

rear.
It's a mix between the JDM corners and 88-89 painted center lights.

[A20A1]

the hood scoop.

[A20A1]

The motor removed.

[Mantis88LX]

awesome dude! how much longer till its up and running?

[1989 DX R]

PRIMERIFFIC! :lol

Cool stuff, I wish I knew how to do that kinda stuff.

[A20A1]

I had no idea that front motor mount seperated into 2 parts... so i though i broke it when it popped out when lifting the motor.

[guaynabo89]

Is it me or did you add something to the rear bumper?

[A20A1]

yeah... :lol I added another rear bumper... and some metal trim around the exhaust cutout, It got mangled, but it looked ok when i first put it on.

[88LXiHB]

FI to Carb swap, classic :lol

[Mantis88LX]

carb powa all the way! :)

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

dont you like FI better?? ive always wanted to convert my carb to Fi.....but actually come to think of it...i like my carb now because in never thought about doing a dual weber carb conversion....that chrome air intake loooks so clean if you ask me!

[smufguy]

he is a crazy bastard. :tongue: :flash: first guy that i know who goes carb from a efi. Your the man dude.

[accordboricua]

smurfy....efi to carb.....oups...never mind....I read it again...but yeah...never heard of efi to carb conversion...

[socal3rdgen]

heyt a20a1 are you doning the swap because the efi motor has better compression. well at least the 88-89 efi? what are your reasons for doing this. just curouis.

[A20A1]

Well my motor died so I got a new one... it just happned to be EFI. it has a 5-speed and came with everything to keep it EFI but I decided for the sake of simplicity I would keep it carbed for now and reap whatever benifits from the higher compression.

[A20A1]

Ok got the engine back it... i swapped in the water pump... alternator, starter, distributor, my wild regrind, the auto trans, I'm going to have to use my stock intake manifold, and header. Oh and the yellow valve cover is on. I'm also sticking in the giant Accel super coil.

Even though the regrind is in, I'm going to take it easy... I had a hell of a time getting the axles to pop back into the trans when dropping the engine. Fuck I'm tired... but I need to finish before tomorrow I have school real early. It's already 10:30pm... but if the car can run tonigh I will drive it.

:mad:

Update.
2:00 Am
ok intake manifold is on
I redid my B&M oil coolers for a super clean install
I stuck on the intkake manifold and weber
loosely bolted up the header and exhaust pipe

tomorrow I'll have to adjust the valves and finish puting in the wires... i can't seem to find the giant accel i had... I'm going to try and use my damaged MSD coil instead, if I have to I'll use the old accel.

then I'm adding all new fulids, after that I'll finish up hanging the exhaust... stick in the battery, spark plugs and plug wires, then adjust the timing. and go for a test dirve.

[smufguy]

damn, seems like a headache as of now, Hope u dont work too much dude. school is more important, dont fall back like i did last semester. Fucking came under probation this semester :mad:

[3rd GEN]

what!!! Efi to carb???!!

No No...I want to go the other way around...I want to get rid of my damn frickin carb and get an efi...
carbs are too much problem...esp in winter.. they run like shit when cold...
also now, i think i've got a vacuum leak somewhere..:(

i am gonna trade my lx for an ex-i or se-i
FI all the way!:super:

[smufguy]

the carbs do got power. I woudl say loose your stock carb and get a Webber like mike did and carl did and a lot of the members here did. It would give u power and great throttle response. also, u could loose all the vaccum lines and have just two hooked up if i am not mistaken, assuming u dont have emission standards like Mike does. The stock carbs do have a problem with the choke after 14 years and its not worth repairing your stock carb.

So use the 300 bucks that u would use to get another car or what not and get a webber. this is purely considering that u lowered it, and got all kindsa mods on it.

[A20A1]

:crying: it wont start...
Maybe it's a dead battery... or a missing ground wire.
and i thing all my fuel evaporated cause the pump ain't picking up nothing, but I can hear the pump go on. maybe it is the battery and it's too weak to pick up the fuel.

[3rd GEN]

The stock carbs do have a problem with the choke after 14 years and its not worth repairing your stock carb.

yup..already noticing that.. my choke is sticking and doesn't seem to want to come off for the longest time...although the car has been well warmed and even driven around for 30 minutes..the choke is still on.. and finally, after quite some time..it will come off.

but im gettin my thermostat replaced tomorrow..so i will see if that helps any

[A20A1]

Yeah get a weber...

Ok the car started but extremely rough... then it died. also my exhaust pipe came apart... I had a slip connector on there so i could match the exhaust pipe up with the down pipe when i was hanging everything up, but i guess it wasn't a strong connection... i'll bust out the welder and fix it tomorrow.

[winkie45]

don't you hate when you finally finish a project, and there's that moment of truth when you turn the key to see if everythings all good? and then everything's not all good. i hate that. good luck mike

[sanjay]

yeah good luck mike..

[A20A1]

:crying: coolant leaks... sqealing... but it runs and holds idle.

[smufguy]

hahhahaha, mike scrwed up on his belt tension. hahaha, dont worry buddy my car squeaks, but u know what, i test drove it again with my friend today and being really cold outside and with no intake or filter on, my car pulls niceeeee. I would highly recommend to change it to a webber bro if not efi. but webber would be a lot less work for the same amount of money.

[A20A1]

Found out where the squeal was from... I poured some trans fluid in the speedometer hole on the trans and the squeeling stopped.
and I fixed the coolant leak... it was the thermostat... i just slapped on new gaskets and put a thick coat of gasket sealer.

now I have mad exhaust leaks from a worthless homemade flex pipe that is actually supposed to be used as a muffler tip. Also the valves are ticking... but I know I adjusted them right. I think the autobox has had it anyways... it barely holds gear... :(

[smufguy]

holy crap, dude, is the tranny a new one or the one you had

[A20A1]

it's the original one.
now I'm still having problems with the exhaust leak and valve tapping and vacuum... I'm not sure whats up with my manifold vacuum but it's acting real weird.

[smufguy]

damn, everything is done and yet soem bugs to fix. Dont that piss you off???? thats hwo i am right now cant seem to figure out how to have my car fixed of all the bugs. :mad:

[HondaManDan]

When it's all done and running... what color you gonna paint it??

[smufguy]

me? i am gonna probably paint it blue green (brittany blue) if not green metallic like the 6th gens. But we will see. its down the road and its pretty far in the future :D

[A20A1]

Originally posted by HondaManDan
When it's all done and running... what color you gonna paint it??
A nice clean Flat dark grey ;)