2ndgensi
09-25-2011, 01:45 PM
So gentlemen.. something is very not right with my car and i am sick of fuckin around so here it begins. I am going to drop in my b20a goldtop. I have so many questions i don't quite know where to start and i am actualy a little overwhelmed but i guess i should start with the basics. My problem is the parts and components i have are not yet quite complete to do the swap. The good news tho is that I have most of all the major components. See thread http://www.preludepower.com/forums/s...=334467&page=2
The first thing i would like to do is know if i can get away with doing this swap from using parts exclusive to USDM. I can not efford to be shelling out the money to have parts imported from NZ and Europe. I have done the math and its just to bloody expensive! So this being said, here are a few relevant questions.
Are there no other axles that i can use from any other make and model? I do have the two ends of the axles, that were chopped during the removal. A part of an axle that goes into the half shaft and also a part of an axle that goes into the tranny. Like is there maybe even a way to fab the parts of the axles i have with some other axles.. What can i do here guys?
Secondly, i have been told that the ecu from a 3g dohc model can be used instead of the jdm one.. If this is the case, would it be straight plug and play.. also am i still going to be getting the full 160bph that i would with a jdm b20a ecu?
Timing belt and water pump.. which timing belt can i use for this job. Also is the 3g water pump compatable.. This is really important because it is not like i can screw this job up. I do not want to put in a bunch of money and work in only to start my car up to a bunch of bent valves.
These are my main concerns so far and i can not, and will not attempt to start anything until i have very clear conformation.
Any advice is much appreciated.
The first thing i would like to do is know if i can get away with doing this swap from using parts exclusive to USDM. I can not efford to be shelling out the money to have parts imported from NZ and Europe. I have done the math and its just to bloody expensive! So this being said, here are a few relevant questions.
Are there no other axles that i can use from any other make and model? I do have the two ends of the axles, that were chopped during the removal. A part of an axle that goes into the half shaft and also a part of an axle that goes into the tranny. Like is there maybe even a way to fab the parts of the axles i have with some other axles.. What can i do here guys?
Secondly, i have been told that the ecu from a 3g dohc model can be used instead of the jdm one.. If this is the case, would it be straight plug and play.. also am i still going to be getting the full 160bph that i would with a jdm b20a ecu?
Timing belt and water pump.. which timing belt can i use for this job. Also is the 3g water pump compatable.. This is really important because it is not like i can screw this job up. I do not want to put in a bunch of money and work in only to start my car up to a bunch of bent valves.
These are my main concerns so far and i can not, and will not attempt to start anything until i have very clear conformation.
Any advice is much appreciated.