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think from the pics is that the biggest prob is that the collector is to close to the block which is screwing the angle up.
my headers have the collector bout the same place but the collector is further out from the block and you can see in my pic earlier in the thread that my angle is pretty good..
if he cuts off a few inches of down pipe to the very start of the bend he'd just bout be right
bump the ye ole thread.
sum progress, got the cv axle end swapped and installed axle, driver's side hybrid
so you havent given up yet lol, drive it yet??
got the header about finished, I hope.
I mounted it up and had to use hi temp slicon for the downpipe gasket since it got shipped without one. I know some pro street racers that use it on chevys with no problems, me hopes.
the pipe is touching the frame just at the flex, not good
and the o2 bung plugs I had for the DC ar too long, there is like 1.25 inch if that between the plug end and crossmemer. I may need to get 90 degree angle o2 sensors or some short short plugs temporay. Now on to the rest of the exhaust. I have bought 2.25 pieces all the way back, and I need a cheep quiet rear muffler to go with the 2 ft glass pack. up front.
Man I'm excited to see your carb'd B20A going! Hope to see videos of it running and driving soon!! :D :D
Did you ever pull your oil pan roodoo? I'm trying to figure out if there is a USDM equivalent oil pan gasket, or if we're screwed on putting a new one in. It's not listed in the FAQ...
you would think the b20a5 one is the same but the part numbers are different
--another reason for my site to want to be built
you can get some pretty high tech form a gasket stuff, it will replace the pan gasket and seal it up tight.
Updated top view pic- test drove it just down the street, seems like double the hp, oh that's right it is....
still have to get it quieter, have some exhaust issues still, and then get the auto tx adjusted. Then on to suspension and paint detailing. I have clear corners and an idea about the front lenses.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...S4020161-2.jpg
I can't seem to find any 86-87 grill tips that are not cracked. I guess I will wind up faux cf over repaired ones or either repair them and go body color
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thats cool apart from the auto box on there. You cant find non cracked 86 ones? over here all the 86-87 ends are mint its the 88-89 and vigor grilles that are teh cracked
Cool! Another B20A is reborn lol.......Let see some vids of this thing running. Once you drivea B20A you will never go back to A series again. What happened to your cam gear cover?
it was damaged, I am thinking about using a cast style or just get some ACG for the hellof it. Also plan on doing something with the valve cover before too many pics are up.Quote:
Originally Posted by bullard123
I also need to replace or modify the motor mounts before I can settle the exhaust, since the problem is up at the second crossmember area.
its good to see it running!!!!
DUDE! !! EFFING SWEET!!! Please tell me you're going to take some videos! Congratulations on the successful swap man!!! She motivates good with that 38 on there eh? Your engine bay looks damn good man! That manifold is so rockin! I love your car! <3
You need to throw it up on the dyno and see what kind of power it's putting down the way you've got it set up. Man you've got me motivated now!!!
Oh man, that is just fantastic to hear!! Probably literally too.. :D Glad to see your hard work paid off, get the exhaust fixed and you'll be rockin!
got some done today, urethaned the motor mounts, painted and installed vent shades, added sheathing to tranny cooling lines, tidyed up wires, drove down highway some. I still have exhaust to deal with yet though.
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Im going over the whole car with a quart of toyota cashmire beige so the color match will come eventually. LOL
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shouda just polished them,, oh well whats done is done, only to match and maybe dechrome.
meannnn!
i might have some ends i'll have to search
meann!! and i have a set of mint shiny glossy grill ends somewere in my parts piles (hopefully there still mint!!) if i find them ill let ya kno
and i like that toyota color looks great :D
sweet
Your car is clean man! How do you love that B20A so far?
yay!
i need to install mine also...now that i bought another one i can start taking apart my car.
its is ok, but too loud for me to really test it without getting in trouble. Im trying to find out about this guy who has his own exhaust shop at home, close to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2ndGenGuy
It definatley does not like the little DFEV weber, Im swapping the 38 over to it as soon as I can. I used that carb to just get things going so it is time to drop the sippy cup and use the mug. lol
I dont know how I got the color so far off on those shades, I must have picked up the wrong paint. It is so far off Im gonna have to respray them before I take it to the atlanta meet this month.
Im going to hook up toggle switches to the lock up solenoids till I figure out the right combination.
Drove it on the highway and man do I miss driving that car, it has been a year since I bought the engine. I need to get a msd or accell box with limiter before I push it too hard, the tranny wants to downshift sometimes too far.
so disappointing roodoo (automatic box)
I think the Auto is cool. Makes the car into a great cruiser that can give you a little punch to the seat of your pants with the press of the foot. I always thought it was fun driving my dad's 3.1 Chevy Lumina on the freeway, chilled back with one arm out the window, and stomping Civics without much effort... My preference is for manuals, myself. But that doesn't make the roodoo auto any less cool. Keep us updated roodoo.
Doesn't the B20A have higher redline than the A20? I thought it was supposed to rev to 6500 or 7000 or something?
6500rpm but max power is 6300rpm
i like manuals better too, i dont understand auto boxes so i scrap them, all they do is steal power and use more gas. and fail lots cause they cant handle the power of a B20A
The car is still pretty quick automatic, but i would much rather select 3rd gear and floor it when passing cars haha
I liked the auto in this car before, it had a wicked 60 foot.
Im saving my duckies for a bell housing dog so be on the hunt. lol
I reved it pretty good once with the header and open tip cherry bomb and it sounded pretty dam mean, like zuki drag bike.. I know it is not even comparable though. lol
it seems to have a very wide range of power avaliable so I worry about setting up the auto throttle pressure to accomodate differerent driving styles. A rev limiter is going to be a must have item once I get comfortable with the set up to hammer it good on a civic. lol
i will get a vid up soon as I can, the weather turned to iceland here again
I loved matting the pedal on my 3/4 ton. You get a slight delay, then the 700R4 drops two gears to second, and the back half of the Quadrajet opens way, way up. Thing sounds like it'll suck the hood in with it. Way more fun than trying to double clutch the 3 gear SM465 rock crusher manual into second and the lugging it all the way into the power.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2ndGenGuy
What is the redline on the B20A? I keep hearing fuel cut happens at 7200 RPM, and varying numbers on the redline.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2ndGenGuy
wow
this puppy is sweet, got the exhaust done today, 2.25 all the way and quiet muffler.
Now I have a strange ringing sound around the engine front. sounds like a loose washer
The engine has a 22r sound to it, big and torqey yet queit
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the weber 38 puts it over the top though, it has a hella power band that kicks in early and then another one late right before it snatches the whole front of the car when it hits second. Im gonna need a custom dog bone..
Sweet thats awesome!Vids now!
Is that a driveable swap? I need to see that. Makes me miss my old 3gee
old one won't fit at all? i can put you an aluminum insert in one,but i need one that fits first.Quote:
Originally Posted by roodoo2
I bet that loose washer sound is coming from the distributor...mine sounded like that on my A20 before i replaced it
congrats on such a nice swap
Sweet dude! I agree, videos!!
ells yez Steven itz a grocery getter. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by irondragon013
the sound is coming from the top of the exhaust/ head/possibly torque converter area. It goes away with rpm, is loudest at idle and can be changed by cracking the thottle a little.
I am runing the lock up solenoids open and not energized at this time. Haunted I need that jdm accord info!!
when these are on or off so I can either rig an rpm monitor or use toggles.
YEs vids coming but be warned it makes very little sound till you hammer it, and then just like I intended, the cops cant spot me a mile away and know who it is from the sound.
LOst Im going to try and cut one down ( bone) today and see if i can make one work then Ill let you know. I may go to JY if it si nice out and see if one from another model car would work. Seems like they used to make aftemarket ones for usdm cars.
Edit: I fixed the rattle noise, it was the plugs in the o2 holes on the header. A little teflon tape and hi temp silcon fixed that FTW. Also this car will roast the tires on dry pavement from a stand still !!
we need vids man...THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDS. LOL...nice man cant wait to hear it
Man this is the first time Im seeing the ride, Its bangin! I wish I had the time and/or energy to do a swap. Yeah, now I see why you were beside yourself for not bringing it out last weekend.
Not much done to the car these past months, here are some pics of it as DD.
Never polished the manifold, never finished removing glue from pinstripes, never clear coated paint blends, never strip and paint valve cover,argghhh
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/P9130708.jpg
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geesh never aligned bumper, never installed my clear corners, im a slacker I guess..the bitch is a blast to drive though
Car is looking sexy as always :thumbup:
i'm going to have to make you a custom air cleaner one of these days
Yeah man! Nice to see some pic updates! That intake manifold looks great! I know how it goes not having time to work on the car. I'm at that point myself right now. Too busy to tear my B20A back down until maybe next month. Must be nice to be driving it daily!!
^^^ oh yes yes^^^^^
I tinkered the tv adjustment over the weekend and with the milder temps in teh 70-80 degree lately, it is real responsive. I had the cable set where it would not kick down too easy at cruise speed so it would not drop down two gears, but now that im used to it I have it set with light throttle it is just right.
Well this is a first. A post to update us on all the stuff you HAVEN'T done! LOL Roo!Quote:
Originally Posted by roodoo2
Car's looking good even if you aren't doing anything to it.
looks real good man ^_^
updates mr roodoo if you still exist
this was an update !! lolz
I am therefore I be...
Hope you are doing good:o)
so your auto shitbox is still doing good?? tired of it yet?
find him a 5 speedQuote:
Originally Posted by AccordB20A
yeah hes about the 4th person after a b18 bellhousing. i swear if i find a junkyard with 10 of them ill rip out every one lol i want one for myself so i can do a civic/integra gear set swap.
time for a long drive to the motherland of good parts. You know what i mean
it is ok, I brought down the tv cable some last week and makes it more interesting. You barely have to mash the gas using a 38 weber anyway, but having it drop two down into 2nd at around 60 mph with a little too much force on the gas pedal was chancy but fun, still didnt rev over 7200.Quote:
Originally Posted by AccordB20A
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Originally Posted by roodoo2
:crying: that's... so beautiful.
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if you know me you know why. :D
those updated pics with the 38 are great too. Need Vids, carbs are all about the noise!
thanks and I will, it's probably the only one in existence :tongue: what is interesting is the 38 doesn't make the same sound on this motor as it did the stock A20a1 I had it on when I first got it from cygnusx1. It was amazing how it woke up that car and changed the whoe personality of it. But, on this car it works great but no infamous growl well because it doesn't get a chance to because the motor twists up just as fast as it can pull air in. This set up really needs a rev limiter esp with the slush box, plans are to get msd but then Im wanting to go EDIS MJJ so Im holding off. Four barrel still taunting me as well;)
If you saw the Egrodomy thread of the manifold mod you will see the divots I put in the floor of the plenum. Those were to help let any fuel lay out, or spread so it would evaporate duing hot soak. Those are causing it to be too rich now that the weather has got colder I think. I think im going to work down those and make them more channel like so they dont puddle which was what I was trying to elimate to begin with. thoughts?
https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthrea...ifold+egrodomy
*ahem* my B20A still has the 38 on it, and runs... even if the engine is in terrible shape... :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by roodoo2
But no, it's not near as pretty as yours. Your manifold is a work of art. Once again, much respect, roodoo! Cheers! :beer:
roodoo is the big webber going back in? i had a really cool idea of making you an aircleaner with a 70's honda side cover from a 4x4, but i need a pattern of what fits over the carb throat, for the bottom plate. also how much clearance do you have between it and the bottom of the hood.
exxxxuzzze me 2ndGG, I didnt realize you had it together still, last I read you had scooter carbs on it. I stand corrected. Please get that thing running soon!!
Mine is still fine, I can jump in it right now and barrel ass down the highway but at my own risk of major suspension failure. So yes it is still running the 38 and loving it but long term plans are staying with carbs on these Hondas for me. Even if I get a B18 it is going carbed with crowers and MJJ.
LFAW im still needing a decent lookng air cleaner set up and there is not very much hood clearence, I have not measured but I will.
I think this idea might workQuote:
Originally Posted by roodoo2
soooo did you suss out those solenoids on the auto box? i think the one with the yellow/black wire is wired to turn on with the ignition, but i'm not too sure about the one with the brown wire?
No I wouldn't wire it hot to the ignition, but yes switched hot to the ignition to toggle switches on the console. Both wires energize solenoids separately, one being partial lock up the other full lock up torque converter. It can be run most of the time not energized, except on open highway to save gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by A18A
oh I get it now. so on high way driving, I should power both of them to save fuel?
pretty much sums it up... dont forget to turn them off when you decelerate on a long grade, and when you come to stop. Dont make it pull at too low rpm or when you otherwise remember how it feels with the other cars, when it lets go of the center (tq cnvtr)Quote:
Originally Posted by A18A
