B18cR

[LXi89]

my friend recently has a Stage III B18c-R engine on a stand, he wants to sell it to me for $2,500 (Retail: $4,600)... Let me get down to the main problem, i dont care what it takes, i just wanna know will it bolt in my 89 LXi? or would the tranny not match up?

[Legend_master]

my friend recently has a Stage III B18c-R engine on a stand, he wants to sell it to me for $2,500 (Retail: $4,600)... Let me get down to the main problem, i dont care what it takes, i just wanna know will it bolt in my 89 LXi? or would the tranny not match up?

Dude, what exactly does stage III stand for and whats a b18c-R?

[Estimated Prophet]

That a Type R engine?

[LXi89]

yah its a Stage III modded engine (idk why it said Stage III) yah its a type R

[Legend_master]

yah its a Stage III modded engine (idk why it said Stage III) yah its a type R

Well that would be a b18c5 and if it is truly modded to stage 3 I would buy and sell that thing for 5K. As for the install, check out my engine thread.

[ZackieDarko]

well first you will need to go from OBD-0 to OBD-I then you will need a jumper harness from OBD-II to OBD-I for the B18C5 (because it is OBD-II) you will need to find your self some PRI mounts or get some made for you

that would be one hell of a 3g if you did it

[guaynabo89]

doable

search the forum its all here


engineswaps section would probably be a good place for you

[LXi89]

doable
search the forum its all here
engineswaps section would probably be a good place for you

thanks!!!! that is going to help anlong with the harnesss i will post hopefuly later on if i did it or not... any ideas on a 1-10 scale on difficulty? im gussing a 7????

[2drSE-i]

closer to a 9.

[LXi89]

the only problem i have now is how will the transmission work out? will it still line up? or will i have to mess around?

[snoopyloopy]

here, i'm going to just do a copy-paste of the reply i gave earlier on this exact same topic. only thing i would add that the tranny will work if you get an adapter plate for the a20 tranny, but why in heavens name you would stick with it is beyond me. a stage 3 b18c5 would almost certainly blow it in no time at all. and besides, there's better trannies available that will bolt to the c5.

yes it will fit and yes there are mounts (and the same goes for the b18c1, b16a, b16b, b17a1, b20z, b20b, b18a1, b18b1, etc. since they all use the same mounts). however, all the known sets of mounts are already used and the last new one is in the possession of someone. you can see if you can pay that person to have them copied. search around the forum and see if you can figure out who it is. the only other alternative would be to get a company to do the r&d and make a set of mounts for us and have a group buy for them, like was done over at preludepower.com for h22 mounts in the 3g prelude. azracemachine was the company they used. otherwise, may i point you to these threads:
https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49200
https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59141

[tuxdreamerx]

That sounds nice. do they make a B20 like that? I would drop that into my 3geez

[MessyHonda]

That sounds nice. do they make a B20 like that? I would drop that into my 3geez

yeah but they are rare since they never came to this side of the states.

[tuxdreamerx]

are you on the east or west coast? im on the east

[LXi89]

its more common in West because more parts are made there, but yah i wanna put this B18c5, it came with the tranny i just gotta prolly get what an adapter? thats bogus owell it would be great to see my kind of accord wipe out a few of the cars here all of em suck! they all push about the same thing

[snoopyloopy]

its more common in West because more parts are made there, but yah i wanna put this B18c5, it came with the tranny i just gotta prolly get what an adapter? thats bogus owell it would be great to see my kind of accord wipe out a few of the cars here all of em suck! they all push about the same thing

my friend, if the b18c5 comes with the tranny, you don't need any adaptors. it will bolt up. you'll only need an adaptor to either use a b-series tranny with your a20 or an a-series tranny with your b18c5.

[LXi89]

what is the best Tranny for the C5? because im prolly going to need the best parts for this car.

[bobafett]

assume that you will be able to keep a B tranny together, and they actually make LSD kis, and probably hardened gearsets and upgraded synchros for the B trannies, but we are lucky to find anything but a phantom grip lsd for the A tranny.

[LXi89]

ok thanks! boy this is going to be a Summer Project of the year! i will prolly be back to find out more..... where can i found Mounts? i searched everywhere what kind would it need? Custom?

[bobafett]

^^

CONGRATULATIONS! you get to build your own mounts. AND everything else for the swap that you can't use from a B car or an A car.

[LXi89]

^^

CONGRATULATIONS! you get to build your own mounts. AND everything else for the swap that you can't use from a B car or an A car.

Thanks Boba. lol! thats going to be so fun! so im going to be doing alot of custom work but will be deff worth it!

[snoopyloopy]

ok thanks! boy this is going to be a Summer Project of the year! i will prolly be back to find out more..... where can i found Mounts? i searched everywhere what kind would it need? Custom?

yes, custom mounts. or, figure out which member it is on the board who has the last known set of the placeracing mounts and axles and see if you can't bribe him to get them copied and remanufactured. otherwise, the thread entitled "how to swap in a b-series without mounts" is where you need to go next.

what is the best Tranny for the C5? because im prolly going to need the best parts for this car.

the best tranny for the b18c5 is the one that comes with it. some of the shortest gearing around + lsd factory. that would be the s80 tranny, if i'm not mistaken.

[AccordEpicenter]

sounds stolen

[86AccordLxi]

Why not save yourself the trouble and buy a civic.

Alex

[LXi89]

Why not save yourself the trouble and buy a civic.

Alex

civics here are really over rated almost any car you see 'custom' is a civic or a integra.... i just want something that people are going to see and go wow never seen that before... ya know?


But question, for a Jumping Harness would it just be a OBD-0 to OBD-2 or what? because i found a site that has em but it shows like OBD0 to OBD2B and things like that?