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    Talking jdm b16a swap

    so here it is.. first gen b16a sawp with s1 tranny and pw0 ecu obd0. inovative mounts with extream urathane.
    bwr shift bushings.
    tanabe limit ax hedader.
    2.25 exhaust no cat. 20$ autozone muffler
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    half size radiator conversion.
    87 integra pass. axle
    and for the driver side rebuilt the stock passanger axle with the stock jdm inner hub.
    mini wire tuck, p/s delete, a/c delete cleaned and painted the bay
    also painted the valve cover
    the car is a 89 lx-i coupe auto converted a few months back to 5speed...
    made the harness on my own with days and days of reasearch...
    any questions ill do my best to help.... the shift linkage is the stock jdm one that came with my swap made a drop bracket on the back of the torque rod to clear the tunnel...

    and couldnt of done it with out the search feature for sure thanx to all the previous b swap guys that helped with ur posts.....
    had to give props where props were due..








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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    heres the drop down bracket

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Swap looks good!
    I like the olive green color btw.

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    nice work. good to see people are actually doing b-swaps instead of just talking about it

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    thanx bryan its olive on top and satin black on bottem ill have more pics up soon and a vid or 2

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    thanx a18a

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Quote Originally Posted by mikekaos View Post
    thanx bryan its olive on top and satin black on bottem ill have more pics up soon and a vid or 2
    More pics + vids is what we all want.

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Hows the harness working? You may be able to make them per request for money, just a thought.

    Nice swap.

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    ^probably be a pain in the ass to make.

    Pretty nice swap dude.

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Nice work getting things done! Now we need vids of how quick it is! Bet it's pretty fun!

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    as far as the harness it wasnt bad but very time consuming.. and my time is expensive lol

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Shits pretty badass man!

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Nice job man,wish I had the funds and a place to do a B-swap,keep up the good work.

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Mikekaos= Noob of the year.

    Good job man!
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    Mikekaos= Noob of the year.

    Good job man!
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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    says the double poster...
    dead white and blue

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    got to say its awesome mod for under 25 post. I bet it does not pick up till you are around 4k rpm. clean swap sir :thumbsup:

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Nice swap, do you plan on going with a larger b-series in the future?
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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    here is a update for u guys out there went out on a run last night misshifted over reved and now the car doesnt start so by the looks of it dropped valves or bent them and cyl2 broke a rod so bigger b series doubt it noob of the year yup noob move and misshifted well guys ill keep you posted on the carnage

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Damn, well how was it before it died atleast?

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Quote Originally Posted by mikekaos View Post
    here is a update for u guys out there went out on a run last night misshifted over reved and now the car doesnt start so by the looks of it dropped valves or bent them and cyl2 broke a rod so bigger b series doubt it noob of the year yup noob move and misshifted well guys ill keep you posted on the carnage

    Well if the head is ok, you could pick up an LS or B20 block for much cheaper then a b16 or b18Vtec motor. Good luck, sorry to hear about the damage.
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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    she was a beast had power from idle to 8k... yeah i gotta see what its like once i pull the head

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Breaking parts is always a perfect excuse to go bigger and better.. don't give up man..
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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    Man that sucks! But like gfrg88 said: good time for something bigger and better!

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    Re: jdm b16a swap

    the part that sucks is she only ran for 4 days

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