Lerkz11
New Member
Hey yall, =D for months i died of frustration due to the fact that i never activated my account. searching through the forums for the answers i need has postponed my project but now my life is almost complete. All i need is a little help from the pro's.
So i went ahead and bought my first 1990 integra ls for $100 dollars and dumped about $600 into it in order to get it running decently (not great at all). After tireless thinking about what i should do with it i finally came to the conclusion that i should try and build a "poor mans type-r", or what i have come to believe is affordable and close enough to one. I bought a used b18a1 block considering the fact that the one in my teg is in really bad shape. My next step is to buy a b16a2 head off of a 2000 civic si. It is already tapped for the b18 and is running, i just have to apply the oil lines. Im buying it for $275 (it seems reasonable to me since it has 85K on it). Upon reading around the net, i came across a snag that people seem to have even though i haven't experienced it myself and it has to do with the vtec distributor, wiring harness, and ecu compatibility. Ive hear a lot of different things ranging from splicing wires to cutting plugs to replacing harnesses and ecu's. im not very sure on how to go about this considering that this is the firs integra i have ever owned let alone the first honda/acura.
basically i want to know if the b18a1/b16a2 is worth it and if so how do i communicate the obd0 ecu with the obd2 head. i know i have to find a way to control the vtec but i dont know how its done. Any option is an option for me so im open to all suggestions. if anyone can help, please do.
thank you =D
So i went ahead and bought my first 1990 integra ls for $100 dollars and dumped about $600 into it in order to get it running decently (not great at all). After tireless thinking about what i should do with it i finally came to the conclusion that i should try and build a "poor mans type-r", or what i have come to believe is affordable and close enough to one. I bought a used b18a1 block considering the fact that the one in my teg is in really bad shape. My next step is to buy a b16a2 head off of a 2000 civic si. It is already tapped for the b18 and is running, i just have to apply the oil lines. Im buying it for $275 (it seems reasonable to me since it has 85K on it). Upon reading around the net, i came across a snag that people seem to have even though i haven't experienced it myself and it has to do with the vtec distributor, wiring harness, and ecu compatibility. Ive hear a lot of different things ranging from splicing wires to cutting plugs to replacing harnesses and ecu's. im not very sure on how to go about this considering that this is the firs integra i have ever owned let alone the first honda/acura.
basically i want to know if the b18a1/b16a2 is worth it and if so how do i communicate the obd0 ecu with the obd2 head. i know i have to find a way to control the vtec but i dont know how its done. Any option is an option for me so im open to all suggestions. if anyone can help, please do.
thank you =D
