The CRX gets a new heart. Pics and babble inside.
 

Well I finally swapped the A6 with the blown head gasket out. Hotrex (Josh) found a complete B18A swap for $300 bucks locally and actually bought it for me. I paid him later for it. What a nice guy! I pulled the A6 out a few days ago. I prepped the B18 with a new timing belt, water pump, plugs, wrinkle painted the valve cover(yeah thats my ricer vice) and 2 brand new axles because I got them for free. I kept the clutch that came in it because I was unsure of the condition of the tranny and so was the guy I bought it from so I didnt want to get stuck with a big shaft clutch if I could only find a 90-91 tranny. The engine was from an auto so it had EGR ---- on it so I swapped the intake manifold with a 92 LS I had.

I got aluminum mounts, shift linkage, rear tranny bracket and a teg throttle cable was ready to go. My neighbor Wes (with the turbo 2.5RS) gave me a hand stuffing the motor and tranny in. It went fairly smooth. I installed a cheap, $70 shipped, eghey header because I can't find a stock manifold around here. I just made a flanged connector to my 3" Kteller exhaust.

It had a few minor issues. Oring on the fuel rail leaked. Easy fix. Then I had a coolant leak at the throttle body. It turns out the metal nipple coming from the TB had a pin hole. I just bypassed it. I have extra TB's but need a new gasket. It fired right up. The idle was insanely high. I found the fast idle diaphram to blame. I must have the vaccuum hose wrong so I just rerouted them and bypassed that gay valve.

The car is retarded loud with the 3" exhaust. I thought it would be a little more tolerable because I used a piece of 2.5" to connect the header to the 3". I was wrong. Its almost unbearable. There is virtually no low end.

All in all it seems to run well. I have to build a manifold and DP soon or I will have to buy some mad tite JDM ebay exhaust for now. The car is slow as balls compared to the A6 on 10psi even with the blown head gasket. On to the pics.

Check out my sweet air intake. Can you believe that took only 2 minutes to make? :P
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...ZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

Here is the bitch idle valve in question. I am thinking or removing it all together.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...ZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

Thanks to all the guys that helped out in the Hybrid section. Its running on the stock A6 harness with a chipped OBD0 PR4 I had laying around. No codes at all. When the OBDI distro get here I will install my chipped P75 and my OBDI conversion crap back in.

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---- that valve. Nonetheless, lookin good 8)

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looking good dave :y

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Looks really good. When's it getting boost?

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Well I have a bit of 3" SS left and some bends. I have everything to make a miniram manifold and I ordered a 3" flex section today. If I dont get too lazy I will make the manifold this week some time.

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Nice, but for some reason I feel you're going to get the LS/VTEC itch and Josh will throw a B16 head at you. :y


JP

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I may boost it first. I ahve everything already made except the mani and DP so that would be easiest. I'm going conservative anyway. maybe 9 lbs max. I'm hoping to last the whole season on this old ass motor. I may build something over the winter if we don't sell or house soon.

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nice job ;)

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If you take off or don't have the idle valve connected you'll only have one idle speed, but if you can deal with that, remove it. Looks good.

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sweet dave. cant wait to see that thing boosted. maybe you will drive it more than 3 times a year??