Before I get into this, I'd like to say that I've reviewed my previous post after seeing the reply to it and I've decided that I could've typed it better.
civicious made some good arguments and he is mostly right, literally. This is because he's being literal, in terms of what I typed, not what I mean or think. I'll do my best here to correct some things and hopefully we can reach some kind of consensus. The problem here is mostly semmantics.
I want to say that I'm always willing to be proven wrong and there is at least one instance where civicious has done it. I don't care if I'm proven wrong, it's not insulting at all, I care about having the correct information, not who is "right or wrong". Winning an argument won't make your car the better of the two, but good information will.
Most of the issues here are communication related. I should've reviewed my words more carefully.
Not long ago, a friend of mine who works for Honda in the R&D department explained some things to me about mounts and linkage. He lived in California a while back and met the two guys who own Hasport. I think he said their names are Doug and Joe, I can't remember.
He told me that he'd put the B18A1 into his 90 CRX Si before those two made the mount kit, and that they did it originally the same way that he did it, before the whole mount kit situation even came about, and that was cutting and welding with the stock mounts to make it work. I don't know who came up with the idea first, probably none of them thought of it before someone else did.
He went on to tell me about their swap linkage. Saying that information leaked from Honda gave them the correct angles to use, what kind of metal to use, etc.. etc.. for the various swaps. He told me they have their linkage made through at least one of Honda's factories, using the same metal and specs and various other things.
The mounts being made in-house makes plenty of sense to me, I wish Honda had factory billet mounts
I don't ever feel the need to get too awfully specific with information I get from this guy because I can't always remember it perfectly, nor does he ever present all of the information. He works for R&D, he's not allowed to. Sometimes being vague helps when you are trying not to say something false. I should've probably clarified the mounts versus linkage thing, clearly, the mounts wouldn't be made in the same factory as they are billet and designed somewhat differently. What I was told about the linkage is that it is basically OEM because it's the same metal and specifications as Honda's. I'll stick to that because I will believe him before anyone else and I'm not going to debate his points for him either. I know what he's told me and it's nothing I question.
I hope you aren't serious about the 2007 CRX.
As far as "Don't halfass it...use factory connectors" I didn't use those words in the same context, you make it look that way and because it somewhat applies to you, you percieved it that way.
When I said "Don't halfass it" I meant to say about the wiring in general, it didn't have anything to do with what connectors to use. I prefer to use factory connectors myself, but if none are available, or if one from Radio Shack will suffice, that's how I'll do it. When I said to use the factory connectors, it was a piece of advice, not a command, nor was it the end all be all of swap how-to information. The head in your picture looks nice, whether that connector is factory or not.
civicious, I want you to understand that I'm not angry with you at all. You did a great job of nit-picking through my thread. When I see something I totally disagree with, I do exactly what you did. We are very similar in that respect. I've got no ill-will towards you or anything. I don't care what you think about me back, I just want you to know I'm not attacking you at all. It was my fault for not being clear enough, and if this post isnt either, I'll fix it again.
I'm not ASE Certified, I will say that right now. I don't even really want to be ASE certified. In college, we were told that ASE is the industry joke. Sort of a formality if anything, but it is also used the most to determine things like whether or not someone is capable and has the right credentials for a job. In a lot of instances, it separates the men from the boys, but there will always be that 90yr old mechanic who can school any ASE Master Tech because of experience. A 90yr old whose got the torque specs for an entire decade of cars is more useful than a "good test taker" as far as I'm concerned, but the industry wants people who look good on paper. My certification is with Honda. I'm a tech in training. I go to school for it. I've got nothing to do with ASE.
You seem to know what you are talking about and I credit you for that. Please don't mistake 201 NA WHP on a B-Series engine as a testament to knowledge and intelligence, though. It takes more money than knowledge to do that, though I know it's possible to make more torque to the wheels than you made HP using mostly factory parts. I'd rather not get into an argument over who the better engine builder is because I know it's probably not me. I've got more information than experience and I will be the first person to say that about myself. Call that a bluff if you want to, it's no concern of mine. My vehicle speaks for itself, so does my work.
