B18c5 Into A Del Sol Vtec Question
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liquid00meth
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if it the same OBD it is plug - n - play
liquid00meth
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yea they are both obd2 I believe. It should be a pretty easy swap. OBD is the emissions type of the engine, it makes a difference when swapping.
liquid00meth
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you have to use integra mounts
Yes he has the del sol with the stock dohc vtec in it.
So the mounts will be good I take it. As far as the shift linkage, the motor comes with a trany so should he just use that one? If so then you shouldn't need to change the shift linkage right?
Any information on anything else you guys can think of would be great.
southernsol
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heh, heh, heh,,,,
your friend is in for a RUDE awakening !!!!! I just put a '00 B18C1 into my '97 sol and you might FIT it into the bay in a day, but i'll guaran-damn-tee you, it will NOT be running by the end of that same day! The wiring system to the ECU for 98+ GSR's and '96+ del sols is a cryptographers DREAM!!!! My shop thought this was "a drop in swap" too..... Two weeks later, he figured out that there was a problem with that idea :lol It took him almost a week before he gave up and went out and bought an ECU from a '97 GSR and didn't use the '00 ecu. And the hoses???? oh, my, GOD!!! everything from the radiator hoses to the AC hoses was 100% in the wrong direction. He had to get them fabricated. The throttle body plate? He had to fabricate an adapter b/c the GSR is in a different place from the sol. He had to weld a piece in place between the downpipe and the cat b/c they're in different places. (you should be fine on the linkage, the del sol VTEC linkage is what i'm using). That's just some of the little "it's a piece of cake" issues he ran across. Mind you, my guy has done dozens of swaps on alot of different cars and he has a full shop to work with. He still had massive issues with this job.
Anyone who says this is a "just drop it in" swap is full of crap. Seriously, I just went through this nightmare and my shop labeled it "the swap from hell". He's had easier times putting H22s into Civics. The del sols are NOT like the Civics no matter what anyone tells you. Everything you do on them is different in terms of a swap. There's enough little differences to add up to a GIANT pain in the ass.
Believe me or don't. Either way, if you think this is going to be easy, just WAIT AND SEE
your friend is in for a RUDE awakening !!!!! I just put a '00 B18C1 into my '97 sol and you might FIT it into the bay in a day, but i'll guaran-damn-tee you, it will NOT be running by the end of that same day! The wiring system to the ECU for 98+ GSR's and '96+ del sols is a cryptographers DREAM!!!! My shop thought this was "a drop in swap" too..... Two weeks later, he figured out that there was a problem with that idea :lol It took him almost a week before he gave up and went out and bought an ECU from a '97 GSR and didn't use the '00 ecu. And the hoses???? oh, my, GOD!!! everything from the radiator hoses to the AC hoses was 100% in the wrong direction. He had to get them fabricated. The throttle body plate? He had to fabricate an adapter b/c the GSR is in a different place from the sol. He had to weld a piece in place between the downpipe and the cat b/c they're in different places. (you should be fine on the linkage, the del sol VTEC linkage is what i'm using). That's just some of the little "it's a piece of cake" issues he ran across. Mind you, my guy has done dozens of swaps on alot of different cars and he has a full shop to work with. He still had massive issues with this job.
Anyone who says this is a "just drop it in" swap is full of crap. Seriously, I just went through this nightmare and my shop labeled it "the swap from hell". He's had easier times putting H22s into Civics. The del sols are NOT like the Civics no matter what anyone tells you. Everything you do on them is different in terms of a swap. There's enough little differences to add up to a GIANT pain in the ass.
Believe me or don't. Either way, if you think this is going to be easy, just WAIT AND SEE
LMAO 
i had the engine in and running in 3 days (and this was my first swap)
and this was going into a 93 so i had to compleatly modify the harness
all of the hoses and shit i needed to use were from a Del Sol VTEC
he has an OBD-2 Del Sol VTEC
he wont have to fuck with the harness at all
he wont need to get new hoses
he wont need to use the ITR ECU
he wont need to worry about the AC mounts (if he decides to keep it)
he has the linkage he needs
the car is all set for an OBD-2 B series engine
i had the engine in and running in 3 days (and this was my first swap)
and this was going into a 93 so i had to compleatly modify the harness
all of the hoses and shit i needed to use were from a Del Sol VTEC
he has an OBD-2 Del Sol VTEC
he wont have to fuck with the harness at all
he wont need to get new hoses
he wont need to use the ITR ECU
he wont need to worry about the AC mounts (if he decides to keep it)
he has the linkage he needs
the car is all set for an OBD-2 B series engine
If your friend decides to go with the type r b18c please let him know that I am in the market for a b16a for my sol. He can contact me at senecalouck@comcast.net if he hasnt found a buyer for his old motor.
Southern Sol you just got raped by a sho[p that didn't know what they were doing. For the $2000 you wasted you could have went with a Skunk 2 Intake manifold ( fixing all wiring issues) and a Hondata or AEM setup and tuned it. You just had a shop that knew you would pay, or didn't do your homework.
As for the actual question he was talking about a ITR motor, no secondary butterfly, no different than the B16 as far as wiring, AC lines etc...
As for the actual question he was talking about a ITR motor, no secondary butterfly, no different than the B16 as far as wiring, AC lines etc...