I heard that the 92 GS ecu has pins for v-tec. I can get a 93 b16 motor & tranny for $900 cdn. I would like to save some cash by not purchasing the b16 harness and becu. If this is true that I only need to hook up a few wire for v-tec with my stock GS ecu can some one please let me know.
Thanks.
are you getting that deal at a shop or privately? There was one shop in TO. that wanted to sell me a b1a1 engine only, for $1200.
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This is a shop. They have the 88 to 91 motor and trannies cheaper. This guy sells good stuff. I bought a turbo from a 88 300ZX from him for $150.00. I did not ask about warranty but I can do so. I’ll get back to you.
the stock GS ecu will NOT activate vtec. You can try and wire in the vtec wires, but the ecu won’t understand.
just get a vtec ecu, either that or rig up some type of rpm activated switch. Personaly i’d just get the ecu.
So in this case I will have to purchase the whole swap. Harness and ECU?
Thanks.
you don’t need the harness just the ecu. you can use your stock harness for the b16a
Now in this case, is every thing plug and go? For example, drop in the motor and tranny COLOR=red](first change all items, clutch, water pump, timing belt etc.)[/COLOR] install v-tec ECU and then wire motor to harness and plug other end of harness into v-tec ECU. If this is so it will be a simple weekend job. I hope this is the case.
go to the teg tips, download the vtec engine swap guide-----read it over about a half dozen times. That should answer most of your questions.
Basically you can just bolt everything right in. Then get a pr3 or pw0 ecu, plug that into you harness. Then you will have to run 3 or 4 wires to accomodate the extra vtec stuff----wala you’re done. Read over the swap guide it should be helpful----and don’t forget to download the ecu pinouts either.
Thanks for the help. You guys really know your stuff. I have Windows XP so when I download I can’t debug the swap text. I’ll download at my friends house and read from there. Once again thanks for all the help!
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My friend…you say you have a 92’ teg correct?
I have a 93’ Let me tell you first hand. MAKE SURE THE MOTOR YOU BUY HAS GREY PLUGS!!! Most of the b16’s you will find will more than likely WHITE PLUGS! This is copied from a site that explains some of the differences:
90-91 you can use the B16A out of any of the following JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) only vehicles or their European counterparts:
'88-92 Integra XSi/RSi (chassis code DA6/DA8)
'89-92 CR-X SiR (EF8)
'89-91 Civic SiR (EF9)
DA6
DA8
“B16A
1xxxxxx” PR3 '92-93 S1 or J1
Cable type Clutch 170
10.4:1
EG2
EG6
EG9
EK4 B16A PR3 '92+ Y21
Hydraulic type Clutch 170
10.4:1
For 92+EGs,EKs and DA’s you can use the second generation and newer B16As out of these JDM cars:
'92-7 DelSol SiR (EG2)
'92-5 Civic SiR and SiRII (EG6)
'92-5 Civic SiR sedan (EG9)
'96+ Civic SiR (EK4)
The kid I bought my new teg from swapped a b16a1 (white plug) into this 93 teg…The problem is that The 92+ tegs are OBD1…b16a1’s(white plug motors) are NON-OBD…Very different for emmissions.
It can be done!! Don’t get me wrong. I have this setup currently. It will not smog leagaly. I am currently in the process of trying.
Physically the motors fits in the car perfectly! However the wire harness and pin locations in a 90-91 & 92-93. For your b16 swap I HIGHLY recommend a 92+ b16( Grey Plug)…for the amnt of money I have spent to have my car rewired and prepped for smog, and a new P28 ECU…I could have purchased a 95-95 GSR complete swap! MAKE SURE YOU GET A GREY PLUG b16!!!beware.
There is a very VERY simple solution to wiring a 1st gen B16A into an OBD1 92-93 Integra.
-USE factory harness that was on your LS motor.
-USE OBD1 VTEC distributor or OBD1 LS distributor.
-USE any OBD1 B-Series fuel injectors or your LS injectors.
-USE P61 (92-93 GSR) PR3 (OBD1 version is VERY rare) P30(Civic SiRII or 94-95Del Sol VTEC) OBD1 ECU’s.
As for emissions and smog. I’ll let you know later when I get reffed and bar’d.