I have 92 gsr with a newer b18c1 swap. I am looking into new rad hoses, do I look for a 92 teg or for the motor itself?
b series is b series… get the hoses for a da…
I thought that vtec hoses had different bends compared to a nonvtec like your b18a in the da. Where you have a db2 chassis , I’d say make sure your hoses are for a gsr and not a non vtec da. I might be wrong though.
The gsr head has a similar connection location for the radiator hose as the stock ls so I’m sure u can get away with it. It all depends on what kind of hoses you get as well, auto zone hoses or hard silicone such as samco. If u get samco they are already molded with the bends so its much harder to try to bend them to a different angle to make them work as to for the auto zone ones are much easier to bend and make them work but either way u will have some pinch which is not good in my opinion. Best thing to do would cross reference part numbers from where ever you’re gonna get them and if the stock ls are different from you’re b18c1 gsr just get the gsr ones.
Some people might tell u that all b series are the same and that is not correct from my experience. I bought stock ls samco hoses and I have a b16 in my Integra and they did not work due the location where the top radiator hose connects is different. The ls connection is closer to the bottom left corner of the valve cover (closer to u when youre loooking into the engibe bay from the front of the car) as for the b16 is almost behind the distributor (farther from u). 2 different bends and locations which means the hoses will be made with different bends and hose connection locations in mind. The bottom hoses for all b series are the same tho but if u order new ones from places like samco/skunk2 u can’t just order one or the other, u need to get both.
So from what I know, if you have a b16/b17 in you’re Integra get the vtec si model hoses(Ex.1996 honda del sol vtec) or the b17 gsr hoses. Don’t just get stock ls ones because u have a Integra, look at the motor you have!!
Hope this helps:up: anybody feel free to chime in if I missed something or u disagree. Sorry for any spelling errors in advance. Its hard for me to explain things so bare with me lol
for my b18c swap i just used 90-93 integra mishimoto radiator hoses… works perfect…
ok cool, i’ll look into mishimoto hose kits then. does it matter what radiator you’re using?
or do I look specifically for the b18c1 motor??