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#41

08-17-2008, 01:36 AM

madhatch

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i can kinda agree but heck if you go as far as putting in the b.. drop in a 4g63 and go....

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08-17-2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bluerice

Everybody here realizes how much work this would be right. I mean custom mounts, custom cable to hydraulic conversion, custom dbw to cable throttle conversion, direct ignition to distributor cap conversion, what else, the b18c is an extra 70 lbs heavier than a k20 which is 110lbs heavier than the L15 so you're adding 180 pounds. oh yea more custom wiring since the fit dash doesn't work without its ecu, anything else?

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b18c is a great platform to start from.
currently making 263hp with a bored/stroked fully built b18c in my 2000 civic si.
and swapping wire harness isnt hard.
custom mounts are already being made just for this. (just not as available as the k mounts for the fit)
there is already how to's on setting up throttle cable conversion.
as for the gauge cluster...ive seen rsx clusters in 96-00 civics so putting a ek cluster in our fit wouldnt be hard either. swap motor wire harness and cluster and go.
expect work and $ to play.

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08-19-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by madhatch

i can kinda agree but heck if you go as far as putting in the b.. drop in a 4g63 and go....

haha this is exactly what I was thinking about when people were saying why put an old outdated motor into a new car?
I know a shit ton of evo guys who would trade their 4B11T for a 4G63. Newer is not better. Even though it may not be a good idea from a technical aspect to put a B series into a fit, calling it a steam engine is ignorant statement. This was not a stupid question.

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08-19-2008, 03:02 PM

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ture new is not always better but could that be cuase the older modles already have 10+years in aftermartket devolopment and support? i mean common now the 4g63 is a awsome motor but i think the newer one will just be like the 4g63 but even better and same goes wiht the b vs k series questionl.

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08-22-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Konad

Even though it may not be a good idea from a technical aspect to put a B series into a fit, calling it a steam engine is ignorant statement. This was not a stupid question.

If I could put B18C in for $3000 less than a K20, that's the route I would go.

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12-31-2019, 06:41 AM

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At the end of the day its your car if you can do it do it dont follow everyone else I live in the uk I have a gd1 jazz with the l13 engine that's got good old rod knock so I'm gonna run it till she goes bang then im dropping a b20 engine and gearbox from mk 1 crv then ether get a Russian or Japanese awd jazz/fit rear i beam with the hubs diff(with same fdr) and drive shafts and fuel tank and prop then modifie the front driveshaft to fit the jazz hub and frankienstien the to props together then splise the interior harness with the crv one for the speedo/ rev counter and thats beacuse that's what I got and have the tools todo then will have a 2l awd jazz haha