xenocron

Well, I have been waiting weeks for the weather to cooperate and my friend to come down with his truck to help me transport my new motor for my Turbo Integra. However, I just couldnt wait any longer and had to use my CL

Here's the write-up:

Find your daily driver...my drug of choice, my CL 2.3 Premium


Take out the passenger seat.


Find a parts car with a good engine and take it out with one big ass hoist...this thing is massive and old, but worked extremely well.


Pull the engine over dirt, uneven pavement and put it on the middle of a hill driveway.


Carefully stick the engine in the passenger side of the CL.


Drive to where the engine is being donated into and hook the engine back up to the hoist and back it out of the car.


When the engine is clear of the car, pull the car away...much easier than trying to move this thing on mudd


Clean up the engine with a steamer and degreaser and mount the massive turbo.


Jack up the car way in the air and try your best to slide this thing on a heavy ass steel plate under the car.


Finished for the day...in a couple of weeks I will be pulling this up from the bottom.




Cant wait to get back up and running...I took off the IM to port match it a little and smooth out the runners a touch and clean out the old gunk that was in there. I am using everything from my old setup and will be adding a Hondata intake manifold gasket and larger (2.5 Bar) MAP sensor

Hey, at least now you know you can fit an entire LS motor in the passenger side of a 2-door CL or Accord

klepto

haaha, thats an umm...interesting use for the cl, that integ is gonna be a beast

sumdumguy

you're fawkin nuts

sumdumguy

was that motor from the donor car originally? motor looks like it's from 89 and older teggy

xenocron

It was from a 1990 Integra but it was B18b motor supposedly swapped in from a 99 LS Integra so its 'lower' miles...maybe, who knows. Its legit at least, I know that

You dont understand how easily this motor fit in the front spot...it was like it was made for it. I dinged the glove box slightly but that was the only fux up of the day and completely because I wasnt paying attention.

Oh by the way I did this entirely by myself! Woot ---

The integra was a beast...251 Hp /235 Tq to the front wheels and that was with the slightly cracked cylinder before I pulled that motor.

Should make close to 275-280 @ 14psi when I get her back on the road...hehe, cant wait, I miss the boost

ajtcl

Are you fucking crazy? Borrow a truck.

PDX3.2TL

LOLOLOL! Great idea and damn I need a boosted car now!

lomeli3.0CL

CLs are good little pick ups....hahah!!

xenocron

I tried, for 3 months!!!

Besides...this was fun and worked well.

What's so crazy?

VXCL

thats great . your prop the first to do that. gl w/ the turbo project. turbos are great!

pebe

As if the CL wasnt heavy enough with 1 engine, u went and threw in a second one. That car must have not even wanted to move.

sumdumguy

don't doubt it's legit but my brothers and I each owned that style teg. a 90 a 92 and a 93. niether had those grooves you have on your valve cover. they all looked the same. as a matter of fact acura kept the same looking engine til the rsx. that looks like it's an 89 LS. not an issue I guess but just letting you know.
here's my baby. I miss black beauty

III

lol complete with pics... excellent write up. i'll keep that in mind next time i decide to throw a motor in the shotgun seat.

xenocron

The B-series LS engine werent put into Integras until 90. From 90-93 they were the B18a engine, from 94-01 it was the B18b engine. Intake manifold and head changed (different valve cover too) but the block and dimensions remained basically the same. No doubt that this from a 96+ vehicle though.

B18a - 130hp from the factory while the B18b made 142hp.

Thanks for the props guys. I wish I could turbo my CL but I need a reliable daily driver.