  SVOboy I quit. 07-08-2006, 05:31 PM
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05-13-2006, 06:34 PM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Project: KDA (Engine and Auto to Manual Swap)
KDA standing for Kick Dan's ***
I'm hoping my longer tranny, lowed Cd, lower weight, more economical engine, and randomness will help me beat Dan's l33t skillz and route, but I dunno, we'll see.
First thing I must say is that this project will be limited mainly by money. I think I can set up the stuff in the shop where I'm interning, I'm hoping very hard. At the very least I'll try to borrow their super duper engine hoist.
Anyway, the specifics:
Gonna pull my D15B2 auto crap and stick in a D15B8 (92-95 Civic CX, 70 HP, blah blah) along with a CRX HF tranny. This'll be nuts, to say the least, but it's gonna happen. Just picked up the engine today.
Now, for the money situation, I basically need a clutch and nothing else, grr, so someone help me find a clutch. I'll post pictures of the stock clutch tomorrow to see what ya'll think, but I'd say it's done for.
The plan:
Stick the engine and everything together in the garage and then haul it all as one junk to be put into the CRX. I'll be doing all the work with mehbe a person who doesn't know cars to keep me company, 
Add or comment as needed to the below...
New Shopping List:
Timing Belt: $27.99 Bought!
Water Pump: $28.99 Bought!
Valve Cover Gasket: $28.99 Bought!
Clutch Throwout Bearing: $21.99 Bought!
Coolant Drain Pan: $7.99 Bought!
EG Civic Manual: $16.99 Bought!
Valve Cover Paint: $5.99 Bought!
Paint Stripper: $6.99 Bought!
Crappy 5W20: $8 Bought!
Oil Filter: $3 Bought!
Brake Cleaner: $3 Bought!
Wire Brush Set: $5 Bought!
Some Just-In-Case Oil: $6
Total: $244
Picture time though. So many more will happen tomorrow when I unload everything. Wish me luck!
What a pain this was:
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05-31-2006, 05:55 PM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
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New list:
(Wire) VSS
(Wire) Cluster plugs (In progress, there are some odd things like seatbelt light always on, prolly miswired, had terrible pinouts, so I think I just got good ones for the crx, so yeah. I got stuff from work for the cluster plugs, with the super expensive software for that kinda thing. Some weird stuff like I killed the gas gauge, which was working, but that could be anything, and the temp gauge works but only when I'm in reverse, so I think I need to fix my reverse switch because I dunno what the heck would cause that since there's nothing electrical on my shifter any more.)
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05-31-2006, 05:56 PM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,195
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(Buy) Rear mount, tranny portion
(Buy) Misc. shift linkage bolts
(Buy) New shift linkage pin, from Honda
(Do) Figure out what to do with the transmission cooler stuff
(Wire) Reverse lights
So, I've eliminated 2.5 things,
EDIT: had to split up post cuz something hates me.
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06-03-2006, 09:40 AM
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*shrug*
Join Date: Sep 2005
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VSS and cluster wired, woot woot. so now the cluster is complete working but for the screwy temp gauge, which i think is something else.
i still need a rear mount, to do the reverse wiring, to get the linkage pin, la la la.
today i'm going to cover the whole in the body from the old shifter and take pictures like woah.
that's it that i can think of, tons of rain, heat, and i'm tired!
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06-03-2006, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by SVOboy
VSS and cluster wired, woot woot. so now the cluster is complete working but for the screwy temp gauge
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Awesome. I think the very first thing I would have done after that is go fill up and press reset on the trip ODO 
Let the Kicking begin! 
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06-03-2006, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Awesome. I think the very first thing I would have done after that is go fill up and press reset on the trip ODO |
Yes, and set your fuel parameter to 13515 and your distance parameter to 2482. This will start the calibration process. Use the milepost method or google earth to calibrate the distance. Take the google earth distance and divide by the distance displayed and then multiply by your current distance parameter to get your new distance parameter. Do again to verify.
At your next fill, convert gallons to liters. Then divide liters displayed on the MID by the actual liters used. Then multiply by the current fuel parameter to get your new fuel parameter. Do again to verify. Now you will be calibrated.
Your new MID chip will go out on Monday. Got the one you sent me and it works great. The instanteous bug is fixed! Woot!
Matt, you can get one now.
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Let the Kicking begin! |
Don't be surprised if I kick back.
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06-03-2006, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by krousdb
Don't be surprised if I kick back. |
I would be more surprised if you didn't!
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06-03-2006, 10:46 AM
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I would be happy to explain if you tell me what exactly you are confused about. 
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06-03-2006, 10:53 AM
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*shrug*
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Haha, I just need to print out that pdf with the instructions and play with it until I know it by heart, I think.
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06-03-2006, 11:02 AM
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Maybe it would be easier for you it you had the instructions in Japanese, Ben-san?
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