my 1.6 honda engine swap

[nova nic]

hi i sarted my project a wile ago but i have only got a cuple of pics
i will get more later

it a 1.6 twin cam honda crx engine with 150bhp
it should be on the road soon

http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/50620002.jpg



http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/50620004.jpg

[adam c]

is it all mounted in?what gearbox you using?is it running?should be pretty good once done!

[philip]

loving the idea, not liking the rust around the drivers strut top and would of thought you'd of stich welded it tbh.

need more pics though:D

[Connor]

looks gd
does it drive???
and what future mods you doin to it??

[matt_vaughan]

Good idea, nicely tunable engine.

Bell housing adaptor?

[nova nic]

i have got the honda gear box on the engine and it is all running and driving now i have the drive shafts back i just need to tidy up the engine bay and body work and tax the car then it will be done im hoping to get a set of cams
and pistons in the next cuple of mouths

[matt_vaughan]

Im sure there are plenty of people interested to find out how you got this to move lol

[stevei]

was that converson carried out in leyland by any chance?

[adam c]

we need more pictures!im guessing you used custom shafts with honda inner cv's and vauxhall outers?how much roughly does the engine and box weigh?how easy/hard was it to wire up?

[DW-Nova]

Fair play to yourself mate, that must have been a **** to get mounted up let alone actually running, should be ace once you've tidied it all up like you say, look forward to seeing some more pictures and info, best of luck !!

[nova nic]

i had to have the shaft made up with the homda spline on one end andvauxhall splin on the other end i had to use the hole honda loom and allso had to wire it in to the vauxhall loom the belive the engine and box is lighter the the 1.2 spi engine i had done the hole convirson myself

here is a pic of when i had the dash board out to put the loom in you cam just see a bit of the loom on the right
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/50620001.jpg

[DW-Nova]

Fair play mate, i bet that was a complete nightmare to do ! are you an auto electritcian ?? is it all wired together in sequence, i.e the honda loom and vaux loom split into each other ? how about the engine mounts and everything too ? really really interested in this project, it's really good to see something other than a redtop conversion being done, absolutley ace !!

[draper]

more detailed pics needed but good skills if its runnning

[s14a]

hi mate great idea, would you not have used a 1.6 dohc vtec engine with 167bhp?? them crx engines are only 130bhp

lookin forward to pics, great conversion idea

[nova nic]

i wanted to use the b16a2 engine from the imported sir crx del sol witch is a 176 bhp but my brother was asking to much for the car

[Mike]

That engine is lighter then a 1.2?? I sincerely doubt that!

It took 5 of use to lift a Civic SiR engine & box out the back of my Corsa not so long ago!!!

[burgo]

thats the crx zc engine and therefore only 130 bhp

http://www.geocities.com/AGGRESSIVE_BEHAVIOR/ZCENGINE.HTM

having said that its still gonna be bludy nippy and an impressive instal

[LEWI007]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/wonderwes/vtec_yo.jpg

Gotta put a sticker on it saying that ^^

[burgo]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/wonderwes/vtec_yo.jpg

Gotta put a sticker on it saying that ^^

that would be abit gay concidering it doesnt have vtec

[craig green]

Fair play! Still yet to see evidence of it moving/driving but I like the idea.

[Mike]

^ oh yeah it'll go alright, really revvy engines and resplond fantastic to fettling (as with most Jap stuff).

[Mazz]

Nice project dude, something other than XE's!

[CoupeUK]

Where does 150bhp come from?

[burgo]

Where does 150bhp come from?its already been said its not

[novautd]

says who? he hasnt put any sort of spec up.

[Mike]

Says Honda when they build those engines ;)

Shame the shell drastically lets down the engine conversion though.

[nova nic]

i will try and get a vid on youtube of the car running and driving but before i can test it proplery i have to finish off the brake pipes as i have no brakes at the moment

[novautd]

Says Honda when they build those engines ;)

Shame the shell drastically lets down the engine conversion though.

who says it aint been modified in any way? pics aint exactly good and he hasnt said allot. all im saying is dont jump to conclusions straight away, theres a large chance it is standard but might not be!

[DW-Nova]

I really cant understand why everybody wants to pick holes in peoples projects as soon as they want to do anything different ? perhaps it would be better if he had put a GSI kit on the car and some speedlines ? personally i say good luck to anybody having a go !! whatever theyre doing !!

[greg1.4]

wise words DW-Nova.

rather impressed/interested myself..

[vaughanmc]

Aye I agree with you DW mate :)

Theres a wee engine conversion I'd love to do to a Nova - Spoke to Greg about it on MSN

Crack on with the Honda engine mate - Best of luck

[greg1.4]

aye sounds good, would be very interested to see this going/learn more about it.

never heard of a honda powered nova before. i had a civic a while ago and it was rapid, so responsive. the shell was way past it and at the time we were looking into putting it into nova. does the gearbox or something not go inthe opossite side? something runs back to front iirc..

i know the honda's are a very good engine to have a in a mini but good to see someone is trying something different..

and as vaughan says, best of luck.

[adam c]

as greg said^ im also very intrested in this conversion.what mounts did you use?are you going to keep this engine or maybe upgrade to a b16a etc at a later date?i bet it will be a hoot to drive and its the first vtec/honda engined nova ive seen.how much clearance is there from the gearbox and chassis leg?

[greg1.4]

thats what i was just saying to my mates, this is the first vtec/honda powered nova i have seen..

its excellent that someone is doing something different, brings me back to when we built a ford BDA powered rwd 205 with a T16 body kit..

1600 BDA with 240bhp in somethings as lights and small as a bean can was insane..

[shy witness]

looks and sounds interesting this 1.


look forward to a bit m ore progress on it.

good on ya for having a go at it

[nova nic]

i had to make my own mounts and ia had to cut a bit of the inner arch away on the right hand side for the gear box to fit.
i allso had to cut part of the floor to get the honda gear linkeage in because i was going to use the vauxhall linkeage but the gears whould have been back to front.

does anyone know what i can do with my rear outer archs to get my wheels to fit the springs are normal and the wheel size is 195/50/r15?

cheers

[adam c]

what offset are the wheels?

[Steve]

Very cool project, will be fun surprising some of the jap boys with that! Got any pics of the clearance issues you had?

Bet it was a bit of a bugger wiring all that up? also, what about plumbing in all the water pipes? just mix n match!/

[nova nic]

ill have to get a pic of the wheels tommrow in work

[L14MNP]

Update your photobucket lol
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/50620003.jpg?t=1226360409
Good plans mate, a b16 would have been better but as said you can always change at a later date! I'm interested in the gearbox/chassis leg clearance too as well as many other things. Update us lol

[L14MNP]

we built a ford BDA powered rwd 205 with a T16 body kit..

1600 BDA with 240bhp in somethings as lights and small as a bean can was insane..
Dude don't tease! That thing sounds impressive :) Any links of more gen?

/back on topic

[burgo]

adam c and greg!! its not a bludy vtec!!

novautd - i say its not 150bhp. its probably not even 130bhp any more

and DW im not picking holes in it i was mearly correcting people. plus i have already expressed how impressed i am with it and nova nic has pm'd and told me that he didnt actually know what power it was

[Mike]

who says it aint been modified in any way? pics aint exactly good and he hasnt said allot. all im saying is dont jump to conclusions straight away, theres a large chance it is standard but might not be!

Shut up you fool, im not knocking it in anyway, just mearly laying down FACTUAL information about a stock engine from a Honda.

[L14MNP]

lol at the fighting. Kids these days seem to think any Honda motor has Vtec :S

[Ernie]

my lawn mower has lol.

[greg1.4]

if u read it, i actually said honda/vtec..lol

my mate just bought a civic that is not a vtech..

[ade]

isnt "vtech" some kind of childs electronic computer company?

lol - only messin Greg!

[greg1.4]

quite possibly ade..lol

anyway back on topic again..

[CoupeUK]

125bhp stock from the factory, prob 110-115 now.

[bowman]

thats some brave work there dude..... would mind trying that myself! how was the gear linkage to sort out? is it cable change?

[dj_wudgey]

that looks like that will have been a b*stard to get in!!

[Mike]

how was the gear linkage to sort out? is it cable change?

Gear linkage on these engines is a normal connecting bar/shifter affair.

[nova_niek]

Gear linkage on these engines is a normal connecting bar/shifter affair.
Yep it is. Quite smart too, works lots more precise than the rubbishy linkage affair on our Nova's. My son-in-law has a Civic EJ9 which required gearbox removal 3 times within 4 weeks, hence I know the Honda setup. Clutch went out to lunch after 45,000 miles. :mad:

[Mike]

^ a mate of mine has a EK4, PITA gear shifter mech when trying to take the engine out lol and they have that stupid rear brace bar that runs parrallel to the shifter mech.

[DaveyLC]

Same as a Ford mate.

[nova nic]

i would of had a vid but i tried it after i had fitted the honda fuel pump and them just as i going to record the police had arrived it was about 11:30 though and i still have a feaw holes in the exuest it should be on the road in about two week i just have to get it taxed

[nova nic]

hi here is a short vid of my nova running and driving

click to play



http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/th_50620029.jpg (http://s431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/?action=view&current=50620029.flv)

[vaughanmc]

Nice to see it running and driving mate :)

Crack on with the body work and make it really tidy

Best of luck

[dj_wudgey]

yea get the body sorted now matey and should be a cracking little motor!!!

[burgo]

funk the nova. i want the escort in the vid

[nova nic]

ah that my mates mk1 escort its a 2l pinto engine with a turbo on it will lock a diff i have had a bit of fun with it at work

[baby-geraldo]

any more details on this?? like what engine mounts driveshafts and stuff like that did you use?? i originally wanted to put a honda engine in my nova when i first bought it

[DW-Nova]

hows the nova going mate ? have you done anything else to it recentley ? look forward to an update.

[rallydak]

sorry for digging up old threats and all but was just woundering if you could tell me a bit more about this conversion as i am interested in doing one my self

[Plug]

i have got the honda gear box on the engine and it is all running and driving now i have the drive shafts back i just need to tidy up the engine bay and body work and tax the car then it will be done im hoping to get a set of cams
and pistons in the next cuple of mouths

And the point in this will be? get rid of the vtec y0

[LEWI007]

http://sc.tri-bit.com/images/1/1c/YWMGUIDT24GR5QDGM563QJ2EGJITWI36.jpeg

[MattBrown]

It looks well sat in there!

Fair play to you matey!

You have a mk1 sat there, and your playing with nova's?


Is the scort for sale?

Pm me!

[Martin]

was thinkin the same thing luke...

[matt_vaughan]

Dont know if anyone's seen this video on his photobucket

http://s431.photobucket.com/albums/qq35/badassnic/?action=view&current=18012009164.flv

[rallydak]

sounds pretty good in that video