B16a2 swap to b18c4 possible??

[joebarrie]

Hello, am wanting to swap my engine from a b16a2 to a b18c4.

-do I need b18 drive shafts?
-do I need b18 engine loom?
-do I need to change any engine mounts?

Been reading about and people has been saying you don't need to do anything??

Cheers joe

 

[kellsled]

Hello, am wanting to swap my engine from a b16a2 to a b18c4.

-do I need b18 drive shafts?
-do I need b18 engine loom?
-do I need to change any engine mounts?

Been reading about and people has been saying you don't need to do anything??

Cheers joe

Don't need to change driveshafts,but I'd assume ud have to use b18 loom and the mounts you have should fit bar the 3 post mount

 

[joebarrie]

Don't need to change driveshafts,but I'd assume ud have to use b18 loom and the mounts you have should fit bar the 3 post mount

So your saying, am needing the b18 engine mounts and loom?
You don't need to move the minuting point on the chassis do you??

 

[chrissyEK41991]

You don't need to change anything just extend one of the plugs (tps) if I remember then you will need a p28 or p30 ecu with b18c4 map and jumper harness from loom allot of hassle for not allot of gain why do you want to change.?

 

[joebarrie]

You don't need to change anything just extend one of the plugs (tps) if I remember then you will need a p28 or p30 ecu with b18c4 map and jumper harness from loom allot of hassle for not allot of gain why do you want to change.?

I see. I blow the b16a2 engine up and I can get a b18c4 for my car but won't to no what I need before I get it.

 

[paul]

I have just done this, check out my build thread. You will need a P28 or P30 ecu and jumper, watch the forum and ebay, they come up all the time. Make sure you replace the standard intake manifold with something else, the one on there is very restrictive, I went with a Skunk2 intake and she is breathing so much better now.

 

[jam301986]

Decent mods make good hp figures for a c4 engines plus there's more torque with them. I'm running a b18c4 as well just like Paul said change the IM and that ecu you can contact Scott at htune he'll do it for you can get a p28/30/72 either of the three then get it map.

 

[Saint Matt]

The C4 loom wouldn't work in your car anyway as iirc it plugs into the car loom rather thn straight to the ECU

 

[paul]

The C4 loom wouldn't work in your car anyway as iirc it plugs into the car loom rather thn straight to the ECU

This is a good point as when I was comparing looms I noticed the same thing. So I swapped the looms over, which considering they are almost exactly the same was quite easy when the engines are side by side. I plugged the P30 ECU that came with the engine worked great, no chipping or tuning needed...obv I will be getting it mapped at some point.

 

[EK4 Luke]

Hello, am wanting to swap my engine from a b16a2 to a b18c4.

-do I need b18 drive shafts?
-do I need b18 engine loom?
-do I need to change any engine mounts?

Been reading about and people has been saying you don't need to do anything??

Cheers joe

I've done this vti loom is fine you'd have to disable the iab's on the c4 intake manifold though apart from that straight swap & as mentioned it's advised you get map for it although it should run on b16 ecu too but that's not healthy