So to get up to date...
Friday brought me a parcel from MFactory, a none-buggered 5th gear.
Getting the box back together was a bit of a pig, but I was prepared for this.
Main issue was I managed to lock the 1st/2nd selector fork with the sprung detent bolt. No problem to sort this when I found it.
Clutch was getting thin, so bought a Honda Integra R (P73) one.
Exedy is on the right...
Actually the Exedy is a slightly bigger diamter than the honda one.
Best clutch alignment tool ever...
My buddy helped to fit the box to the lump and stcik them in the car...
Engine mostly went in without hitch, but there were a couple of points..
The throttle body had a nipple from the charcoal canister, and there isn't one on my P73 TB. The p73 mani also has an extra nipple...so i've temporarily blanked it, until I do it more neatly...
It seems the EK4 mounts aren't ideal for the B too, as my bonnet doesn't shut now! Easy enough to drop the engine at the NS though, so will do this soon by ~10mm.
The engine didn't run AT ALL well to begin with. A google of the symptoms last night suggested I'd swapped the IACV and MAP sensor wiring. It seems honda have a sence of humour to put these in reach with the same damn connector!!
Now it runs and drives great!!
Its definately faster - it span up as it it vtec in 2nd...though this would suggest the engagement point should be shifted!!