[hondaprelude1988s]

well guys i beleave ill be starting my new project with my a3 engine. i have picked up a set of itbs off of a tl1000 forom my dads school he teaches at. they look like they will fit right into the carbs old spot with a lil mods to the links but ibeleave this is how use with the carby A3 blocks can make are car into a fi. as of right now we dont know if we are going to use the fi off the bike or buy 4 honda ones and drill holes in the old man but we are gonna use a micro squirt computer so we can also turbo it after we are done with the swap ill have more info and pic later but if this works out i think i could make a fi swap kit if any guys with carbs would wanna get rid of theem

[prelude91ex]

so youre trying to convert the b20a3 to an injection engine? sorry,my english is not good enough. just not sure

[Ludercrs]

so you're keeping the SOHC and changing it to FI?

[ill-icit_lude]

dude the fi swap really isnt that hard...dohc ftw

[hondaprelude1988s]

its not that fact that the fi swap is hard its just the fact i want something different ya everyone does the fi swap its all good but alot of people do it and when have you seen a A3 FI? really i think i would be cool because i would have something different from everyone else i mean not to cut anyone down or anything its just i have all the stuff to make this work its all laying around the barn so why not try something different. If it dont work it dot work but i see NO reason why it should not being the micro squirt kit you program everything you need to make it run so. I really just want something different and this is a good way to go with something different and when my dad told me about it i was like sure why not try it. not to rag on you guys that did the swap i mean thats what you guys wanted to do and this is just what i wanna do so and i dont have to money to get all the wire and other stuff to make it work or the time between school and a job i have like maybe 2 hours a day to work on the car but thats no big deal but the TB do fit right in the the carbs rubber boots sooo thats a plus

[GUESSMAN]

Hey go for it, can't wait to see how this turns out. In for the updates.

[1funryd]

Well let's see if if it works good. Just please finalize this thread or else its just another "coulda, woulda..." thread that ends up nowhere.
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[ill-icit_lude]

well if its as convienent as you say it is then go for it.

[ill-icit_lude]

and if you didnt want our input why didnt you do the swap first rather than telling us?

[88'si]

and i also hope that u dont plan on making alot of power. the a3 is worse motor than the a5 for power

[lude1990]

Make a progress thread about this, I thought about doin this but with a set of a bike also but I decided to wait and do it on a later build when I have the time but I wana see this

[hondaprelude1988s]

im gonna get get some pic up tonight of the itb there at my dads which thats where im at now i dont miss michigan one bit

[hondaprelude1988s]

these are what im going to use

the first update

[zelseman]

i just have one request...can you use periods in your sentences?
Ill stay tuned.

[nwluder]

Originally Posted by hondaprelude1988s

but the TB do fit right in the the carbs rubber boots sooo thats a plus

that takes a chunk of work out the "todo list".. so basically it comes down to wiring it and the throttle cable. correct?

[hondaprelude1988s]

yes thats about all there is to do. wire the micro squirt up then the cable. in all its much harder then it sounds. then program the computer on all what it needs to run then boom done. but this should at least take all winter to do. but also ill have to run new lines and change out to a SI pump so i can have a return line but other then that its gonna be fun hope it all works out maybe us with the a3 might have a way to be fi (im hoping)

[nwluder]

lol it doesnt sound that easy, but it sounds like it would be easier than modding an a5 mani, and than wiring all of that up and trying to get it to work.

[hondaprelude1988s]

really the only easy part is getting the parts but and hooking up te itb and thats about it

[GUESSMAN]

How much does something like that itb cost? And is it easy to find?

[hondaprelude1988s]

well there not cheap if you get them new but ebay i found a few for like 150 but mine ways free cant beat that lol

[The Squirrel]

personally i would just put a a5 head on the a3 block and do the conversion

[hondaprelude1988s]

ya but what would be so different about the a5 having a fi on it. i wanna be different and doing it on a a3 would be 100% different

[The Squirrel]

i really dont think it will be work your time and it would only be SOHC.

[luzer]

I think it's a cool idea if you can get it to work. Definitely unique. You can get some decent power out of the a3 if you also upgrade the cam. The 2nd gen guys that swapped to weber carbs have gotten good results with the SOHC engine.

You may want research the gas tanks. I've read that it's necessary to swap a tank from an Si in when doing the carb to FI swap. Apparently the two are baffled differently. But I don't have any first-hand knowledge about that. Maybe someone who's done that swap can chime in about that.

[hondaprelude1988s]

Thanks luzer

its most deff worth my hard work and time i think.
i wanna have a one off thing. i also know that colt cams does some kinda cam for a sohc i really think it would be cool to do it. it what i want to do and im SURE it will work. but if it works it could also help out the 2nd gen to so its a win win if it works out. it would be a 1 off kinda thing and if i go to a car show i love to see one off kinda things like that it makes it more fun for the poeple looking at your car.


but thanks luzer
i dont know much about the tanks so im hoping someone like sean will come in and say something