Had a b16a in my civic..... Going straight b20 motor....

I know you can use both crank pulleys, but is there any advantage to using one over the other? I don't have AC or Power Steering, or ANY POWER sh_t for that matter... hehehe I do have a small amp (200watts RMS) powering my front speakers and my sub... Other than that, I have nothing that really draws a lot of power...

My friend said to swap the b16a crank pulley over because it's lighter. I also know it will also spin the alternator slower because it's smaller. That means less stress on the alternator right? Or no extra stress on alternator?

However....... I can't take that damn 19mm bolt off. Hell, I can't do it on my b20, I doubt I can do it on my B16a.... If possible, I would like to just use the b20 crank pulley......

Any major disadvantages other than being a little heavier?? Or should I REALLY change it to the b16a pulley from my b16a??

 

Doesn't a smaller pulley spin the belt faster? In any case, if you don't have AC or P/S, you might want to look into an OEM Honda N1 crank pulley that only drives the alternator. It's a factory piece that comes on the bare-bones CTRs. It usually costs about $100. As for getting the bolt off the pulley, I use this tool:

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/SP-60100.html
With my block mounted on my engine stand, it's a simple matter of using two breaker bars, one for the crank tool, and one for the socket. I use a 5ft steel pipe on the end of the breaker bar with the crank tool and position it so that it's wedged into the floor when I turn the bolt against it, and then I use my 4ft jack handle on the other breaker bar to turn the bolt. Comes out very easily. I'm not sure if you want to to do that hust to change pulleys, but it may be a good time to change the timing belt and water pump, since there's no real way of telling exactly how old they are, and it's much easier to do it with the engine out of the car.

 

yea, the thing is i need that tool now.... dont' wanna wait longer (cuz i'd have to order it online)...

and the damn flywheel "trick" with 2 bolts and wrench didn't work...... I'm gonna try it again later....

i was gonna do timing belt/water pump as i did it before on the other swap i did, but........ eh.... i figure, 45k miles on the motor at most (jdm motor), timing belt and water pump should last a good 90k, so i'll just do it a few years down the line..... I'm too lazy.... hehehe, it's not like i can't do it later anyway...

 

Flywheel lockers will work ok if you do it right, but you still need to apply enough steady force on the bolt to break it loose. If you don't want to lock the flywheel, you can get a chain wrench and lock the crank pulley.

 

This is what a chain clamp/wrench looks like:

 

Well I think I just used a crappy wrench to hold it before and it bent in half..... This time I just used a bigger wrench and I got the bolts off.... off both motors actually...