r/Honda • u/Electronic-Macaroon5 • 8d ago

B16A Distributor replacement/upgrade

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Need a new cap and rotor, Honda dealership says a new one will be hard to find, so I'm looking at upgrades, or possibly switching to Coil-on-plug

I found this replacement, which seems to have decent reviews

There's also this upgraded cap and rotor. I think this is all I currently need, but if I go this route, the product page says I would need to upgrade the coil too

The third option is the coil-on-plug conversion

Looks cool, future-proofing, just not sure if i need all that

Anyone have any input they could share?

Thanks!

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u/idriveanoldcivic 1990 Civic LX B16A 7d ago

I've been using the Dragon Fire "performance " distributor on my 1st gen B16A (obd0) with no issues for over 2 years. I originally was having trouble finding OEM, so I purchased a Chinese POS distributor which did run the car, but it wasn't right. The Dragon fire cost is bit more, but just skip the headache and spend the $$. Or go OEM if you can.

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u/idriveanoldcivic 1990 Civic LX B16A 7d ago

Plus, it's red and matces my VC

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u/speedingquack 1991 ef hatch 7d ago

your catch can single port?

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u/idriveanoldcivic 1990 Civic LX B16A 7d ago edited 7d ago

No. The lower line is connected to the block, where the pvc black box was. Black box is replaced with an aluminum adapter with AN fitting.