What engine?

[sc0rch]

ok so say i may go for an engine swap sometime.....i have a 95 civic ex automatic.....


what engine should i try and get and what year of car is it in and what would the price range be......i'm gonna see if i can get my friend to find me one at the junk yard that his brother n law works at.....but i dont know what i'm looking for and what i should expect to pay.....i really just need to find out what year car and what motor type....i thought maybe a 2.0 SI if i can find one.....and has anyone payed to have an angine swaped ......cause i dont exactly have place or the time to do it myself

[pdiggitydogg]

b16a2 (Sir2) cheap and very effective

[ebpda9]

b18b or b18c1

[silver]

Originally posted by sc0rch
i thought maybe a 2.0 SI if i can find one

rethink that for a moment.

b18c would get the best performance out of the box
b16a(whichever) is more economical and stills nets very nice performance gains.

motor swap price?
can't say that I've ever paid for a honda swap.
I will tell you a sr20det swap for a nissan is $1500, but it is also hella complicated. So we'll say less than $1500.

[iRACEmyCTR]

go with the gsr motor and the swap would cost 1000-2000 dollars depending on the look they give you at the shop when you say "i need this motor in that car."

[pdiggitydogg]

Originally posted by iRACEmyCTR
...depending on the look they give you at the shop when you say "i need this motor in that car."

LOL i can see it now!

[sc0rch]

well i want the most performance i can get outta the box...cause if i go ahead and do it i wont have tons of $ to drop into the motor for a while....got a kid on the way...and buying a weeks worth of diapers might as well be the proce of an engine swap

[sohc_vtec 2NR]

am I an idiot or did they really make 2.0 Si engine?:crazy:

[iRACEmyCTR]

i hate going to shops and saying like "i need you to weld this 3in pipe to my exhaust manifold" and getting remarks like "whats wrong with the exhaust you have now?" or "why would you want to do that?" or "you some kinda street racer??"

[silver]

Originally posted by sohc_vtec 2NR
am I an idiot or did they really make 2.0 Si engine?:crazy:

he was referring to the new si's.
first off it's an expensive motor
second it's a little different from a b-series, or h for that matter.
it isn't worth it.

[TonitrusEN]

89 preludes were 2.0 si, dual carbs :)

[myself_included]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
b18b or b18c1
Then you have the choice between non-vtec or vtec. Of course you can always do the LS/VTEC swap, but I'd still rather have the B18C1 over the ls/vtec.
You could probably get the ls motor for a little over $1000 and about $1000 to have it installed. Where as the B18C1 is $3,300 and then the cost of installation. So you'll be paying about 2 grand more for the B18C1, but it's better than the cheaper ls/vtec.
Also consider swapping your auto tranny to a 5spd, if you don't know how to drive a stick, learn! :)

[sc0rch]

tranny swap is for sure......if i can find a rearended car with the right motor and tranny in it i'm just gonna take it like that....

thats why i need to know what year and model of car the b18C1 is in

[myself_included]

Originally posted by sc0rch
thats why i need to know what year and model of car the b18C1 is in you'll have to go with 95+ integra gsr, get the seats out of it too if you can, they comfy ;)

[thermal]

Dude, what are your long term plans? Force induction or N/A? B20's are cheap as well if you can find it.......

[02CiviC]

Originally posted by iRACEmyCTR
i hate going to shops and saying like "i need you to weld this 3in pipe to my exhaust manifold" and getting remarks like "whats wrong with the exhaust you have now?" or "why would you want to do that?" or "you some kinda street racer??"

i know what you mean, i got the same sh*t, with my other car:paranoid:

[Mirkwo0dForest]

b16a2... only a tad less HP than the b18c and cost way less

SHWAP IT!! YEA!

[Mirkwo0dForest]

if u got enough money to buy a new SI motor then go ahead

and more power to ya!

[myself_included]

Originally posted by Mirkwo0dForest
b16a2... only a tad less HP than the b18c and cost way less
stock, yes. There's more potential with the B18C1

[Mirkwo0dForest]

hey myself_included, got any pix of your car with those Revos?

[myself_included]

Originally posted by Mirkwo0dForest
hey myself_included, got any pix of your car with those Revos? I don't have a digicam, so I just have a bunch of film pictures, I'll try to borrow a friend's digicam sometime for ya.