just got my 1st car like a few mouths a gooo. its a 93 civic dx. have bin spending alot of money and work on the out side of my car like the paint job, cf hood, rims,lip kits and coil overs jdm stuff!
car loooks mean and fast but is slow as hell... im not liking it. I want to do a engine swap. could u please tell me what swap you recamend ? im a daily driver mostly on the hi way.. things i have bin thinking about? si trubo ? , b16a, b18c, b20 v tec some one said h22 but i dont noo if im that hard core. im serious about a swap would love any help help thanks whats the best bang 4 the dolller ?

 

im gonna be putting a b18c1 in my sedan soon, ive been doing loads of research and id suggest the b16 a or the b18c1
ull be happy either way
goodluck

 

u don't want a b16a for a highway car...trust me
And you'll miss torque if you have a b16a so i'd say the b18c1.
Or you could do the b16a swap. Get urself a b18c block and use the p30 head, p30 intake manifold and p30 pistons and have urself and nice 11.3 to 1 compression ratio along with the torque and oil squirters of the b18c1 and good flowing head from the b16a. Its the poor man's type R and its already a project in the works...don't worry i will post pics when i am done.
Just my $.02

 

whats wrong with a B16 for highway??????

 

high revving?

 

funnniest thread title ever!

"i riced out my car, now peeple think its fast" would also have been as funny

a b16 swap will allow you to toy with all those pesky sunfires and cavys

but a b18c would be much better

 

Gearing.

unless you enjoy cruising at 4000 rpm @ 120 km/h

you been around these discussions long enough to know this Chigga1.

 

 

if you do the swap yourself the h22 is the best bang for the buck...

if your paying someone then probably a b20 or b18c i think but this thread wont really help you make a decision cause it'll just be everybodies personal opinions on what is best

 

DO A SEARCH! We discussed this like a week ago, and then a week before that and probably a 10 more times before that..

Depends on the money you have, what kind of results you want..

My opinion is H22. For daily driving it the most fun you can have with a car.. power starts around 3000 rpm and just takes off. Gas mileage is easily 450KM/TANK on 40L tank. and You never have to rev very high to start moving.. On the highway, it's the best, touch of the throttle @ 140km/hr and you hitting 170+ within a few seconds.

But, that's just me..

 

build a frankie motor like iv got...b16 head for better flow, full type-r internals, b18c1 block and then jsut add other lil mods onto it, like chipped ecu, cam gears, type-r header,c.a.i, 2.5" exhaust, ligthened flywheel and stage 2 clutch and so on u get the point and leave h22's in your dust. or just do like cablerat said and swap a h22 in yourself or a b18c1 etc, much cheaper..

 

but imagine an h22 with similar mods also a b series anything can't match an h22 for torque, not without divine intervention anyways ie turbo/ supercharger

 

H22 is my opinion

 

Sounds expensive to buy and build..

I'd like to see how my STOCK motor, non-LSD, stock suspension, heavy SI holds up to your frankie motor setup..

Let me know when your going to cayuga next time.

 

cablerat: msg me next time your goin to cayuga cause i wanna race my car too

 

^ y that wiuld b cool, ill b at the next cscs event there....previous i ran a 14.4 withthe vtec not hooked up, 175 bald wintetr tires (spun till halfway throughb 3rd) and a badly slipping clutch till it finally blew haflway down the track. next time i go back the car will b sprayed and on slicks..but we can give her a few goes without spray. i raced a h22 94 coupe si at thelast cscs event and he did a 14.9 which was decent.....iv heard of stock h22's in eg's running anywhere from 14-14.9....the h22 has the bottom end torque but my high reving b18c1/c5 once up in the higher rpm range jsut pulls and pulls..this motor in the car now has run a 13.4 on a slick as sits and a 12.8 on a 75 shot by a previous owner. im still tryin to get it there.

 

www.honda-tech.com

Search, you'll find lots of different combinations of swaps. I wouldnt recommend turbo if your doing a long commute.

 

would going trubo be a smart thing to doo, like may be swap a si engine in my car and trubo it. what u think of that ?

 

whats a trubo?

 

**** b series and the h series.
get ur self a k series motor
k20 all the wayyyyyyy