honda4u

I am doing a swap in my civic hatchback and i juss wanted to know what motor would be better to put in it, a h22 vtec or gsr. My friends say the h22 but im not sure so i juss thought i would ask.

Mazdarider

vtech makes really good motors personally I think thats the way you want to go, and yes I drive a mazda so don't rag on me to much

Mazdarider

Hello anyone there?

CivicSpoon

You're f***ing annoying, do you know that? You should stay on your own forums. First off VTEC, no H. Second it's not VTEC that makes the motors, it's Honda that makes VTEC motors. Maybe you understand that last part, but if you do you need to learn to type. Third you need to wait for more than 10 minutes for a response. The weekends are really slow around here.

But anyways... There is no "best" engine for a civic. Look at the Swap thread on the '92-'95 forum, it will give you most of the info you need to decide. After reading that you need to figure out; how much you're willing to spend, how much hp you're looking for, are you going NA or FI. If you use the search button at the top of the page, you'll find any and all information you're looking for.

honda4u

hey thanks civicspoon, i am new to this place and i think it is really kool.

6dmnbag

isnt the gsr moter SOHC? Me personally, I would go with the h22.

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CivicSpoon

no the GS-R is a DOHC motor. And the H22 will cost a lot more than putting a GSR into the car.

th_james2003

go with the gsr

KrNxRaCer00

moved, this isn't really street/track

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Lychus

GSR a SOHC?! where do these guys live, under a rock?

whitGSR07

GSR would be easier to swap

95dxcivic

WTF!!!! learn first, then try to teach, i'm not saying i know all about honda but, i mean, who doesnt know a gs-r is dohc, also, "moter"<<<wtf is that.

omg, it's a noob infestation,

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95dxcivic

Oh yeah, i forgot the point of the thread, i would do some research on the h22 and figure out if the weight thing is true, if not, then the torque from the large displacement would be better better because it's kinda hard to get alot of with small displacement engines, but if you want a fairly easy swap and space for your a/c and power steering if you want them, go with the gs-r engine. Also, the gs-r engine can be good for both FI and n/a.

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CivicSpoon

It's not true: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=684550
The motor is tilted back a little, throwing off the balance of the motor; which creates understeer. Believe me if the motor weighed a ton, there's no way my weak ass could help my friend lift it up 4ft in the air off the pallet it came on; and I did.

95dxcivic

so it's the way that the engine sits that causes the understeer, ohhh, but you still get a steering downside to the swap right?

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