help on engine swap

Im thinking of doing a B18C5 swap next summer and boosting it. But I hear the LS (B18B?) is better for boost cause the lower compression but i want to stick to a Vtec motor. And then i hear that the frankinstein CRV/B18 motors are also good but what about for boosting and Vtec? I dont know much about turbos yet either so im looking for best combination. Also as always i got to keep cost in mind. Also to keep in mind for the most part this is going to be a street car not do much of a drag car.

Well if u wanna stick with a VTEC and u were gonna buy a b18c5... I would get a b18c1 build it with the money ur saving from the type r then boost it....

Im thinking of doing a B18C5 swap next summer and boosting it. But I hear the LS (B18B?) is better for boost cause the lower compression but i want to stick to a Vtec motor. And then i hear that the frankinstein CRV/B18 motors are also good but what about for boosting and Vtec? I dont know much about turbos yet either so im looking for best combination. Also as always i got to keep cost in mind. Also to keep in mind for the most part this is going to be a street car not do much of a drag car.

It really depends on you hp goals here, budget and your skill level. Do you have an LS in the car already? If so and you looking for 300whp or less keep the LS motor stock and boost it until you hit your target hp. There is nothing wrong with vtec and boost that is a myth. I would also suggest not swapping in the b18c5 unless you have massive amounts of money, instead if you really want to do a swap, then swap in the gsr (b18c1) motor, build the bottom end and boost the hell out of it. Then there is also the option of LS/vtec this would be a cheaper way to get vtec if you have an LS in the car already and, if built right, it will love boost and be fairly reliable. There are a bunch of options just tell us what your budget and horsepower goals are and we can help you better. Also what car and motor do you have right now that will effect your decision the most. Also check out this site it will give you an idea of what kind of numbers different set-ups are putting out.

www.evans-tuning.com/viewforum.php?f=5

Well i say if you wanna turbo, stay LS. If you wanna turbo cheep get as many mitsubishi parts as you can, injectors, turbo. This will help on the cheep end. If you are not wanting to speend that much money the forget about a swap. There is not acheep swap, but then cheep to me is not a $2,000 swap. I love playing with turbos, but i said it once and i will say it again "HONDA DOES NOT MAKE A TURBO CAR" so if you want it to last you have to do it right!!! Take the motor out and get new forged pistons and some ARP studs head, mains, rod. O yeah i have a turbo manifold for an LS if you want it. It's a good place to start.

hes right these dudes i know boosted a ls with a bunch of mitsu parts takin form a blown talon ran pretty good with some minor mods

The B18c5 is one of those motors that are best left unboosted and should go na. If you want vtec and boost, stick with the b18c1 but b18b from an ls is great for boosting because of the lower compression. its your choice but choose between b18b and b18c1, only choose the b18c5 if you want to go all motor

Is it possible to fit a F20C motor into an Integra?

nope, f20c needs to be vertically mounted unlike ours which is horizontal. Also you will need to do a rwd conversion, correct me if im wrong