[82civicwagon]

Originally posted by Moppie



Well the easiest swap into your car is the old Carbed Turbo engine from the First Honda City Turbo, if you can find one its a straight bolt in.
Anything else would require rewiring and relumbing all the fuel lines for fuel injection.
If you really want to make an old civic go fast then start with an RS, comes standard with bigger brakes, I think differnt struts.
Then it will be a challange getting something like a B16a in to it.
Your not only talking about custom engine mounts, but also axles, or wheel hubs as yours will not match the b16a gear box, and the b16a axles will not match your hubs.
Its a lot of work for just a back yard mechanic to accomplish and it wont be cheap.
You would be better of just building up the engine thats already in there, take it out as close as you can to 1300 and either turbo it, or get the head ported, Find the Mugen Cam (they are still avliable) or get a custom one ground and feed it all with some webbers. Find a 5sp and you've got your self a car with plenty of potential to embrass some more modern cars. If you lower it a little, and uprate all the springs and shocks you will have a real autocross weapon.

But if you want to beat mustangs and GSR's then expect to spend a lot of money and a lot of time.

i never knew that honda made a factory turbo motor. where might i start looking for one. a direct bolt in is always easier and cheaper, but until now i didnt know of any.

on the second matter, ive heard of many but never seen with my own eyes of b16's in first and second gen. civic's. size of a task dose'nt bother me, i have acess to a hoist that is actually a little too big for my car due to the short wheelbase. unlimited tools, and i'm much more than just a backyard mechanic. if you checked my profile you will see that i am a ford service technician dooing this kind of thing as my livelyhood.

i have many ideas but dont know if they will work. i've actually been thinking as to wether or not the diamater of the base of the strut where it connects with the spindle is the same as newer hondas in the possibility of a spindle swap to upgrade to larger rotors and hubs that will fit b16 halfshaft's. converting from carburation to fuel injection has always been in the plan, and i have strongly considered forced induction compared to natural aspiration.

in a nutshell i want to see with my own eyes a 2nd gen civic that has a b16 or even possibly a b18 in it so i can see exactly what it takes. i would also like to find out more about that honda turbo motor.:smoka: