Engine Choice; Poll

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by Mybrainisawaffle

Any chance I could put the turbo in by myself?

I don't know how well you work with cars and such so I can't say. If I bought one I'd put it in myself though....it's not a professional thing....

[~ls/vtec~]

people people people. where the hell do u people live. for 6,000 i can get a b18c1 and then put some ls pistons in there and boost that sucker. then i would still have money left over to upgrade the fuel system and much more

complete b18c1 swap=2500
bolt on complete turbo kit(brand new)=2000
ls pistons=free i have some lying around
rc injectors=150
fuel pressure regulator=free from my friend or 100(regulator and gauge) if i buy
racing clutch=300
fuel pump=200
boost controller=250
headers intake exhaust=500
=6000

do the work urself, its cheaper. machine shop do crappy jobs and then they screw u

[CivicSpoon]

I've never seen a new turbo kit for a gsr for $2000 before; never seen one for under $3G's. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong sites though.

[Mybrainisawaffle]

Hmm. Ls/vtec, I have a garage and tools and everything, the only problem is that I don't know very much about the internals of cars. I guess I could look for a class or something? I'll check around my friends and see if they know these things.

[~ls/vtec~]

dude its hella easy. all you need is a manual with torque specs and a torque wrench

u cant find a turbo kit online for that cheap. my local performance shop sells them. the owner recently showed me his new project. a 4 wheel drive civic si

[Mybrainisawaffle]

Rawk, man. I shall look into things locally. Thanks alot ls/vtec. Won't I need a harness of some sort to get the engine out of the car?

[~ls/vtec~]

i have this engine hyadralic so im good. i got it at the local car part store

[Mybrainisawaffle]

Cools. How will I know what to connect and disconnect and all that?

[~ls/vtec~]

well theres a couple things i gotta know to tell u. do u have a/c? did u already buy the motor? does it come with the shift linkage, axles, ecu, wiring harness? how many miles does it have on there?

[Mybrainisawaffle]

I haven't bought anything yets.

[E Honda]

Building an engine is no more difficult than installing a turbo, it's all a matter of turning wrenches. I suggest buying a book and read instead of asking advice from a bunch of people that seem to try and score humor points. if you have 6 grand to burn......buy a b18c5 or a b16a2.....I have the b16a2 and think its a great motor....
Good Luck.

E.Honda

[Mybrainisawaffle]

Any particular book you would recommend?

[~ls/vtec~]

theres really no books out on this. i would personally take adice from people that have already done this be4