thinking single cam

[sageuvagony]

why not go for a h22 or b18? why does it have to be b16? dont you want more?

[liquid8]

i like b16's. i think it would be a enough for me

[97civiclx]

with his engine and some common knowledge he should be able to bolt the vtec head right on the new block and add the couple extra wires for the vtec right shouldn't he be able to do that himself?know with the b16 he will have to change everthing out from axles to th ecu. see it is believed that if you add z6 or y8 and turbo and you should be able to push close to 190. now with a b16 you will only be at 170 tops. so my thinking is with 3000 put 500 into the head 1500 hundred for the turbo and the last thousand to build up the block and head.

[civickiller]

for $1500 u gotta do a homemade kit, no name brand is that cheap

[KrNxRaCer00]

fine...poor man's type r motor...find a b18c1 block...drop a b16a head on it...be happy

[civicHBsi91]

see your including labor with the b series

well yea....not many people drop in their own b series at their house, i only know of a few on here and none in person so......d series you can just drop right in yourself simple as doing the original motor

[97civiclx]

i saw a greddy turbo kit for 92-95 civic for 1498. i believe the last time i checked greddy was a well respected brand name. but i could be wrong.
you could probably do homemade for barely over a thousand without intercooler.

[civickiller]

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
well yea....not many people drop in their own b series at their house, i only know of a few on here and none in person so......d series you can just drop right in yourself simple as doing the original motor

im dropping in my ls right now at my house by myself, thats a b series. if u really think about it, dropping in a b16 is really just was easy as dropping a d series. it just takes alitttle longer. in reality its just as easy, if u really think about it. but most people just think its hard because u gotta get a mount kit and stuff, but its just as easy, it may take alittle longer though

[civicHBsi91]

im not saying its hard.....i could do it i would feel up to it, just most people dont want to mess with something that major, the only thing i havent done to my car by myself thus far has been the windshield.....

[97civiclx]

will his ecu work on a b16 engine or will he have to get a new one i thought you had to get a new one and rewire the harnesses.ive never done or seen the swap done but i ve heard the wireing for the vtec was apain in the ass.

[liquid8]

yeah i heard that to. and i would have to get the b16 ecu

[civicHBsi91]

i would have to get the b16 ecu

Dur hur hur, im the water boy hur hur hur lol j/k dude, yea you would need the b16 ecu unless you had a 4g si/hf you could send the ecu to a place that does one wire vtec conversions

[91civicDXdude]

DOHC VTEC is better than SOHC VTEC powerwise...

"but 91civicDXdude, why do you have a SOHC VTEC"

i got my d16z6 for $200 and my stock engine was burning oil like a bitch.

I say, if you can afford to go DOHC VTEC, do it, but if you are looking for a cheap swap and a little more power than stock, SOHC VTEC is still a quick little engine.

[superbluecivicsi]

SOHC not that bad, but i would just save the money and go with the DOHC. HP and customizing potential on the DOHC is more worth the buck.

[liquid8]

where did you find a sohc for 200 bucks??????