The COMPLETE 92-00 Civic Owners Engine Swapping Guide!!

[94tegRS]

B18C's are vtec.

the A's/B's are non vtec.

and a kid I met a while ago had a H22 in his hatch and didnt complain aboput anything like that, just said it is FUN to drive.

[94dxhatch]

so is the ls engine a vtech or nonvtech and if it isnt a vtech then could a b18c1 head work better then a b16a

thanx paul walker

[94tegRS]

first of all lose the h, were not talking about phones here.

USDM:

90-91 integra B18A 130 HP non VTEC
92-93 integra B18A 140 HP non VTEC
92-93 integra GSR B17A 160 HP VTEC
94+ integra B18B 142 HP non VTEC
94+ integra GSR B18C1 170 HP VTEC
97+ ITR B18C5 195 HP VTEC


the B16 is VTEC and has 160HP.

and it is said the B16 head is better cuz you cant put a B16/ITR manifold on a GSR head and the ITR/B16 manifolds flow better because of less surface area or something like that.

[untamedcivic]

Awesome article. Really appreciate it. My 93' Civic with a D15B7 is crying for some sort of power increase. But, you don't wanna hear my life story. Thanks again

[civicsisisisisi]

How much trouble would it be to put an obd0 b16a in my 96 civic?

[94tegRS]

too much, are you wanting to put in the cable tranny as well?

not to mention it is illegal.

[GeniusB16A]

What r ur thoughts of a B18C block w/ a B16 head?
I read thru the first post and didn't see it mentioned ..
BTW it'll be in a 91 hatch...

[Cobrakessen]

Hey im getting a 93 - 95 Civic....i have a few to choose from so whichevers in better condition,but im planning to swap the engine when i get it.I can get a 96 integra gsr engine,but i can get my hands on a 02 RSX typeS engine too.i know anythings possible with money but being no millionare.Is it possible to swap to the RSX K20C engine without have to do much work.like basically all i need to know is will the engine mounts need to be fabricated,will the tranny line up,or should i not bother and go for the gsr engine.the rest ill research myself,talk to mechs and such,i just dont want to go through alot of trouble to find it wont work thanks?

[Crazy Mustard]

what would it take to put an F22B1 from a 94-97 accord EX which is a SOHC @.@ liter V-TEC with 145Hp and about 141FTLB or torque into a 92 civic ? i have the car ready to go and the mottor is just sitting in my shop.. ive never heard of this awap before so are there any mounts? what transmissions will bolt up to the block?anything special that i would have to do other than wiring the v-tec and all that good stuff? any info would help out...thanks

[junior40er]

I just recently purchased a civic hatch CX model because they tell me it's light weight however the engine sucks. So I need to swap it out. I would like most people preffer the B16A engine. The problem is can I do the whole swap including labor for under $3500 also my other problem is there a way to be legal and pass smog checks. I really need help in this situation. Im tired of gettting spanked by other hatchbacks even though i already put a full cat-back exhaust system and cold air induction.

[B16Z6+S20]

i think you had it wrong about the D16Z6, its the one that has 127HP@7200RPM not the D16Y

[CivicSpoon]

Originally Posted by Cobrakessen

Hey im getting a 93 - 95 Civic....i have a few to choose from so whichevers in better condition,but im planning to swap the engine when i get it.I can get a 96 integra gsr engine,but i can get my hands on a 02 RSX typeS engine too.i know anythings possible with money but being no millionare.Is it possible to swap to the RSX K20C engine without have to do much work.like basically all i need to know is will the engine mounts need to be fabricated,will the tranny line up,or should i not bother and go for the gsr engine.the rest ill research myself,talk to mechs and such,i just dont want to go through alot of trouble to find it wont work thanks?

Hasport makes mounts. Do a search online for a few write ups on the swap.

Originally Posted by Crazy Mustard

what would it take to put an F22B1 from a 94-97 accord EX which is a SOHC @.@ liter V-TEC with 145Hp and about 141FTLB or torque into a 92 civic ? i have the car ready to go and the mottor is just sitting in my shop.. ive never heard of this awap before so are there any mounts? what transmissions will bolt up to the block?anything special that i would have to do other than wiring the v-tec and all that good stuff? any info would help out...thanks

It'd be similar to putting in an H22 (even the same mounts). Do a search on it and you're sure to find something. Especially search for the pinout, because chances are the wiring is a little different.

Originally Posted by B16Z6+S20

i think you had it wrong about the D16Z6, its the one that has 127HP@7200RPM not the D16Y

Nope the d16z6 has 125hp and the d16y8 has slightly more hp at 127hp.

[roguecivic97]

I'm putting a b16a into my 97 civic ex and i need a new a/c compressor. is there any way i can use the d16y8's a/c compressor if i get the b16a bracket for a 95 del sol (DOHC VTEC)?
when i called hmotorsonline, they told me it would, but i just need to make sure.
also... is there anything else that i should know about when doing this swap?
i've already got an OBD2-OBD1 wiring harness from boomslang.us as well as many new parts for the motor. but i'm not quite sure how to wire all of it up and then how this whole air conditioning thing is going to work.

[bokchoy]

that was some cool stuff, it was like being in discovery channel, but for cars....

anyways, I have a 93 del sol and was thinking of engine swap, but the problem was i didnt know what to get, until i read this post. My first thought was just a Bseries swap, but the as i read on i figured the CRVtech thing is really cool, meaning its affordable and gives you a modest amount of power, but my question is, how much does it cost in total for the engine swap with the b16 head?

Thanx for the info

[ErMaK]

I found your post about Engines and Head-swap'n to be very informative, and also very exciting. I plan on doing a D16Z6 head swap on my D15B7, and you have encouraged my intrest in going along with this procedure more. Thanks.