So many motors? but what should i do

[Honda250r909]

Okay I just bought a 1996 civic EX and it is totally stock.....I have some money left over about 5000 dollars and i want to swap it with a JDM motor. So i went to look at Motors and there is a ton that i can choose from. What i was planning on doing was taking the d16 out and putting in a b18a/b for the compression to put like 10-14 psi. Then my friend told me to get a b18c which is a 180??hp engine so that way i could just put a 6 psi in it and still get the same results. And today i was looking and found a b18c5 which has really caught my attention and i really like it. Now is it possible to put this b18c5 into my 96 civic ex and would it also be possible(in the future) to put a 6-8 psi boost on it? I know this is alot at once but i really wanna get started and i don't want to start off on the wrong foot

[94civic]

yes you can drop the b18c5 motor in your car, but it would be a waste of a perfectly good N/A motor if you turbo it.

[AKKORDINGLY SICK]

yeah i agree, or you an think about getting the h22, thats a dime a dozen type engine right there

[spdbtr79460]

It all depends on what your goals are and what you want. But good luck with the type R if you choose to get but all the DOHC VTEC motors are good. If they weren't then those brilliant Honda engineers wouldn't have put them in our cars

[chechin]

I think you should go ALL MOTOR, get a b18c spec R engine w/200hp after that you can contact Erick's Racing Shop he's an expert tuning dohc vtec engines I think you could get at least 240hp or more just being all motor.

[4g4d_getone]

either get the type R motor or maybe if u wanna frankenstien then get the B20z and put the B16 or B18c head, or get the B18a/b block and put the B16 or B18c head.

[chechin]

be careful with frankenstein setups, only people who exactly know what are they doing and have the experience can build a correct setup, if you're not sure on that you better get an original full engine.