swapping 2003 honda civic engine.

[dodgerblue]

have a 2003 honda civic ex 1.7L v-tec engine. My question is
What is the possibility of me replacing the current engine with......

a. 2003 honda civic-si i-vtec engine or...

b. 2003 acura rsx engine,

i live in California so would this be even possible given the current
emisions restrictions. Any help answering this question would
be a major factor in me purchasing a more powerful engine, rather
than investing the money in a super or turbo charger

[Ricochet]

A base turbo kit will make your car faster than a 160hp or maybe even 200hp engine, and you'll have spent half as much. I've seen turbo '03 Civics making 180whp with base kits, and I think the RSX makes about 185whp or something. Plus you'll get that nifty head-turning sneeze every time you shift. However, if you want reliability, go with the motor swap. An engine like yours not meant for boost will probably last you to about 90k-100k miles at most then you'll start having to replace things..

[xproductionz]

my friend that owns a JDM shop in my area owns an 02 civic and has it turboed running at 11psi with stick internals..except he changed out the injectors cause they wasnt giving enough fuel and cat back exhaust... all for around 1,800... as for the swap you can fit an rsx engine in there easily with no adjustments.. all you need is a different motor mounts.. almost drop and play more like.. except for the wires of course... last time i heard swapping engines wont effect emissions.. but when you start putting on aftermarkets stuff then it might... thats why they have that stupid CARB exempt thing... and ricochet is right.. its cheaper to turbo the car then get a new engine if thats what your worried about... but if you want more power from stock then do a swap

[PoisonFangs]

Go with the K20 swap, Or if your really attached to the 1.7l boost the bastard.

[defmusik]

well since you probably have the money because you're tearing into an almost brand new car, I say get a RSX type S motor...screw the turbo..that's so typical

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by defmusik

that's so typical

Breathing oxygen is so typical too.. go suck on some exhaust fumes.
Point is, people do it for a reason, because it's more logical. Just speaking from experience since people with sohc turbos and some mods are putting 4-5 cars on me, and they spent just as much. Oh wow cool look at my nifty swap, compared to oh wow look at my cheap turbo blowing away your nifty swap. On the strip the guy who finishes first is the winner, not the cool swapped car. Just an fyi since you don't know what you're talking about kthxbye.

[xproductionz]

everyone has a good point in here.. if money wasnt an option then it all depends on your starting point on your horsepower... the rsx has more HP to start then the 1.7 of the 01+ civic.. if you had money to burn then go rsx with turbo... but if not just go straight turbo.. its all about you man.. its your car and as they say... each car is built with a different peronality and hard work

[defmusik]

wow what a dickhead. how are you gunna get 200+ hp on a SOHC engine without modifying internals? how much do you think thats gunna cost after all of that? and how much do you think a quality brand turbo is gunna cost for that gen civic? ricochet, how bout you go suck on some dick, because you are what you eat, arent you>?

edit: ok i forgot he said it was an si, but either way, i think you're gunna have a much better result with a brand new motor, that will probably give you more horse to begin with. you even said it yourself moron, so stop trying to find a reason to fight with me.

[Ricochet]

My friend has 205 wheel hp at 9psi on his bone stock Greddy-turboed EX, bitch. Only mods he has is an exhaust, boost controller, and some fuel management shit. If you weren't such a benchracer and actually saw real life modded Civics getting dynoed you'd see it's very possible, and still relatively reliable. Instead, you sit back reading everything on here and formulate your own pool of unsure beliefs similar to many other forum-infesting rejects around here. If you haven't seen something, it doesn't mean it's not possible.

[PoisonFangs]

getting a little heated in here, I know that 200+ is possible on a sohc so dont be throwing around the word dickhead, not naming names. NOOB

[defmusik]

how long is a piece of shit SOHC going to last with 200+ horse? please, you tell me.

i'll "throw around" any word i want, so quiet down poison. really, stay out of it. "NOOB"

[defmusik]

oh and by the way:

big fucking deal dude, 5 more horse than 200. you go boy-ee. look at those SUPER DUPER GAINS.

[defmusik]

no, you know what? fuck this. fuck this retarded thread, because nothing here is even getting acclomplished. ricochet i hope you have fun proving me wrong, because it's getting old having you have a smart ass comment to everything i say. go get a fucking life.

[PoisonFangs]

You are just mad cause you said "how are you going to get 200 out of an sohc" blah blah blah and then Ricochet proved you wrong. I dont have time to waste on little things such as yourself. And by the way using the word fuck in your common vocabulary makes it seem like you are uneducated.

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by defmusik

big fucking deal dude, 5 more horse than 200. you go boy-ee. look at those SUPER DUPER GAINS.

Okay fine he has about 235 crank hp.

Please outprocess the overflow of sand in your cameltoe.