engine swap

[rmrfun]

I have a 95 honda civic cx with a 8 valve 1.5. Thinking about swapping a 16 valve 1.5 into the car. My questions are, will i need to change the ecm? How much more horsepower with the 16 valve engine. The engine will have a fresh rebuild with a couple of goodies. Is the swap worth the time?

[mellowboy]

do a search man. Theres so many options on what engines you can choose. Go to search and type in engine swaps.

[kkiepvvessau]

''' rmrfun ''' if you can get the NSX rear clip from japan about 9 k i guess, a shop at lawrenville Ga can do it for you. check website for more infor..
www.mahdavimotorsports.com
ask them about labor... they not the best but they get the job done.

[mellowboy]

Ok dude are you nuts!? ITs takes alot of work and MONEY to do get all that done. Plus he wants to drive it on the street, not just a track car.

[kkiepvvessau]

that what the guy wants....
anyway that way is cheaper to own a fast car with Suprior engine . My brother in law he got his for 40 k 93 nsx. i don't know about you
but i drive NSX everything just totally different handling and power. 3rd gear it like 80+ mph i didn't even try to Hit Vtec ..

[mellowboy]

Ok you're telling him to put an NSX engine in a civic hatchback! He'll lose handling. NSX and CIVICS are completely different.So you can't compare the 2 on handling. Motor has nothing to do with handling , just suspension. The only thing the motor will affect is his handling cause its heavy! You have cut the rear off and put the motor in the back. Its way too much work. He can just get himself a b-series motor and build that up into a fast ass car.

[kkiepvvessau]

how far can you go on with the B series? yeah turbo .... fast??? i guess it fast heheheh

[mellowboy]

Fast and alot cheaper than doin the C-swap.

[kkiepvvessau]

are you own one of the B series car ?
i want to test out how fast it is. i'm in atlanta
maybe your Car beat my legend coupe type 2 .

[mellowboy]

I did own a crx with a b16a head and a integra type r shortblock. I ran high 13s with that set up. I live in AZ now. Used to be in Chicago which i miss very much.