Stock '85 Civic, Stay stock, or swap?

[JMD-123]

Hey, i have a bone stock '85 civic with a broken camshaft, i have another stock motor to put in it, but i know they only make ~70 horsepower. Is there a cheap motor swap that i could perform? (i'm talking $300-550) Or should i just shove the stock motor back in? Any help is much abliged.

[Greenblurr93]

could do a mini me, or swap a d16z out of an EX/SI model.

[londa hover]

the most common cheap swap is a jdm d15b vtec longblock from hmotorsonline.com for $430
comes with 130hp and then you can turbo it for less than $500, and have around 200whp

[JMD-123]

Thanks guys, i'll look into all those suggestions, i fugured there had to be something i could do cheaply. 70 HP is a bit of a change from my 335 Horse 350 chevy truck. What is the approx mileage on each of those motors? If its around 20-25 it sounds good.

[Silver1gRex]

if u have a 85 si civic then its 91hp D15A3, other wise its a dx, right around 70hp D15A2, u might even have the 1.3

try redpepperracing.com for more info

-Glenn-

[londa hover]

Originally Posted by Silver1gRex

if u have a 85 si civic then its 91hp D15A3, other wise its a dx, right around 70hp D15A2, u might even have the 1.3

try redpepperracing.com for more info

-Glenn-

the d15b long block is gaurenteed les than 35k on the motor. i made 197whp on mine with a small 16g on 10psi. bone stock/stock injectors/intake mani,internals.. with hf mani. im hoping to make about 230 with a blox mani/arp head studs, and 12psi.. will let you know in about 3 weeks