i'm about to buy my first ever honda, a 90 integra with an LS/Vtec swap. i just wanted to know how reliable this swap is for a daily driver. i dont romp my cars, i baby them, and i know that all the work done to the motor was done correctly. buying off a friend who is a machinist, so he does this stuff everyday. very good work. i just want to hear some opinions on this swap? heres the details by the way. B17 head, 1.8LS block, some kit to merge the two together. vtec gets oiled by a stainless line instead of drilling a hole down to the block. i'm sorry if i screwed up this description, but i'm still learning. Is this a powerful swap? if so, how much power exactly. i'm going to check it out and take pics tomorrow, so i'll post some up. thanx in advance.

 

depends on how the thing was built...and by who...

 

its a powerful swap, about 160ish whp but its alot better than the standard b18b 110whp. as with reliability, like he said above; depends on how it was built and buy who. cheap parts and cheap labor could = kaboom. good parts with good mechanic could = yeehaw aka mean bitch.

::coughs:: I'm from the south but i swear i don't talk like it.

 

thanks for the input. i can definately vouch for the quality of the workmanship of the guy who built it. very reputable. knows his ****. anything i should look for when i go to check out the car? like i said, i'm takin some pics of it tomorrow and i'll post em on here. thanx

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99LStegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its a powerful swap, about 160ish whp but its alot better than the standard b18b 110whp. as with reliability, like he said above; depends on how it was built and buy who. cheap parts and cheap labor could = kaboom. good parts with good mechanic could = yeehaw aka mean bitch.

::coughs:: I'm from the south but i swear i don't talk like it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i agree it really depends on how it was built, i know you said hes a machinist but is he a good one? ive seen a lot of hacked up jobs in my time

 

what about a stock B18A1 with a stock B16a2 head and CTR cams? any good, I can pick up a b18a for 100$ plus a trade and I already have the head and the cams.

 

should make a hell of a lot more than 160... an ls is 140 stock... 200hp is an attainable goal on ITR or CTR cams