Flipsyde74

I was wondering which motor would be best for my 2000 DX hatch, I got about 5000 grand to spend:B18C1, B18C5, or B16A

allmtr

b18c5

edit: btw... there is no BEST when it comes to motor swaps, be more specific

jcarothers

5000 grand is aot of money my friend...

however since I'm sure you mean 5 grand, you might as well give up on the b18c5... and then it's personal opinion between the b18c1 and b16a

EVIL Hx Coupe

A B18C5 can be found for 5 Grand.

jcarothers

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EVIL Hx Coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A B18C5 can be found for 5 Grand.</TD></TR></TABLE>
true, but I'm sure there would be little extras needed for the swap which would push it over the 5k limit.. plus an R swap never appealed to me in terms of price vs power compared to the other two... besides, one of the otehr two leaves money for more mods

hardcorepreston

well if you wanted to blow all of your 5000 on the engine B18c5 is the engine to buy.but why not get a b16a2 or a b18c1 and spend the other2 grand you have left over on building up the engine or something?

allmtr

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hardcorepreston &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well if you wanted to blow all of your 5000 on the engine B18c5 is the engine to buy.but why not get a b16a2 or a b18c1 and spend the other2 grand you have left over on building up the engine or something?</TD></TR></TABLE>
because the c5 comes with better everything... no matter how much u spend on upgrading the b18c or b16a with the money left over. the c5 will always have more.

sure u can spent 2000 on upgrades, but that will only get you the R tranny and some bolt-ons. not to mention labor... now thats not even close to a b18c5

allmtr

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true, but I'm sure there would be little extras needed for the swap which would push it over the 5k limit.. plus an R swap never appealed to me in terms of price vs power compared to the other two... besides, one of the otehr two leaves money for more mods </TD></TR></TABLE>
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=311757

JSPECEX

b18c5 or h22 and build the crap out of it with the extra money

R.toCar

well are you going all engine or what in my opnion or as i do it i would go with a b18b and use the extra money to turbo and buy the intercooler and wastegate and such

ELUD THS

b18c 5

jcarothers

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=311757</TD></TR></TABLE>
I've read that already.. however I look at engines in the way if you were to build the crap out of everything(which means above the Type R's specs if NA or for turbo) and to me paying $1500 for the extra 25-30hp in the beginning isn't money well spent.. sure you can't build a motor as good as the R for $1500, but with $1500 you can start piecing together internals and such for a motor that in the end could withstand boost better or make more hp than the R.. just my opinion, and it will never change

vtecgod

i would go with the b16 because if you go with the b18c5 you will not have the money to fix it up at all. you will just drop it in and that's it. props on the b16 you will have more money to build it up. 99 civic dx

DaX

iTrader: (1)

I know where you can get a JDM ITR front half of the car for $4K.