Ef Owner with a Question for a Friend
 

Hey there. My friend owns a 1997 DX Hatchback (which would make it EK Civic??). He drove it for around 5 months then had a minor right front end accident. He's looking to fix it up peice by peice but including that he's looking for a new engine.

Now I assumed that a B18B would be a good swap for that car, but I work on EF/CRX's so i have nooooo idea what anything entails. Hydrolic Tranny? 2.0L Engines?? AHHH! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif j/k

He's not looking for super speed, and also an easy swap would be preferrable. I've done EF swaps, so it's not that foreign to me, but I don't know what fits what in these later models. So I guess what I'm looking for is the easiest/cheapest swap, with the best results!

1. Is B18B easy?
2. If not would a D Series Motor be a better idea for this situation?
3. Which D Series is good?
4. Which USDM Cars came with (sed) motor?

Any help would be awesome. Thanks! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: Ef Owner with a Question for a Friend (eumoria)
 

yes a b18b would be easy and of course a d would be even easier, thats what it came with. if he wants to stay d then get a d16y8

Re: Ef Owner with a Question for a Friend (egcoupe)
 

anything is easy it's a honda.

Re: Ef Owner with a Question for a Friend (egcoupe)
 

D16Y8 came out of a what?

That's the SOHC VTEC block, right? Si? I'm stuck in 1991 so you'll have to forgive me.

Re: Ef Owner with a Question for a Friend (eumoria)
 

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96-00 ex's, not sure if i was in hatches or not (not into hatchies) but yes its a sohc vtec.