gshockbreaker

I'm thinking of buying a Del Sol and swapping the engine. I want to spend about $4k(this includes labor cost) for the engine. Which engine would fit and perform the best, also, I would like to keep my AC and power steering.

95cx

b18c1......Del sols are heavy.

rodrez.

Whatever you get, make sure it's at least a 1.8, you need the torque to pull all that weight.

underrated99si

B20, monster torque to get that lead sled going.


[Modified by underrated99si, 9:20 AM 4/28/2002]

Stop the Beast

Yes! B20/VTEC, that Del Sol is a fat ***** of a car!

gshockbreaker

are Del Sols that heavy?? I thought it was light due to its small body shape!
Also, I'm kinda new with engine codes... when you say B20, which engine is that out of?


[Modified by gshockbreaker, 6:51 PM 4/28/2002]

Plan B

No it's heavy due to the fact that it's got the extra reinforcement due to being convertable, the rear sliding glass is heavy, It's just a really unfunctional civic that looks cute to high-school girls.

Monarch

my sol weighs in at 2460 lbs..

93delsol

sigh i hate it when civic people say a del sol is heavy. It's funny when they compare it to a civic cx and a del sol VTEC model and say how much heavier it is. Maybe it's because it has a B series engine, abs, bigger disk brakes, disk brakes in the rear, more suspension stuff, etc etc

EDIT: let's compare a civic hatchback Si and a del sol Si since they were similar in engine and such. A hatchback weighs 2,390 pounds while a del sol Si weighs in at 2,414 pounds. A whopping 24 pounds more! Wow it's sooooo heavy. You probably also believe that the rear window breaks when you autocross too.


[Modified by 93delsol, 5:26 PM 4/28/2002]

gshockbreaker

So its not too much heavier than a civic hatch or a coupe??? And how much does B20 engines go for these days and what are the specs?

93delsol

a b20 is from a crv engine... check out http://www.crvtec.com/ for info on building one. In my opinion, in order to make a b20 perform good, too much stuff needs to be swapped out. I would recommend an Integra GSR engine (b18c1) if you want to go all motor. If you want to turbo or supercharge your engine in the future, i would suggest an Integra LS engine (b18b1) due to its low compression ratio. These can also be had for cheaper than a GSR engine.

Stop the Beast

All the Del Sol Hybrids I've seen are booty slower than any hatch and most coupes too. So until you weigh yours and I weigh my hatch I guess we're all just bitching.

aeolus

i think the reasons del sols are a bit handicapped is the weight distribution on those ****'s.Also wheel distance may have something to do with it also.

aNaRcHyiNmYeK

i hate it when i hear people call it a del slow...it get annoying..after hearing it for so long.....doessnt that hybrid board guy have a red del sol with black n red mugen rnr..it looks pretty sick

MrLing

I have a 93' sol si and true they'er not the lightest things on the road but they make up in other ways like beefed up suspention all disc brakes, bad *** seats and yes high school chics dig it...

aNaRcHyiNmYeK

all the dilf's swarmed on me when i borrowed my brother in laws del sol..they were like oh william can u take me on a ride.and i was like **** yeah

supergreenNA1

2450lbs weighed at the truck scales in san onofre cali. go 1.8 or bigger.

samdawgsol

Del sol Si=2414 lbs stock manual
Del Sol VTEC= 2491 manual stock

The wieghs in with the b16 already in it with the bigger brakes and better suspension.
most civics keep their stock suspension unless you add them in later, which it doesn't seem that many people have done with there 5th Gen civs.


[Modified by samdawgsol, 12:06 PM 5/3/2002]

mooseknuckle

B20 B20 B20!! gunna be my new setup soon.