My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe
 

Hey,

I have a 93 honda civic ex.
I decided the best thing to do is swap. I got a pretty good deal on a b16a2 out of a 00 si with supossibly 40k miles on it.(all about high revs)

At first I had this guy going to do it but he was a big flake, so i went down to Redzone, (they were cheaper than dnr) and i heard great things about them, They did the whole swap in a day. I was missing so much shit and redzone is soo fucking savage they made it work. They made fun of me for using "syncrogrind"(gm syncromesh), but it looks like the swap was "ment" for my car. Redzone is VERY good at what they do, i got AC and power steering! Redzone did a great job and I was very pleased with there work and the way i was treated as a customer.

Heres some pics:
Before
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../enginebay.jpg

After
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...k/DSCF0421.jpg

(ment for my car https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif )

My thoughts : MAD VTEC, MAD REVS...LOVIN IT


Mods:
energy suspension
Stock TB bored to 65mm(100$ big bore)
Aebs intake manifold
Hondata intake manifold
Craptacular short ram intake
stock motor
dc-sports ceramic 4-1 header
Skunk2 chipped p28 ecu
awesome bolts from the redzone bolt drawer

http://WWW.Redzoneperformance.com

Modified by Maverik4k at 6:47 AM 8/1/2004


Modified by Maverik4k at 4:58 PM 8/1/2004

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (Maverik4k)
 

looks great
how does it run?
must be like a night and day difference going from that cheep sohc to a b16

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (riceball777)
 

u need exhaust, u will still be slower then my 4 door haha

thats my bro, btw nice dohc yo

don't forgot the custom redzone motor inserts, custom made, dam they are good. + giving u the brakets u need and making everything work

Redzone https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (riceball777)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by riceball777 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks great
how does it run?
must be like a night and day difference going from that cheep sohc to a b16 </TD></TR></TABLE>Probably not. He gained 30whp and very little torque if any. I would have kept the SOHC and turboed it for less money than a swap and been a hell of a lot faster, AND IM not a fan of the SOHC.

tight man https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: (turbotime)
 

yea but turbo has to spool, all motor is awesome, and now i have platform i can go turbo or build my head... sohc... i can burn thousands trying to get that thing to get 250, slap a t3/t04 i bet i can get 250 easy on stock internals. also now i went from 110k miles to 40k on engine

Re: (Maverik4k)
 

Who cares!

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (Maverik4k)
 

looks clean, wish I still had a/c and power steering https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (Maverik4k)
 

how much did you spend all in all including, bolt ons, IM, labor?

BTW its only a B16a2, you'll get use to it eventually and want a faster motor https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (EM1 MIKE)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EM1 MIKE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks clean, wish I still had a/c and power steering https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont miss ps but i do miss a/c..

congrats on the new motor https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (redwinqs)
 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif how much did redzone charge you? i heard they had good customer service also so i might go to them in the future

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (egb18turbo)
 

with all mods and fluids prolly 3500 for everything even my evo2 exhaust witch comes tommorow

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (Maverik4k)
 

nice....


but what happened to the sohc engine? was the price on core trade in, did they keep the engine?

Congrats... don't listen to anyone who has something negative to say.

Re: (eL)
 

congrats dude! I just swapped a 2nd gen b16a into my 5th gen coupe too. Got all the bolts ons too. But now (2 months after the swap) I am already starting a poor mans R w/crane stage 2 cams, dual valve springs, titanium retaiers and a vafc2. I need more torque. The never ending search for speed continues....u'll see just give it a couple of months https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif
What did they do to keep ur a/c? I lost mine after the swap....the lines didn't match up to the compressor and the d16 compressor doesn't fit on the b16 block. I know about using the del sol dohc vtec a/c bracket but here in Canada Honda wants $225 for it.

nice AEM intake https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

you could have had a sohc over 250 for less than you have in that swap. easily

Re: (green91)
 

congrats man https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

i wonder... you getting rid of the sohc? i'm right by sfo! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: (jdmsiR20)
 

I sold everything from my single for 450$, but it was totally stock and 108,000 miles brand new oil change and i bought the car at 96k. I was asking 400$ for it and i had like 10 people want it so it was like an auctian.

Also my ac is currently not working it pushes out like semi cold air but i think i need to replace the fluid its on low. Well Redzone put this special pulley on there to get the belts to go right(hasport sells em for 100$), and everything else just went right on.

Re: (Maverik4k)
 

They grounded it incorrectly https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (Maverik4k)
 

"meant"

Re: My first swap experience b16a2 into 5th gen coupe (maztur)
 

^^^ROFL