redlinexd

i was thinking if i keep my eg for the long run, i might do a motor swap after the engine is ready for rebuild or swap. here are my options, which one do you guys perfer based on power/price/ reliability/ good for daily driver/

crxboy909

b18c

1988_96hb

b18c1 with a b16 tranny

forcefedferio

I agree. ^

b18b with b16 tranny- would be a fun temporary setup, decent option for boost and an excellent option if you wanted to go all motor LS/Vtec

k20a- very awesome option, however pretty challenging swap and expensive as well.

b16a2- good fun out of the box, but i'd forsee you wanting a bit more, could be turbo'd though and be alot of fun.

rebuild d16 + boost- a good option price wise, alot of fun. but if your goal is greater than 300whp i would go b-series. not that it couldn't be done on a trusty D, but your options are alot greater once you make the switch.

redlinexd

oh yeah, also im from cali, so i cant add any turbos, only carb street legal turbos like edelbrok or greddy kits on the d16z6, and ls/vtecs are illegal.

redlinexd

pretty good info, friends of mine told me that LS with b16 tranny is cheap and fun, and b16's are similar price to a GSR so they told me GSR is better.

forcefedferio

ok, well then you're screwed.

the only swap i'd suggest for you is a swap in residence on the other side of the cali border.

acake em1

Frankenstein it man, LS Bottom b16/gsr head, fun fast relatively cheap. It all depends on what you want man. Its your build make it your own and don't let anyone else make those decisions for you.

forcefedferio, i love the location, there are far too many potholes in this state, its very very frustrating.

forcefedferio

haha yeah, i praise PennDOT every single day for the glorious job they do with my tax dollars. i wish i had enough room to make my location "swerving around potholes and half-assed roadwork, PA"

acake em1

edit: sorry i did not see this...... "oh yeah, also im from cali, so i cant add any turbos, only carb street legal turbos like edelbrok or greddy kits on the d16z6, and ls/vtecs are illegal.".


You could always do an H22 with a b16 tranny?

acake em1

Yup PennDot is just awesome. It could be worse, we could have the restrictions that cali has on cars.

Arthas

I vote K20 with H22 head and B16 tranny.

brutekiller787

hell yea. throw some of those 10 whp stickers on it too

nels00n

lmfao

Jimster480

oh wow. I voted D16Z6 + Boost because its an awesome setup. Built D's are fun as hell and sound good as hell too. But if your in Nazifornia then maybe a LS with a B16 Tranny is better. Although I would say GSR tranny instead of B16. Since B16 Tranny's tend to keep RPM's high and LS powerband is low and midrange and not up high. Idk how far you can go with boost in Cali if its even legal or not. If you can do boost and its not limited to a certain PSI or w/e then go with Z6. Otherwise LS + GSR. Since LSVTEC and B20VTEC are Illegal there too.

VTECROAR96typeR

k20a you get a 6th gear of vtec power

Jimster480

6th gear doesnt matter. I was just on my way to school and I ripped a new Si on the Turnpike, on my DX tranny. I did a 3rd and 4th gear pull, 70-125 then i let off because I dont like to go that fast. I pulled on him the whole time. 2 car lengths at minimum and he was in front of me when I hit it. Boosted D FTW.

blkcivic310

go b18ci (GSR) good bang for buck and can get reffd i live in cali to if on a budget then the LS is good i ran one with a GSR tranny it was fun but soon you will want to be faster and like you said you live in CALI so no LS/V so gsr my vote

Jimster480

GSR is expencive though. And in Cali you really gotta worry about who you buy from since alot of **** is stolen. For 3k i don't think its worth it for 180HP.

blkcivic310

if you shop around you can find one for less but b16 is cheaper and if you going for speed you would have to do some building to a single and boost it i had a friend boost a stock single cam and i smashed him wit my stock LS you know we only got limited option livin in cali and a carb legal turbo is expensive to

_MARS_

did that already!

I say B20, Very easy!

Frost7177

you cant put a h22 head on a k series.

Jimster480

rofl. K2B? How about no.
And H head on a K block? wtf?

acake em1

f20c make that shiz RWD haha, no but seriously since ur options are limited just go ls w/ gsr tranny and save a couple bucks.

redlinexd

i know california is sooo gay for having these rules, i even heard you cant put h22 on a civic/integra, but u CAN put h22 on accords. is that true? also b20 are suv engines, cant swap those either..... but yeah i am leaning towards ls with b16 tranny N/A, and for d16z6 boosted.... i heard in ca that u can only run it at 5 psi or something with a carb kit.