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Hows it goin fellas?Had a couple of questions about a motor I was about to get swapped in my Civic.Its a '95 LS b18a w/ 105,000miles on it.I was wondering what I could do too freshen it up a bit.The guy said he would be replacing the timing belts, water pump, and front seals.I might be looking to boost it down the road,but for now I just want it too run good.So what else could I do maintenance wise?Thanks.

EK-Chris

Tune up -spark plugs/wires/cap and rotor. You could also have the valves adjusted. These should keep the motor in good shape for boosting down the road...

mrDFWmechanic

in my opinion i would rip the whole thing apart and put in some new oem main and rod bearings. new gaskets all around. the water pump and belts too like u mentioned before. if you are patient i would put in some eagle rods and some FI pistons since you plan on boostin down the road. save you the trouble of doing that later.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iROCKtheSOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">in my opinion i would rip the whole thing apart and put in some new oem main and rod bearings. new gaskets all around. the water pump and belts too like u mentioned before. if you are patient i would put in some eagle rods and some FI pistons since you plan on boostin down the road. save you the trouble of doing that later. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah I was gonna build the internals,just wanted to freshen it up until then.Thanks for the replies.peace.

RexQ

dont forget the ARP head studs. and everything else everyone said. head lifting is no good.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RexQ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont forget the ARP head studs. and everything else everyone said. head lifting is no good.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah thats what i heard..its not really the rods or pistons its the bolts that hold them together that fail.thanks for the info