i found a b20 motor for $700 and i wanna make a cr-vtec engine. But a buddy of mine bought an ls for 900 and ended up paying over $6,000 for his ls-vtec. I don't have that kinda cash, how much will it cost in total to turn that crv engine into a cr-vtec??? with a gsr head (hopeuflly) and a gsr tranny....already assembled and instaelled...?????

 

Do it right or don't do it. Doing it right costs money.

 

yes to do it properly your looking at at LEAST 4000$

 

spent about 8 building mine

 

so you guys think the least ill spend is 4,000????? anyone else spend less, or more???? let me know how much you guys spent on yours....thanks

 

mine cost me just under $1700US.

i bough the block for $750US, had the head, and installed myself...

stock pistons, stock everything. except ARP head studs and rod bolts, enlarged piston reliefs and oil cooler setup.

making around 160whp after a cam gear tune....

no problems after HARD 4000 miles, seeing 7000rpm daily...

getting type R 4-1 ex. manifold next week, so should make 170whp plus (this blows the cost out a bit...)

HTH,

t..

 

didnt you blow your motor right after you got it?

 

Alright put it this way...
b20-$700
GSR head-$400-500
GSR tranny- $600-800
vtec conversion parts-$50-100
water pump and timing belt-$150
axles-$150
mounts and shift linkage-$450
some kind of jumper harness-$200

Now I am not sure what you are starting with, but I am assuming that you are starting from scratch. Now, this is not everything, but you can see how it starts to add up quickly. I have no idea of assembly nor installation prices cause I do everyhitng myself, but I bet they are not cheap.

 

starting from scratch....i think that came out to a little over 3,000. So everyone it seems thinks it'll come out to 3000-4500 to build it right and stuff...thanks guys

 

i paid..... 1200 for my b16... and 300 for my b20 block... and pasted them together my self at my friends shop........

 

you can easily put one together "right" for about 2000-2800.

 

I don't know what kind of mickey mouse half assed job you guys are doing, but my B20vtec comes to $6000. And this is considered done "right" and pretty much full blown.

Alright, let's say you're starting from scratch and trying to cut as many corners as possible.

B20 block: $700
B16a Head: $300 (anymore and you're getting ripped off, they sell the B16a long block for $400.
Tranny: $700

That's $1700 so far. Now considering that you're not gonna replace anything, these are just the necessities...
$200 for axles
$80 for B-series flywheel
$150 for a replacement clutch
$100 for vtec oil line
$200 for distributor
$150 for shiftlinkage
$200 for engine mounts
$200 for other misc. accessories

That's $3000 for a half assed B20vtec that won't perform so well and who knows how long it will last.

 

so yeah, your B20VTEC engine cost you around $1000, plus a tranny, $700

then your B20VTEC conversion cost you $3000.

sounds right to me...

my B16A conversion cost around $4000, then my B20VTEC engine cost $1000 and the B20VTEC conversion (oil line, machine work, ARP stuff, misc seals, head gasket etc, ) cost about $700...

so yeah, back to the original question:
OK, assuming you have a B series engine bay to start with...

b20 + GSR head + tranny = 1500 to 2000.
B20VTEC converson parts = 300 to 500 (?)
assembly & installation (??!!??)

dunno, how much do shops charge for assembly and installation?

it is cheaper and more satisfying to DIY...

t..


[Modified by tinkerbell, 8:43 AM 2/10/2003]

 

too many people with too many opinions....god damnt...this isnt helping at all....everyone who has built a cr-vtec, please just tell me what you bought, how much you paid for each part, and how your engine is doing up until now

 

Thats what I found out when I did mine. You are just going to have to go with one.

<u>Here's my parts list...</u>
1997 b20 longblock...$600
complete 1g b16 top end...320
electronics (chipped p28 and conversion harnes)...100
new HCP mounts and shift linkage...410
new JE piston and Eagle rod package...915
new CM flywheel...280
new Exedy clutch...260
vtec oiling parts...26
rebuilt 93 gsr ys1 tranny...700
new Portflow inner v springs, ti retainers, and itr outer v springs...280
new itr cams...424
new rod bearings...64
new axles...150
rebuilt alternator...40
used obd1 distributor...135
new gsr H2O pump...84
new gsr timing belt...50
used o2 sensor...30
Walbro fuel pump...118
new b20 head gasket...66
pcv parts...75
used half shaft...70
Helms...62
guages...144
used DC header...100
Total...$5503

Now this does not include some gaskets nor fluids that I already had. Also, it was assembled and installed by me so that was free.