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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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what is everyone's favorite engine swap? I am just curious what people got out there.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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b20-Accord? hmm. Interesting.

It depends what you want out of the car.


straight line? cone dodging?
Planning on turbo? N/A? Everyone is going to have different answers for different reasons. Different set ups for different uses.

You seem to really want to do what's most popular (judging by your last 2 posts).

Many will say K series.
Many will say b18c/a
Many will say b16.
Many will say h22.

I'd go H22,myself.
It will vary on your budget, what's available and what you plan on doing with it.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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oops, sry i forgot about k20...

I will probably go for force induction, but as i say, i want to see what everyone got and their set up. thanks for your input!
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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i thought the b20's come out of CRV's?
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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GSR, from that list. Just personal preference, and I'm sure it's a lot more reliable than an LS/VTEC would be.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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I have the B16A2 turbo and i love it, its mad power ecspecially when Vtec kicks in with turbo at the same time men its lots of fun, it throws you back in the seat and then you say whoooooo weeeeeeee, lol..... its fun and reliable. Its my Daily Driver with A/C powersteering and cruise control.......no problems at all works great......

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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by madracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have the B16A2 turbo and i love it, its mad power ecspecially when Vtec kicks in with turbo at the same time men its lots of fun, it throws you back in the seat and then you say whoooooo weeeeeeee, lol..... its fun and reliable. Its my Daily Driver with A/C powersteering and cruise control.......no problems at all works great......

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wow lol.....what happened to the rest of the Honda motors?? ls's K and F series and all the D series swaps?? I am a Ls/B20 person my self. Torque is what the butt dyno likes lol....
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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Gotta be B18B1.
Cheap and easy.
Runs like rocket.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ltrkstr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
wow lol.....what happened to the rest of the Honda motors?? ls's K and F series and all the D series swaps?? I am a Ls/B20 person my self. Torque is what the butt dyno likes lol.... </TD></TR></TABLE>


lol, i forgot about the k series, and as for d series, i think my ex engine is the best of d engine. sry if i got it wrong.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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b20vtec is my choice.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Ugh. I went through the trouble of writing a huge swap thread and stuff like this still gets posted on the regular.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricey McRicerton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ugh. I went through the trouble of writing a huge swap thread and stuff like this still gets posted on the regular. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sry man, i read your thread, very helpful , I just wanna see what is more popluar, what is out there and what other people think.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sde780 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought the b20's come out of CRV's?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The first B20 came out of old Preludes. Forget about that engine though....
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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GSR swap is my fav. Painless and plenty of options.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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k20A@!@!@
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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j series, specifically the 3.7 liter j37
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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i prefer a gsr but if you are on a low buget you can get alot alot of fun with an ls vtec
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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if you have the funds, K for a daily drive all day
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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I would go with the 83 carburetor engine.. its great!
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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K even though i don't have money for it hahaha
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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k series is the way to go..expensive tho..
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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k24
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 03:43 AM
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^^ Posted at 3:39 AM, then ninja bumped at 7:39 AM
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 03:56 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

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what?

my post says posted at 1249..................... and wtf is ninja bump.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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FAK LS1 FTW
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