The guy across the street from me has a obd2 B18C he wants to sell me for $500
I just inspected the external parts of the motor and everything looks okay. I tured the crank puley and it felt fine. The only problem is that it is pretty much a head and block only. It has an IM and thats about it.

Here is the list of missing stuff:

Header
Alternator
Distributor
Plug wires
Water Pump
Timing belt
Throttle Body
A couple sensors on the back of teh IM (not too sure what they are)
Trans and flywheel
Power steering pump
Wiring harness

I pulled the Valve cover and everything looked OK. No marks on the cam lobes. No residue or anything.

Does this sound good so far?

I am going to pull the head nad look at it more thorough (sp.)

 

Sounds like a block + head deal to me. Any way to tell if it's a GSR or Type R?

 

black valve cover.

 

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which proves nothing.... the intake manifold would be a big clue, but your best bet is to check the lettering on the head.

$500 sounds like a reasonable price for a compelte head and block in good condition. especially if you want to build it on your own.

 

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If the block says B18c1 its a gsr if it says B18c5 its a type-r

 

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If the block says B18c1 its a gsr if it says B18c5 its a type-r</TD></TR></TABLE>

JDM motors do not have numbers after the C. It will read just B18C.

 

Well I just went to look at it again and its actually a 94 b18c. I read the little circles this time. Im still not sure if its a good deal yet.

 

Well, I finally bought the motor, and am happy with it. I tore apart the head and block, and everything looks great. The motor can't have but 40,xxx mile on it. I paid 500 bucks for pretty much a short block. Was this a good buy?

 

not tryin to be rude but quit worrying about if it was a good buy or not and be happy with it. it sounds like you made the move you wanted and it sound slike a good deal and you said everything looked good. to you

 

I think it was a good buy

 

yeah, sounds like a good deal man.