I was thinking about doing a CRV B20 engine swap on my 94 integra ls,any advice would be appreciated, especially anyone who has done this already, i would like to find the best price, also all the little details-thx

 

Alright, I see this is your first post, so welcome... Also, before the search ***** get on you, I will point out to you the "search" button in the upper right hand portion of the screen...

This topic you may want to search more in the archives rather than recent topics.

I myself am in the process of building a turbo b20/vtec motor.

Considering you already have an LS integra, swapping a B20 in would be very easy, because just about eveyr part you'd need, you already have.

as far as price, check out the classifieds, or do a search and find a good engine swap company... Most engine swap companies dont sell complete B20 swaps, because you really can't use any CRV tranny in your Integra, because of the quazi-awd system honda uses.

that's a little bit of info for you... but do the search and find out even more.
-Mike

 

thanks- what do you think, would it be better to swap to a b20 or turbo an lsv-tech? C im trying to save my totalled ls with the vtech, the engine is still good, radiators dented, the only thing i really lost is a/c and the front end conversion(not a big loss). would it be cheaper to try to turbo it or is the b20 really better?To be honest i don't even know much, and i am a girl(shh...dont tell anyone j/k) but i'd like to get as much input as possible. iwas actually told the b20 was better, but if you do the technics right with my lsvtech it could be just as good or so i've heard.

 

welcome to honda tech...ust like angel tech said use tha search and look up b20 vs ls vtech in archived content...theres alot of personal opinions on it but it just comes down to you and what u want tha car to do! u want fast off tha line giddy ups or hella insane freeway speed? u can get either to both but turbo on ls vtech...DAMN!!! my friends got ls vtech turbo and no one that i know so far cant even touch him...but my other buddy has all motor b20 and no one that i know can get him off tha line...u sound like a street racer...i would go wit ls vtech turbo! best bang 4 ur buck

 

I was told that vtech and turbo work against each other, yeah it'll be fast but it also won't be an everyday car with both v-tech and turbo, correct me if im wrong , also i tried the search, either im doing it wrong or im doing it wrong, and im probably doing it wrong. but anyway say i want off the line fastness, and cop can't catch me fastness, but also the reliable everyday car that doesn't require everyday maintnence, im just looking for some good advice-i appreciate all the input, even though i haven't gotten much

 

You mean vtec right, learn the spellings before figuring out what you wanna do

 

I'm doing that swap right now. It's a great motor for the integra, albeit a little lacklustre in power in the top end.

trust me, search this one out.
There's a ton of info.

 

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vtec and turbo most certainly do NOT work against each other.... as far as reliability is concerned, it all depends on the quality of your ls/vtec build (whether or not you upgraded headstuds, whether or not you built up your bottom end (bottom end meaning pistons, rods, etc...), etc...

If I were you I'd just go strait ls turbo. Your ls engine, the b18b, is an EXCELLENT motor to turbo. With only about $2.5K in turbo parts your car will ****** scream (it'll pretty much be faster than any un-modded car out there) AND it will be reliable, as long as you don't cheep out on engine management/ tuning.

Peep the Forced Induction (FI) forum on this site, there are some people here who know about all there is to know about turbo'ing a car. Also, There are TONS of writeups regarding turbo VS. non-turbo cars, and which are better....

If you're having issues with searching, go to "search help" for some tricks of the trade

Also, it's VTEC and not VTECH..... people here will flame the **** out of you if you screw it up
VTEC is an acronym... it stands for Variable Valve Timing and Electronic lift Control, or something to that effect...

*go turbo*

 

Thank you for correcting me and the input, and it's nice to learn something new everyday, everyone should keep up with the input-thanks