I can either turbo my SOHC d16 witch i have quite a few goodies for or i can swap and wait to turbo down the road. if you would do the swap and turbo what swap would you do??? would you get a b20?? b16?? i have a swap that will install my turbo and sell me a BOV for around $1000. Im not sure what the going rates for swaps are nowadays. also im thinkin about getting a paint job??
just curioyus what you would do?? i want to have a mid 13 second daily driver??
what route would you go to get there??
thanks in advance for all inputs??

 

i'd rather swap a b18c instead of turboing a d16.

swaps are like $2300-3200 for b18c.

 

EX (SOHC VTEC) motor with a DX tranny (long gears), drop-in pistons, rods, injectors, and rising rate FPR = 13's easy and a daily driver. Your biggest problem will then be traction.

We just did this in a '98 hatch and its best run was a 13.1 @ 124 - no traction at all.

 

@124mph huh... suuuuree

 

lol. you sir, are a genius.

 

Hey man, go for the turbo. Everyone and their brother is getting a GSR or b16 swap, be different. I have the same motor as you and I just got a T3 turbo and crower rods and such, getting ready to install it in about a month after I get my hondata system. Where in jax do you live? I live in orange park, about five minutes from speedcraft (They suck) about 30 minutes from jax.........

 

that was of coarse with boost right?? how many pounds?? im pretty sure i will do a similar set up to what you have done. especially if that will get me in the 13s @127mph.....traction problem...poo poo did ya spin through all the gears?? lol thats cool though. thanks for all of the help so far. i want to stay SOHC and pimp it out cause a powerfull SOHC is a thing of beauty....especially when you spank a b16 or even b18's booty!!!! lol

 

i live off of normandy but i have to go through OP all the time. what do you drive?? How come you dont like speedcraft?? just curious. i drive a yellow Del Sol with a buddy club kit?? you may have seen me around. im in Jinsoku...have you heard of them?? anyways its nice to know someone from my area. i am in the navy and im onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and am doing my 6 month deployment right now so i havent been around in awhile but please e-mail me and if you want maybe we could get together when i get back and you can giima some pointers on what i should get or problems i may run into and all of that stuff. anyways like i said bro holla back ASAP. i like to meet all the people who are involved in the import scene in jax. nice to meet you by the way my name is Markus. My e-mail addy is - passermw@hs11.navy.mil
this ones is for you

 

Why would you use the DX tranny? I know that would probably keep you in boost better but isen't the D16Z6 tranny a better one?

I know a few guy's with a D15 turboed civic who are trying to put the D16Z6 tranny on their setup.

Insight please?

 

People use the DOHC VTEC engines becuase they are a better design and make power for less money once the swap is completed.

SOHC are made for Fuel economy...

Why else would all the fast stock Honda's use DOHC's? Type S, any model, New <99-00 or 2002+>Civic Si <Portly, but still top of it's class>, all Integra's, and NSX's.

See a trend?

 

i was in the same dillema a few weeks ago....

but i decided to go for a swap instead. i figure i'll be more happy with the gains this will give me.... i bought a B18B Complete for <$1500 CAD
i haven't installed it yet though because i just ran into a new dillema...
to build it first or turbo right away?

in this game you will always run into forks in the road, just make sure that you know what your goals are and if you can achieve them with what you have now.... otherwise think long and hard before you make a decision....

peace

 

I'd go with a GSR....in all motor form with just a little bolt ons is more reliable and you could hit mid to high 13s. Then later you can have the option to go turbo. Either that or a B20Turbo. My opinion.

-Trung

 

what at 20psi?

 

I dunno man my DX tranny sucks goat nuts. I think I'm going to swap out for an EX tranny.

 

dude! do a swap, you know how torquey your car will be with a big ol DOHC motor in it? and if u decide to turbo it later, you will be dangerously fast..

 

124mph can garauntee 10 second timeslips with traction...I highly boudt that you guys actually had those trapspeeds

 

ok so lets say i do a swap......what one??? if im going to go turbo...i would say either an LS or b20. and then how much can i get either of those set-ups for???

 

my friend got his complete LS swap for 1500.. definitly do LS, B20 is nice but its 7-800 for the block alone.. you can always bore the LS to 2.0 if u like.. still will be cheaper..

i dyno'd 230whp @ 8psi w/ my LS turbo integraand im already running with trans ams and SS's.. In a hatch, yeh, you will haul *** for sure..


[Modified by DIRep972, 1:37 AM 2/11/2002]

 

like said, i paid less than $1500 Canadian for my swap (B18B) so you should be able to find yours for around ~$900 i'm guessing???

its cheaper/easier to find B18B's than any other DOHC motor and when/if you want to build it you can always bore it out to 2.0 or more......

 

is there any sites out there that i can go to and get a LS motor??

 

http://www.jdmhondaparts.com

 

i tried the site but it didnt work??? i couldn't navigate to the engine page....does anyone else know where i can look for a LS motor???

 

worked just fine for me...try again if it doesn't work try rebooting or check your browser.

good luck