I just purchase a 88 civic hatchback. i think dx. Is this a good candidate for a b series swap in future.??? I own a boosted gsr,just purchase this civic for commuter for $975. 127k original miles 1 owner. White. Body looks decent but seats are torn but its cool. In the future will i be able to swap a b18c1 ??? Btw im curious why its a 4 speed manual not 4 speed?

 

its a 4 speed because its not a dx its a std model. If you swap it you will need to change the hubs to dx/si or da.

 

Man i chose the wrong model. What hubs are you talking about. Is it fairly easy to do??

 

for the price, its not that bad, just the hubs, and MPFI, but its all cheap to do.

a lot of people have done it too,

 

hubs are realy easy to change, change the whole spindles.

 

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whats a mpfi?

 

MPFI = multi-point fuel injection, as opposed to your stock setup which is dual-point fuel injection. The STD's got this (and I think DX's too?) , where basically you have two injectors right after the throttle body, instead of the Si's where you would 4 injectors lined up on the intake mani, right before the head.
The swap involves a bit of rewiring, but a handful of companies out there offer conversion harnesses to reduce the headaches for first-timers. Rywire comes to mind... there's a bunch others, but I'm blanking out.

 

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Yes dxs too. I'm about to do my swap. Total cost is prolly tops 100 bucks and it's like a 10 whp difference (or so they say).

The wiring isn't that bad, I've done all my own so far, DIY powa!