Have a serious question for everyone with experience with the B18A in the 92-93' DA's. I drive the car roughly 78miles round' trip a day. I want to keep my A/C and P/S. I plan on boosting, and want a built motor to compliment the turbo setup. I had thought about an LS/Vtec setup, but I have been told their not reliable. I have also considered the usual B18C swap, but don't think I can bolt-on my A/C and P/S to the new motor. So, I thought what about building the motor I have? That way I could keep my A/C & P/S. But, what kind of beating can that particular engine take? I am after roughly 300whp daily. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Please keep your not-so-nice comments to yourselves, I have done a few different searches on this one and came up with nothing.

Oh, and the turbo setup will be either DRAG or Turbonetics with a custom-spec turbo.

 

a boosted b18b can see 300 whp with a t3/t4 and a good tune...i wouldnt go too far over 300 whp on the stock motor though...

 

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really?...your givin' me evil thoughts for mines

 

your a/c and p/s will bolt to any B series motor. But yes, you could also turbo to the tune of close to 300 whp.

 

So, can I use the same brackets if I decide to swap for the AC & PS? I guess it wouldn't be to hard to obtain a set, huh!? I appreciate the input fellas.

 

First off the ls/v setup is very reliable if done right (search better). There are many ls/v setups out there that are driven daily.

here

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1676914

 

Because of the cramped engine bay in DA's, keeping your a/c and p/s is difficult when going turbo.
However, i think Full-Race makes a turbo kit where you are able to keep both. Their kits are a little on the expensive side but im not really sure how much youre willing to spend.

 

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same brackets as current, because your still going to have a b-series they will bolt right up.

 

i tryed to keep ac and could not do it
the engine bay in 90-93 integras are so much smaller than dc's and eg's. it makes it almost impossible to keep ac when going with a deacent turbo set up. the ac line are compleatly in the way and are ran different than 94+ cars.

ps wont be a problem to keep

 

for the price of an Ls/v setup youi might as well go with the 404s and nice port and polish some ARP rod bolts, and like 6 psi and you be straight

 

See, I thought the LS/Vtec setups were very reliable. But, I have talked with alot of people that say otherwise. I am doing alot of research, beacause of the fact that I may not boost for awhile. I do roughly 100miles round' trip a day, and the A/C is important to me. But, if I get this new position I'm hoping for, I will travel roughly 10miles a day. Then, it won't be such a big deal to keep it because I'm not doing as much driving. I'm not going for ultimate top-end power goals. I want something that is fun, reliable, and has the ability for more if I want. Maybe the LS/Vtec would be a good starting point. Run that all-motor, then consider boosting later. I do appreciate all the help.

 

Heres a question, has anyone swapped an H22 into a DA6 chassis? I know the engine bay is tight, but has it been done without extensive modification to the chassis itself?