hey i just signed up here.. and also just got my first honda.. a 94 honda delsol.. and was wandering about the best motor/tranny combo for power... i know im going to end up boosting it .. sometime.. as soon as i get all the body work done.. just trying to get a idea of motors/tranny. never had a honda before.. only thing i regret is not having one sooner.. Thanks in advance for any help i get

 

Haha, within reason? Do you have a budget? I'm assuming you do, so I suggest you post that up first. There are sooo many possibilites for motors for pretty much any honda. It really depends on your budget.

 

Integra LS motor with 12psi on it should be fun in a Del Sol.

 

built k24a2 hybrid? maybe some boost? that would be fun too!

 

rollsroyce v12 from a p-51d mustang fighter plane

 

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ooh dudez i just put that swap in my carz! MAD VTAK YO!

 

d15b8

 

carbed d14 from eruope is the hotness right now.

 

first what kind of motor do you have in ur del sol?
and if ur going for a really fast del sol go with k series witch would make a hole in you wallet you will be spending over 4grand.if u have a b16 dohc motor u can boost that sucker as well.if u need more tips here a site for all del sol owners.


click. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1762981

o and by the way welcome to the club.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TANGO28 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">first what kind of motor do you have in ur del sol?
and if ur going for a really fast del sol go with k series witch would make a hole in you wallet you will be spending over 4grand.if u have a b16 dohc motor u can boost that sucker as well.if u need more tips here a site for all del sol owners.


click. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1762981

o and by the way welcome to the club.
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4k? thats being EXTREMELY modest if you're talking k-series.

 

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They were inline 12's, weren't they? I saw one in a dragster before. The valve cover on the thing was HUGE

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Just looked it up. It was the Merlin-XX. And it was indeed a V12. I guess I only saw half of it. The damn thing was long enough to fit 12 pistons just in the one side though.

 

if it is a b16 stock, i would keep it. if not go K series. IMO thats your best bet.

 

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LS1 corvette trans!!!!

 

no.. its the stock 1.5 16 valve D7 i think.. with a weak auto tranny.. i was thinking about a b16a2.. but ive read alot of bad things about them.. and yes i have a budget.. around like 3k for motor and tranny.. and i am planning on boosting what ever i get

 

A lot of bad things about a B16? Where'd you read this at? Post links. I wanna read this CRAP.

 

it was here.. but also it wa a domectic guy too.. idk.. i can get a b16a2 for 1200 with 44 thousand miles on it.. but ill end up rebuilding it for performace..

 

I would buy the b16 swap and put a ls short block in it, Look up a ls vtec on here because thats what you would be building, I love the b16 but the little 1.6 doesn't cut it for me in the torque department turbo or not.

 

k24 block with a k20 head.... or jdm b18c5 or boost a built d16z6 or u can do a mini me with the d15 block with a z6 head=more torque is what im told. so much stuff u can do for the hondas. it just depends on ur budget and what direction u're heading. b18c1 is nice also

 

if youre on a budget, build up a d-series and boost it. it whould cost less than a b and rape it at the same time. and dont talk about lack of torque, i make 405 whp and 315 ftlbs of torque.

 

^^^^^^how about when off boost in town driving?

 

i guess if im racing from 0 to 30 it'd be "laggy". from 30 to 130....watchout.
thats where real men race. not till 30 mph.
btw, good luck on the awd settup. cant wait to see it done.

 

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thats where real men race. not till 30 mph.
btw, good luck on the awd settup. cant wait to see it done.</TD></TR></TABLE>

HAHA, Dam I havent even touched the awd for a long time, its in 4 feet of snow and I have 0 time right now but thanks

 

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ftw...

 

PoorMan Type R ,thats what im prolly gonna go for. Cheap best way gsr block w/ b16 pistons and b16 head with gsr cams.. i dunno just a thought, if you like reliability???

 

i agree with poor mans type r. its better if u stick with b series and d series.u can do all kind of swaps with it. with that price and that kind of milage i would jump on it in a heart beat.i have a 95 del sol my self and its running on b16 and im loving every second of it specially when u hear your v-tec sreaming out power like theres no more tommorow. start a poll i vote for b series all the way..............