i think im gunna trade my CRX for a 1995 del sol with the factory b16
the catch is it has 198000 miles...

someone give me advice

-Nick

 

Do whatever it is YOU want to do, that is always my advice on questions like these, seriously.

 

With that many miles, you'd probably want to freshen up the motor or replace it. B16's are meant to be revved. With that many miles, you'll probably be looking at bad valve seals, worn rings, and a cam seal leak. If you don't mind rebuilding it, and the tranny doesn't grind, I'd go for it.
If the CRX is in good shape, keep it, or trade for a del sol Si plus some cash from the other person... Then do a swap with the extra money. The Vtec doesn't really have much more for options over the Si.

 

well ive got a b18a1 sitting in my garage i took out of the crx then put another one in with less miles, think i should just pull an LS vtec? tall the mounts and **** are the same

 

The LS would be an easy swap and you'll be happier with it I think.

Mated to a b16 it makes an awesome DD setup.

 

have any idea how soon those blow up? i hurd there not very reliable

 

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You heard wrong. In stock form they're very reliable. The people that blow them up are the ones that build them poorly or rev them beyond where they make power.

Rev it to it's stock recommendation and it'll be fine.

it's a dandy motor, it just doesn't get any credit because it doesnt have vtec and no one likes torque.

 

so i cant take the b16 head off and put it on the b18 block?

 

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You certainly can, but you'll want to wire up vtec and probably look into the numerouse Ls/vtec threads.

There's a few around about building reliable N/a and boosted Ls/vtecs too.

 

just get the newer sol, the crx is going to have serious chasis rust issues soon and 200 thousand K on a honda is nothing

 

ok sweet, looks like im gettin a del sol

 

hey man i jsut bought a b16a3 out of a wrecked del sol and it's awesome luckily i got to drive the motor before i bought it. even with 160k it's the strongest b16 i've ever driven. milage means less when a motor has been taken care of so if the guy lets you drive it and see if you can take off the valve cover a clean valve cover usually means the car has been maintained decently. BTW B16A3FTMFW lol i like mine a lot just did the swap last saturday. factory b16