So i've got stock '99 EX exhaust piping and i'm strongly considering a B18B swap.

What's the stock exhaust diameter on my car.. isn't it 2.25?

Should i be looking into going to 2.5.. staying stock.. or just throwing on a higher flowing muffler and call it a day?

 

2.25/2.5

Either will work Really. I guess there's a bit of a gain from the 2.5, but a good header would be more noticeable.

 

I have had my b18b for almost seven years, cheap, reliable, kinda torquey. Most after market catbacks are 60mm and work ok. Personally I think it is probably too low compression to take advantage of a full mandrel bent 2.5in. If I was to go back and redo it I would have gone b18c off the bat. At least do a vtec tranny unless you are looking for max gas milage.

 

a vtec tranny?? What the hell is that?

 

Any b16 or b18c tranny, you know what I meant brutha man. Not the tall *** Ls gears thatll slow ya.

 

Ha yeah.. i think he meant GSR transmission.

I'm sticking to the LS transmission 'cuz i bought a honda for the gas mileage factor ( when gas was $4/gal in my area & climbing ) and i'm trying to maintain that

So i'd be best off just swapping mufflers?
I don't think my EX muffler would cut it.

 

If you bought it for gas milage then why are you swapping motors?

 

Because it's an acceptable tradeoff of performance and mileage ( to me ).
Plus i'm sick of having no torque

 

Going with a b16 transmission will barely make a diffrence in your gas milage and it will make a huge diffrence in your performance. An B18B with and LS transmission will beat what you have now, but not by much at all.

 

2.25 does the job

 

2.25 FTW!!

Sell your D16y8 after the swap for money back. The motor should cover the cost of the swap once its done and the motor is sold.

 

Seriously. That's what i was thinking.
But who wants a 155k mi motor?
Maybe the head's worth something.