i already know what I am doing to the exterior,
but im not sure what im going to do with the engine
what are good upgrades to do on the engine?
i want to keep the car NA, so no turbo's or anything like that

 

youre going to want to do the "K24" modification to that D16Y8.

 

LOL, the best advice ive heard for awhile...

 

well i wasn't really thinking of swapping the engine since i just want to invest 10k on the car, that's it, I'm on a budget

 

At least do a motor swap if your going to keep that thing n/a.

 

 

If you are not wanting to boost then I would recommend a swap. NA D-series engines just don't make much power and the money you would spend on bolt-ons would simply be a waste.

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She's begging for a GSR swap..

 

cause I am not really looking for big gains in hp, cause i want the civic to be my touge car, that's why or else i would,
do you guys know any places that sell engines?

 

hhmmm.....

Lets try it again...

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i would boosted but my city has really tight car laws and **** -_-
they hear the turbo,ticket,
if i get a B16 engine that would be sufficient enough right?

 

OP if you are determined not to do a swap then do the usual....bolt-ons.

If you don't know the usual bolt-ons than search.... It's been covered MANY times...

 

go 1.8, if u swap at least. the b16 is very similar to the d. as in no real n/a power... unless of course u build it.

 

if you dont want to do a turbo charged then go with a supercharged it has the same concept but it doesnt have the turbo lag and you cant tell from listening to it and it will feel like a n/a and depending on the supercharger it wont give you a lot of power but enough to equal out what you want. my buddy did one in his ex civic and it was nice.

 

bolt-ons don't really give any noticeable hp gains, they just make the car sound better, but i think i'll just start with the engine swap, it seems more reasonable and in the long run more cheaper,
thanks

 

why cant you boost the d? u still have to worry with the swap, since you in cali. bar/ref bullshit, right?

 

sooo a b18 would be my best bet right? cause I am pretty sure i can find one under 3g's. hopefully

thank you

 

yeah b is good but i heard passing smog there is a b!tch with the b18 swaps. thats why i suggested the supercharger. cause i have felt the change in those things and its pretty good.

 

well at least with the swap it won't be noticeable, but with the boost they hear it they stop you and specially the suburb i live in the cops stop you for anything, stupid california bs laws they have here, you can't even have a damn muffler than louder than 90decibels, i live in a suburb of Los Angeles

 

3g's, damn thats alot; well yea for everything your gonna need to convert. but for like a stack u could boost the D, i mean its in there already...

and fu*k to police, N/A 1.8 will be pretty loud. u could get a black intercooler and silent blow off valve...

 

well the way you cheat the smog test is to drive for hours and then go to the smog test because the cat is trapping more&more of the Co2, but i have options right now i just want to spend less than 10g's though cause i want to buy myself an evo 10 later on

 

well will a supercharger work?

but im really just aiming for NA but if's not possible then i might end up buying a turbo kit, i really only want around 200hp though

 

look up jackson racing, they make a sc kit. and 200hp N/A on a B will still be hard, with just bolt ons. FI on the D will be like 225hp stock motor...

 

ya dude i own 98 ex d16y8 and i am planning on swapping to a b18c and just doing the basics such as cams, valves, springs, and retainers and other basic bolt ons

 

well if i get the GSR motor it will be around 180, and i wouldn't put bolt ons, i think just changing the camshafts on the engine will be enough. maybe,
but im going to look around for the jackson racing sc,

 

yea, look around and study up, and internals will bump up hp a good bit: good stage 2 n/a cam, adjustable cam gear, maybe some good n/a pistons with the type r intake manifold and exhaust...

either way ull spend a lot of $ to put down good numbers on a B. u could get the sc along with injectors and a tune for way cheaper, on the D...