alright I am stuck and need some help out here, I got about 4k to spend and have a couple engine choices in mind and I am posting to see if maybe you guys can narrow them out, so here we go ill just list them out with some good out of all the engines:

(JDM)b16a - cheap and have money left over to spend on mods

GSR - from what ive read is better for a turbo setup than the b18c type r because of compression

B18c(type R 98+ spec) - this was ganna be my overall choice, makes good horses and I can say I have a type R haha.

If you guys have any engines you want to throw in please due so I am very open to anything right now but in the long run my goal is to beat or meet 200+HP at $4,000

 

itr all the way.

 

h22 same price if not cheaper then b16 and makes alot more power and torque then gsr and b16 as well type r and h22 are almost same power out put but the H swap is half the price of them type r

 

Id use an ITR in your shoes

 

Build a motor.

 

what motor and how much would it cost, could I build a 200hp+ with a 4k budget?

 

I would say get a jdm spec B18C GSR, it's better priced than an ITR, and comes stock with 180hp. With the money you saved, get a good intake manifold, cams and chip with ecu with Hondata. You would be on a great start to the 200hp club

 

on a bone stock jdm itr motor i've seen people buy a better header, and drop in some rocket cams and broke way over 200 whp. it's possible with a stock motor


i'd stick with a itr motor if you don't plan on boosting, very reliable and yet great power

 

For $4000 you could build several D-series turbo engines and be making making well over 300hp... with several backups!

 

what d engine would I need to be doing that haha, also if I saved a little more would it be worth it to go K20a? Ive thought this out for a while now and everytime I was saving I always had to end up spended it or something haha I know the engine is about 5k what about parts? and maybe labor? I have a shop that is doing all this for me now so thats why I am keeping my choices open.

 

I vote d16a6 or d16z6. Get a full gasket kit for it, tuner toy rods, vitara pistons, cometic headgasket, all new bearings, a turbo regrind on the cam, valve job and new springs and then chip your ecu and piece together a turbo kit or just order one from go-autoworks. Then spend a chunk getting it tuned right. This can all be done for under 4k if u can shop smart and work on your own cars. Over 300hp andpretty reliable if tuned correctly.

 

You'll need more than 4grand to do the ITR swap, especially if you have a shop do it for you. 4grand will maybe get you a clean ITR engine with tranny, and those are getting more difficult to find. At which point, you'll need to get a conversion harness, some mount kit, a new test pipe/cat (2.5" collector plate -> 2 1/4'), some new spark plugs and wires(optional), water pump(optional) and timing belt(optional), some tranny oil, and engine oil. You'll also need a new hood to clear the height of the engine. I might be missing some stuff in there, but you get where I am going with this.

Right, and a new mechanical VSS or SiR cluster....

Oh and shift linkage....

 

I personally know the shop/owner working on my car I was qouted 3500 just for a b18c (96 spec) engine work on my car without labor in which he said I could just pay him labor later. As far as the cluster ima wait it out and just roll with my stock cluster but I am going to snag a 89 EDM CRX gauge since they have a redline limit of 9.5k.

 

Ok, sounds like a well thought out plan, have fun with this!

 

$3500 is too much for that engine.

 

lol it wasnt 3500 for just the engine it was 3500 for swap engine included

 

Complete LS longblock:$500-700
GSR tranny: $400-600
Turbo kit: $???? Could piece one together for pretty cheap.

Point is you could have a easy and reliable 275-300whp and still have a couple hundred left over if you plan and spend the $4k right.

 

how does the rest of the car look?

if you plan on keeping the car for a while, go with a cheaper swap invest in the looks, suspension etc of it too

 

whos got $4k laying around to blow on an engine swap? am i the only one paying bills here? tax return maybe? someone must have kids cha ching

 

lol nah im actually unemployed... but yes taxes did come through ahahahaha, no but really ive just been saving up for a while, spending on the essentials. I don't mind the cars looks if im on the road killin but ive been working on my rex slowly for a while so a bit more doesnt bug me lol

 

unemployed and you have that kinda money to spend on an engine? well at least your not sitting around in pajama pants all day playin ps3....like the unemployed jagoffs i know. must be nice

 

i hear ya on that, but in case you go to sell it, people will pay more for a better looking car with a lesser swap, than they would for something that's beat with a better swap.

i think the inside and outside should go hand in hand a bomb *** swap with a poo poo exterior is like washing your hands and then drying them off with dirt.

 

lol im going to school this coming quarter but this car is sticking with me till it dies and is unreturnable from the grave.. its in good enough condition right now and just in the game for a new engine right now.

 

go with a b16b- ctr motor

hd a buddy with one in his crx and i had a itr in my crx. definitely a better choice.

 

You think a B16B is a better choice over a B18C ITR motor, really?