I might have to sell my 4th gen Prelude Si VTEC pretty soon and I'm looking into either a 88-91 Civic HB or CRX. I would like to install a H22a1 w/ an ATR tranny into it but I am unsure how easily this engine and tranny would fit. How do you go about insuring a car like this? What are some problems that I should look out for when purchasing one of these cars? Would a B18c be a better choice for a motor? What about a B20 block w/ b18c5 head (reliable??)? Please help me in answering these questions and I may have more later but I can't think of them now. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

Go with the B18C...less headaches. You just insure it. Insurance has never been a problem for me. Look for rust and frame damage. Reliability depends on how you build it, what you put in it and how you drive it. After we build motors for customers, some come back a month later with a blown motor where some don't ever come back. One of my friends, has a EG turbo (LS Vtec)and drives 32 miles one way to work each day and hasn't had any problems going on two years now.