Looking at a 93 civic sedan for sale that had an engine swap done. The current setup has an H22 engine mated to a B16 Transmission. Also has GSR axles, Skunk2 lowering springs, evolution motor mounts, lightened flywheel, stage 1 clutch, and a P28 chipped ecu. I am looking for a reliable everyday driver, that I wont have to dump a lot of money into, yet a little speed would not hurt. The body has 130,000 miles, engine has around 70,000 miles and the tranny has less than that. With all of this in mind what concerns are there, or should it be just another reliable honda?

 

I use to have an H2B back a few year ago. I daily drove it but the b16 tranny sucked a*s. You could be going 20MPH in 5gear and still have power. Then I also couldnt keep a tranny in it for very long either im not to sure why> i think i put 3 or 4 trannys in it the year i had it. Then the guy that bought it from me has put a tranny or 2 it kept busting the case. It had the QSD h2b kit.

 

I think that's the weak link in H2B setups, the transmission. I'm sure a GSR or Type R tranny would be nicer but they can set you back a pretty penny.

 

In my experience, a swap like this is hardly "reliable" compared to a factory built Honda. Swaps always seem to have little problems pop up, even when done 100% correctly. Sounds like a fun car, but that B16 tranny is overkill with a motor like the H22, you would benefit from a taller geared transmission IMO.

I still think those trannmissions are too short for a 2.2L engine, it would be hell on the highway with a Type R transmission.

 

yea i would sell the b16 trans and buy another tranny with the money
theres lots of people looking for b16 trannys
im one

 

Yeah...the ITR tranny would be perfect, if the price was reasonable. Even if so, I would be skeptical if it didn't come with a warranty.