I'm interested in building something relatively inexpensive with lots of torque for my 97 Civic -- a daily driver and *nothing* else. I was interested in getting a B20, but am weary of hearing how the stock sleeves have cracked even under Honda Warranty in CRVs, plus since I live in Cali, I dont want to go to the hassle of trying to go BAR legal with a b20 running on an LS ECU and intake manifold.

So my question is: how much does it cost to get a b18b sleeved to 84mm? If I did that, I could get leftover b20 pistons, new rings/bearings and be all set. And what about going up to 86 or even 87 bore? Is it possible to get oversize el-cheapo OEM-quality pistons (nothing fancy for turbo or nos) for a reasonable price? If so, who sells them? Thanks for the input.

 

If you re-sleeve, id recommend you overbore as well. I think Golden Eagle sleeves cost about $700... installation will probably be in the neighborhood of 200.

I bought some JE .020 over pistons for my B18C. They were $500 for the pisons, wrist pins, lock rings, and pison rings.

I know you can get .25mm overbored OEM ITR pistons.

Hope some of that helped,

-Nick-

Edit: www.inlinefour.com sells new OEM pistons in regular bore and oversized.

http://www.inlinefour.com/jdmhonoempis.html


[Modified by B19CivicHB, 9:52 PM 10/21/2002]