What do you guys think would be a good motor to swap in to my 1992 Hatchback SI -

a B20 motor with a Gsr tranny + whatever mods i need to make it fit under my hood

or

A GS-R motor - complete swap...
Im sorta on a small budget right now so this will be my daily driver for a good 5 - 6 months and then I would slowly start building up one of these motors toward boost-
I was thinking the B20 because its cheaper to start out with and I've always wanted to bulkd a B20/Vtec motor but the GSR is a favorite also...

 

gsr.

 

Ehhh, depends. Daily driver torque is good.

 

b20 has weak sleeves

nice avatar vtecdoodoo kinda lameeeee this isnt the civil war here

 

lol im no no0b y0!!!!

i did search im just having trouble making up my mind...

anyone else??

 

Peep my location. I thought you might "get it" w/ your username.

 

gsr!!! you cant go wrong

 

I was thinking a GSR wouldn't be that good considering i have an Si - the heaviest model hatch - but if you guys think its the best bang for the buck I'll look more into it....Thanks to the people who were straight up and gave me good advice!! I really appreciate it


[Modified by Hatch_92, 4:15 PM 10/29/2002]

 

Both motors are great. Depends on how much money you want to spend, and your setup. You'd just have to study both motors and get the pros and cons of both, and make a wise decision.

 

I went with the GSR and I am totally stoked with it. It's my daily driver, no hassles or worries.

 

sleeved b20vtec!

 

CRVtec Pushin Boost

 

i got it but its stupid

 

I have a JDM B20B stock, no mods......on a 1992 VX hatchback.....i eat up the GS-R's on the highway and streets.....i match up very close and beat my boys 99 SI w/ a bunch of bolt on mods.....he runs 15 flat.....i never ran on the track.....if u plan to do mods and put money into the engine.....B20 is a good choice...if u don't i would go w/ the GS-R B18C......all up to u and what u want to do...

 

I had a 4th gen 4door and i was gonna go B20Vtec, but i sold that car and just got a 93 Hatch and i plan on doing this swap not only for the power but it's also cheaper than the Gsr swap. what part of Ny are u From Hatch 92

 

Nope, sleeved b18a/b, it`s cheaper.

Ryan

 

I would not boost a b20 with out sleeving it first.
if your gonna have to sleeve a block, might as well sleeve a gsr block, it'll be better in the long run.

 

Thanks for all your help guys!!

I think im gunna probally go with the B20 swap because until i can fully build the motor to handle the boost etc. I'll have some fun with the torque and probally end up putting a gsr or b16 head on it...I really appreciate all your help and all the different scenarios you guys mentioned -

bcnhba34 - Im in the rockland area of NY you??

thanks again

 

good move, b20

im not all that happy with the b18c in my si hatch (maybe because the si is a good 2300+lbs ? ) best i could muster was a 14.6@93 with i/e, clutch, cm fly and pirelli p700's.....others in cx/vx hatches are running high 13's low 14's with boltons

cant wait till i get a b20 bottom and build her up in spring! b20/vtec, oh yea !


[Modified by hybrider93, 10:08 PM 10/29/2002]

 

what is the b20 you speak of? is it fast?
muuahahhahahahha

 

im in the same ordeal, except between doing sleeved b20 bored to a 2.2 or a leeved H22. and of course both would be built for turbo.

 

BUY BOTH

 

The only way I would purchase the gsr is if the cost was exactly the same as the b20

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[Modified by SHAUNTS99, 12:08 AM 10/31/2002]

 

Are you saying the B20 is cheaper than a GSR?

 

A B20 HB can easily beat a GSR. But a GSR motor in the same car is faster.