I've just graduated high school and i"m hoping to get mad money I currently drive a 94 VX with AGXs, Skunk2 coilovers, B&M short shift, and a Magnaflow muffler with 2 1/4 piping. I want a motor real bad. Would a be better of with a B16 swap or a turbo D16z6. I want to do all the work myself. Thanx for your opinoins.

 

Just get a b16a and build it up, turbo sohc are def respectible but to me its a lost cause.

 

how bout you use that money for college...sounds lame but it will be rewarding in the end.

 

True that

 

I'm going to be attending Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics on a descent amout of scholarships but 1/4 of the money i get will go towards that

 

what would be more diffucult to install the b16 or d16 or is it about equal

 

ZaxEG, your going into a good field, I'm in the Marines (BA) for Aviational Electronics while trying to get my wings on the side. Good Luck!

 

Thats awesome dude!! My mentor at work is form the marines he was stationed in twenty nine palms. I work for CJ system right now but yea i can't wait to be a avionics tech!!!!!

 

Since your gunna be in college..you are going to want something to get you there everyday..so in that case, I suggest the b16 motor. When you go turbo...you need to maintain it or else you will have problems left and right. Thats just my opinion though..Good luck

 

If you are really interested in the turbo route. buy a b18b and turbo that. It'll squirt out a little more ponies for a similar cost of the turboed d16.

 

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Yeah, I second that, good luck ZagEG

&lt;------- (Aspiring pilot, hoping to take my Instrument Rating checkride in a month or two, I hope fixing instruments is easier than flying by them, cuz it's proving to be a bitch for me )

Oh, and back on topic, IMO go for the reliability of the swap, perhaps with a modest nitrous shot if you want a little extra pep at the track (Just don't abuse it). Then you close the bottle, drive home, and still get 30mpg

 

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Buy one from me! Full EG9 front clip, $2700. Look for the
link in my signature.

 

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how is it a lost cause? people have discussed this so much that i'm surprised you are still saying that. for the price of a b16 swap he could get a z6 with turbo, and it would kick the b16's *** without a problem. i would probably a get b16 so it'll be reliable for college, especially if there's not too much spare money floating around to fix the little problems that will come up.

 

Yeah dude I would just get a b16a for the reliablity issues. But if you have enough money get a b18c1. I"m in college also and I have made so many road trips in my hatch without any problems what so ever. I truthfully wouldn't turbo your hatch until you get out of school, because of all the maintenance issues and little things here and their that go wrong. Soon as I graduate I plan on playing with FI.

 

dude whats up your local, man i come thru mkeesport daily (i also love premantie bros. )

any way im in the same boat ut i want my body work done with my money, why dont you stop up miricle mile in monroville one night, im up there a couple nights a week and sometimes i hang back in greensburg

edit: heres are pics of my car

 

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good advice...

 

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college??? ****....if i did that i'd still be hanging around here!!
oh wait...scratch that...
go to college, save your grad $$$....take out a student loan....use that for the KAH!!!

 

well i got my d16 for 500.00 runs great slapped a bottle on good enough for right now but i need to get a tranny for the big gsr.

 

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good advice...follow these words

 

Thanx for all the advice..........hey 88hondahatch what time and days are you at miricale mile, it would be cool to stop by and chat.

 

just random evenings at miricle mile, if you go past around 9:00 or later and see my car feel free to stop and chat. got any pics of your car?