Hey guys, in the next few months i will be swapping a gsr or sir motor into my 2000 civic sedan. Can you guys make recommendations? im thinking gsr since it is a 4door...ive considered h22 but am leaning more towards the gsr for the drivability/realability factor since ive heard a lot of hings about this swap.

Also, would i want to convert to obd1 or stay with obd2? I hear that obd is a lot less hassle and is more friendly with bolt ons.

All info is welcome and appreciated.

Thanks all.


Modified by hondasport2000 at 6:42 PM 9/7/2003

 

You'll probably be disappointed with the b16 and it's lack of torque. I'd stick with the 1.8 motor.

OBD 1 would also be a good choice. No secondary O2 and a few other things that might make the swap easier.

 

is it a big task switching it from obd2 to obd1?

Reliability is one of the big factors here as this is my daily driver and am dependent on it.

 

No, OBD 2 to OBD 1 is extremely easy.

It consists of buying a harness adapter and a chipped OBD 1 ecu. Plug them into your wiring harness and you're good to go. Takes less than 5 minutes.. and everything will be perfectly reliable.

 

Thanks a lot for the info and quick replies Fowler.

Is there anything i should know/look out for with this swap?

Also what year engine should i be looking at?

 

for our rides
obd1 go for engines 92-95
obd2 is 96-00

 

You can buy any GSR motor from 96 to 01. If you use a Civic Si(SiR) wiring harness, you will make the swap 100x easier.

If you buy anything from pre-96, you're gonna run into problems when it comes to the distributor and injectors..

 

i swap a b16b into my 2000 coupe it was extremly easy i used the stock ex wire harness

 

[QUOTE=Fowler]You'll probably be disappointed with the b16 and it's lack of torque. I'd stick with the 1.8 motor.

I agree. IMO its not worth $3000.00 just for another cam. You'll be happy with the 1.8.

 

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I agree. IMO its not worth $3000.00 just for another cam. You'll be happy with the 1.8.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What???

 

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I agree. IMO its not worth $3000.00 just for another cam. You'll be happy with the 1.8.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL! So the 1.8 now has 3 cams??

 

good luck finding a gsr motor i couldnt find one. look into the b20 swap they have crazy torque and thats how u rip svt focus out of the hole.