I just bought a 93 hatchback and am looking into motor swaps. I used to be a toyota guy, so Im a little lost in all this Honda stuff. B20 sounds good to me, but seems like a lot of stuff to get. GSR sounds lovely, but is expensive. B16 ...havnt heard verymany good things about it, and H22 also sounds great. Can anyone recommend a good swap for me? Thanks

 

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do some searches. "B18" "B16" "H22"
then start reading them. there is plenty of info about these motors.

currently, the B18C1 (GSR) motor is the best all around swap for honda.
hm but 16yrs old, a B16 will be a good start for you, since you're new in the honda game.

 

H22 will be kind of heavy for a daily driven car, but if you want to make a straight track car go ahead. But i'd say go with b16a2 or b18c1

 

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B Series (b18c, b16a) is one of the easiest swaps you can do.

 

B18c!! I just finished mine and am very happy pulls great! Easy swap to do and no problems!

 

My brother is sending me the Mini-Me swap, so im going to do that until i save up enough for a b18c1. I drove my friends b18 civic hatch and i love it.

 

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this was covered in an earlier post. the h22 only holds up like 125lbs

 

sorry man i forgot to make a suggestion. personally if i could do it all over agian. i would do a gsr swap. even a b17 with a type r tranny would be real nice

 

b18b!!