I told many heads i wasn't going to get rid of my C5 but i had to. I once had a B18C5 EF hatch. Sad thing is i never got it to run. Everything was perfect and ready to run after a week of crap with axles and other gay stuff that kept comming up. So i start to pull the car out of the bay, and im just pumped and ready to get on the freeway and mash up some gears. I hear a clack, so i stopped and thought to my self, ah no biggie i ran over a wrench or something so i kept going. I hear the clack again but louder so then i stopped and checked everything out. Just my luck the passenger axle had broken apart it stretched out while i was turning/pulling out of the bay. So i lift the car and notice the busted axle and a HOLE in my tranny . A buddy of mine knew i was mad at the engine and offered me a 93 EX coupe with perfect interior and clean runing engine for my longblock alone. I needed a running car so i got rid of the bad luck C5 for the coupe. Il have pics up of the car in a bit, but would u guy's traded the engine for a complete car? i got the swap for cheap so i can't complain but did i loose on this one?

 

yes!

 

complete car versus the hassle of putting together the c5 again--i thought it was worth it

 

i dont think you lost anything. i'd rather have a running EX than a shut down ITR.

 

wow. thats some bad luck man...

well.. hope you like ur new car'

ida done it'

 

dude that sucks...but nice ef

 

good choice

 

Motor with no car
Car with running motor

 

fair deal in my book

 

Good deal! What are your plans for the coupe?

 

You made the right decision in my opinion. You can look at and drive a running vehicle. All you can do is look at the c5 and wonder what the hell I'm gonna do now. Good luck on the new build.

 

here is the link to my busted tranny and teh hole evil story with my swap gone bad
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=740898

here are some of the pics of the EG i picked up for the B18C5 longblock

93 EX coupe




Back (HKS dragger...sounds nice not rice )


OMG its stock (for now i still have the ITR tranny left to put in here with something that will spin both tires HARD )

 

that was a SWEET trade.
make us proud and sparkle up that EJ1!

 

yes indeed a nice trde good luck with this project.

 

Sport the EJ2 Coupes ROCK!


Modified by JRI94 at 4:57 AM 3/3/2004

 

word i knwo im starting to like the coupe almost as much as my CRX...

 

you didnt lose out man, ITR swaps are getting cheaper by the day + theyre overrated

 

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HAHAHA!!!

Oh man that's funny. Please post another one!

 

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Your full of ****

Also to the original thread poster i dont think you made a wise decision at all.. eeh

Your mistake is the other persons gain.

 

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LOL....

 

Okay I read the linked story, looked at your pics, etc. and I have to ask why you were in such a hurry?

You just traded a longblock worth at least $2,500.00-$3,000.00 or so for a car that looks to be worth $1,800.00 or so.

IMO it's a bad trade, but then again only you can attest to how frustrated you were with that swap.

Your problems were a result of being hasty - the axles, the ECU, etc. - had you been patient I think you would have had better results.

I'm not trying to be an *** or anything, but I think you posted this in hopes of seeing others' opinions, so...

 

Owning both EF&EH chassis cars, you'll ENJOY working on the coupe. As much as I love EF's, they are the least enjoyable Civic to work on.

I thought 90-93 Teg axles worked for B swaps into EF's?

 

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you guys can stay on the ITR dick all day long but i still stay behind this comment. build a b18c/b16 hybrid and call it a day.


Modified by ixiblindixi at 1:49 AM 1/22/2004

 

Seems like you lost out because you got rid of the c5 longblock, however now you have a complete running car...Clean it up, sell it, and go buy another motor..simple as that

 

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you guys can stay on the ITR dick all day long but i still stay behind this comment. build a b18c/b16 hybrid and call it a day.


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Like I said in my IM to you, I have owned the B18C1, B16A2, and the B18C5 and the B18C5 ruins the others. It is well worth the extra money.

I have dynoed all 3 with basic i/h/e mods, and here's what I got:

B16A2: 143whp 102ft-lbs. of torque

B18C1: 150whp 121ft-lbs. of torque

B18C5: 175whp 122ft-lbs. of torque - this was a baseline with the stock cast-iron exhaust manifold to - the others had Dc headers on them.

Again I speak from EXPERIENCE - sounds like you speak from ignorance and jealousy.