Opinions on which civic path to take

[Paul1985]

Hey guys, just after some personal opinions on which you would do out of these options and a reason why...

1. EG Civic (sedan) w/ b16a engine conversion, turbocharged
2. EG Civic (sedan) w/ b18c engine conversion, NA w/ some engine work
3. EM1 Turbocharged
4. EJ Coupe w/ b18c engine conversion, NA w/some engine work

Just after some personal opinions...
i know everyone has different opinions, and i would like to know which path people would prefer too take...

Just wanna see what peoples preferences are and why :)

Thanks people :thumbsup:

[|N|]

i love the EM1 most personally ... but value for permormance wise... i would go option 2.

[civic_mods]

how abt EK hatch with DC2R engine?

[SpOOn-FED]

No WaY EK9 with K20aR engine
oH YeAhHhHHhH!!!!!

oh and from your list erm
the last one with the EJ

[|N|]

also u might want to look at fly_vti's car... he s sellin it... GSI with all the R's goodies....

[Tu88y]

I would choose option 2 or 3....

Supercharge EM1

[tRipitaka]

don't use a sedan as a base..
use the hatchback..

[Paul1985]

i like the sedan's, coupes are even better, not a fan of the hatch's myself and i dont want an EK sedan, its definately gonna be a civic, not an integra, one day i plan on buying an integra, maybe after my next car (finances dont allow it at the moment).. i wanna do a front end conversion on one if i cant get a proper JDM type-R, but for now im really keen on those model civics i mentioned. i.e. only the coupe's (EM, EJ) and only the sedans in EG's

Also, i like the B-series engines, they are a much easier swap.. a K20a is too expensive and i dont want a difficult swap..

thanks to the people who have posted there opinions so far, appreciated :)

[tRipitaka]

i'd say EM1, b18c engine or boost then.. plus brake/suspension upgrade
as the EM1 has better suspension and brake base than the EJ..

i would prefer coupe over the sedan, but that's me

[CRXY01]

I say go with the EJ8 and do an engine conversion in that, as it will cost about the same as doing a decent turbo setup.

[EG4]

y ask others on the forum, listen to what your heart says

personally i would go for the Turboed EM1

[Setanta]

EM1 all the way

[Terry]

Seems like another AUDM EG9 will be on road soon~:D

May be u can use the CRV lower block to make yourself a B20A?

[KB]

Buy an EM1. Bolt on a JRSC. Put on a 4-1 Header and Full 2.5" Exhaust.

Reason = If you have the money for an EM1, you can't go past a factory installed B16a2 for reliablity reasons. Supercharged EM1 would dominate.

[Perry]

well i would choose keep the sedan and put in a b16a and turbo charge it,
i got plans for a b20b turbo for my dads eg sedan

[**Ghost**]

em1 cos less labor to do conversions and less chance u'll have installation pains

[Paul1985]

thanks for all the replies people, appreciate it, EM seems to be a very popular model, its a hot looking car isnt it...

im leaning towards putting a b18c in my current sedan, doing the labour myself, then maybe in a year or so when i have more money, sell it and buy an EM1 and eventually turbocharge it, if im happy with my b18c powered EG i might even keep it longer, i love the look of the EM1's though.. before anyone says doing a conversion on my car if i plan on selling in the near future is a waste of money, but i like to spend my money on my car especially when it will transfer my shitty non-vtec SOHC into a b18c machine :)