What to do?

[Disciple]

Hi guys,

I'm in need of advice for an engine swap.

Firstly i have a 91 model civic (eg, hatch) and at the moment it is dual carby's. I have been wanting to undergo an engine swap for ages now, but things never worked out with the old folks. I now have the thumbs up to go ahead and swap an engine into my car, the only thing is i have a budget because i dont work as yet.

What engine should i settle on and what prices can i be expecting for each engine?

At the moment i have an exhaust, extractors.

How much would it cost for someone to drop the engine in?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks alot guys!

[geo41e]

hey dude, are u the guy with the blue civic ?? the dude i saw at australias best getting the titanium muffler on ??

btw, with the engine swap, best is the b16a l rekon..heard its got better response then the b18c (someone confirm this)

cost ya round 5-7k all together...l fink...

welcome new memba!!

[mo]

Just get a B16A front cut since your under a budget

you also have rear drums aye? convert that to discs
also need to do efi tank

[madgrk]

Firstly, chuck a message in the Introductions section, and let us know of ya car and its mods and a few details about yaself :D Welcome to the forums too!

Ok so you want to drop a motor in.. Hmm.. I would (personally) be going for a B18 because they have a torquier motor than a B16. That said, I have driven a few B16's and found em hell fun when driving around because they rev like a bitch haha.

Personal preference dude, not sure about cost of a B18 swap (finding out now actually), but a B16 is roughly 5-7 as geo41e said :)

Good luck! :D

theo

[w_civic]

B20 my fren...B20...most ppl go for b18 or b16 but ill say b20 :P
but b16 aint bad at all :)

[[[d a n n y]]]

ok mate..

i also have a 91 civic hatch...with a carby aka EG BREEZE
i have recently done a engine transplant my self...to a b16a
there are lot of options with the engine..from
d16a
b16a
b18c
b18c7
h22a
these are sum of the engines that u can plant in to ur car..

b cuz ur car is a carby car u'll need to get EFI tank+pump or surege tank
but if ur doing this conversion by urself u'll b looking at about 5g's all up
but getting it done by a workshop you'll b looking at around 7g's + cuz of carby to EFi conversion
if ur in sydney u can try good performance..

anywayz just a quick run down.on the engines
d16a it's better than ur current engine but if ur after speed and acceleration dont look at this 1 cuz for a couple of more bucks u can get the DOHC VTEC engines..

b16a,b18c,b18c7
DOHC VTEC engines what people with non-vtecs or single cams convert to most

b16a 1.6L :makes li less power compared to b18c's but cost less. (well suited if ur on a budget)
b18c 1.8L :good bang for your bucks 7g's and u can have this engine in ur car and beat most cars on the road
b18c7 1.8L : ITR engine aka. integra type R engine. this engine is the best engine out of these 3 making more power compared to the b16,18
about 10g's for a ITR half cut id say 10+ for a complete conversion
if u have the dosh u wont regret it. do it if u can... :D

all of these engines in your car will give u great acceleration and balance

H22a 2.2L

this engine is out of an prelude VTIR
great power suited for a all out dragg car if ur after hard cornering as well this is not quite what ur looking for as it is a bit too heavy (engine)
10g's +
b20+b16a head

b20c out of a CRV and B16a head sum new crazy conversion this also is a very good performance package and with the right tuning u can pump out a shit load of power
not suitable if ur on a budget 10g's+

also you have drum brakes so u'll need to get it converted to disc and get the car engineered. also the front brake upgrade will b a good idea too
as the GL brakes wont b able to cope with the speed.

if u wanna know anything more dont just ask

[joneblaze]

]]ok mate..

i have recently done a engine transplant my self...

Really? :P

[[[d a n n y]]]

]]ok mate..

i have recently done a engine transplant my self...

Really? :P

shut up man...(Jon Edit: Defamatory language... ;)).. :P :P

stay on the topic mod :D :P

[SIKCVC]

Well Danny said it all if you go B16a you better be quick :O they're selling fast, usually before they even arive in the country. But yeah more info on your car and where you want to go with it what aplications you have for it and more direct help can be givien.

[[[d a n n y]]]

yeah they r getting rare now..

and the 1's that come into the country are now high kilo engines 100k + engines

[Chi]

You should wait for Danny to crash his car and then buy his engine :P

[mo]

You should wait for Danny to crash his car and then buy his engine :P

Nah just go jack his car...he lives in private property... :twisted:

[luzinit]

welcome eman! ehhehehe. oh ic.. time to get a new engine ay?? :)

[TOYOL]

Just get a B16A front cut since your under a budget

you also have rear drums aye? convert that to discs
also need to do efi tank

What would you need to convert the discs? Rear discs? Rear callipers? Rear lower arms? Can the rype R rear fit onto a EK coupe? Stupid coupe comes with rear drums. Does upgrading the rear discs feel alot better?
Thanks.