Engine Swap Questions

Hello all,
I am new here, I've just got a few questions to ask.

I am getting a 1996 Civic Hatchback from my dad in about 4 months. It's nothing special, a D16 under the hood, exhaust from the converter back, and some rims.

Im not gonna screw around with the interior/looks until I get something under the hood to back good looks up. I have about $5,000 to drop into it right away, and I will be pulling an additional $2,500 from the bank about a month after I get the car.

I have been looking around at engine swaps, mainly from a place "Osaka JDM Motors" http://www.osakajdmmotors.com/ . I have been looking at the B18CR engines, although I'm looking for a direct drop and I'm really not sure if either of the B18's on that site are cabable of a direct drop.

I am looking to get 200 HP out of the engine drop only. Then after that I am looking to add the following: turbo (not sure about specifics) and full exhaust.

Im wondering if the B18 is the right swap for what im looking for, or if there is a better swap for my car. It doesnt HAVE to be a direct drop, but I would prefer that I can at least swap it out over a weekend.

Thanks,
Matt

what do you want out of the car? straight line? cornering? top end performance? low down torque? i think 200HP is alot to expect from the engine swap and if your only planning on spending 2500 on a turbo you gotta rethink your situation. I am in your position going to be putting a new engine in my ek hatch soon, how ever i cant decide between h22a or b18c2. Also are you after a integra type r engine, or a vti-r (b18c7 or b18c2) because for 5g you will be hard finding a itr half cut.

Well heres my take, I am willing to wait on a turbo, and I will spend whatever it takes to get an engine that will put me over 200 HP. I see that some of the B18's are at 210. I want to at least get the swap done with the money I have available.

Thanks for the reply,
Matt

Hey02zzi, where would you be getting your new engine from???

make sure u upgrade ur brakes too...EK1's are pretty small...

save you some time and just buy my car, lol

OsakaJDM are in canada?
Shipping must cost a grip.

have fun ITR half cuts are not easy to find

Yeah shipping is quite a bit.. but its the closest place to me besides seattle, they want an arm & a leg for their VTECs though

ur obviosly in the US then...this is an australian forum....

Yea i noticed this was an Australian forum. I just had some questions about the engine you guys think would be the best fit for my car.. was nothing about nationality, pricing, or where im getting it from in the beginning..

B18cR will be a good engine for you..

but if u got the cash ...

go for the K20 DC5R engine

B18C5's are already 200 hp aren't they??

well u said u got $5k + $2.5 from the bank.. thats $7.5k USD, a bit more than our dollar... u would be well and truly on the way.. The b18cR wont be that hard to put in your EK im lead to believe. You dont need custom engine mounts or anything..

k20's rock and r taking america's car scene by storm particularly with the honda's in the 90's models range.

Thanks so much guys, my K20 will be here in 3 days. Thanks for all the help!
I have alot of work to do though, had custom mounts made, and a turbo is in the works, need about $300 and I will have one! Thanks for all the replies, i really appreciate it!

Nicholsm04

dude, it will cost u a minimum of $6k USD and upto around $12K USD if u can source a heap of cheap parts to do a K20A swap.. thats without turbo.. alot more expensive than a b18cR thats for sure. If u do decide on the K20A, you can purchase mounts for your EK for around $600-$700 from hasport or hybrid-racing..

www.hybrid-racing.com
www.hasport.com

For heaps more info on this swap, check out www.k20a.org

thanks, lol but I think you misunderstood. I meant I need $300 more than what I have left for the Turbo. By the way.. the H20A Cost me $7,250 USD, mounts, transmission, ECU, axels, and more. All was included. I have about $2,000 left (decided to pull some out of the savings :) ) So i need about $300 to even start looking at turbos.. not too sure what im gonna do yet.

sounds good mate, keep us updated with pics etc...

sorry i didnt realise that you were in the us

good luck :thumbsup:
be sure to check out www.k20a.org .. all the K help u will ever need will be in there.
Your gonna have to get fuel lines/fuel rail/fuel pressure regulator.. custom headers and exhaust among a few other bits n pieces more than likely.. u also should upgrade suspension inc. sway bars etc and brakes.

So id put that $300 to something else, and add a turbo at a later date.. thats just my opinion though :)

Did u end up getting a K20A (JDM Type R) or K20A2 (USDM Type S)?

the JDM K20A comes with 220hp :thumbsup: