Choices choices choices...H22A, B18C, B16A or turbo D?

[Glocker]

Like the topic, which one should I go for my EH9 Civic? I will mainly use the car for daily duties, cruising and the occasional motorkhana/ wet skidpan. All of them are within my price range (3.5k give or take), am wondering which to do?

Btw, I want to retain PS and aircond; am looking at a H22A kit that can allow me to fit all that.

[kcokla]

i think h22a or b18c.
might be pushing it just a tad bit withthat budget but i think its do-able, depending on how much DIY is involved.

[MR-VTEC]

all do-able if you do all the work yourself and can source all the parts you need at the right price.

keep your eye out in the parts forum as i will be posting up a complete h series swap kit for eg by this weekend, includes powersteering

[blabla]

With the B18C, B16A or turbo D can keep p/s and a/c. b18c turbo if you like turbo if you like na b20vtec or b18cR7

[Glocker]

With the B18C, B16A or turbo D can keep p/s and a/c. b18c turbo if you like turbo if you like na b20vtec or b18cR7

Yeah, but I've been looking at H22A kits where they allow you to keep p/s and a/c. I don't want to spend anymore money on the engine so if I go turbo/h22a/b18/b16 I'll do it once and be done. Currently I don't think I will go for the B16A because I like the torque pushing you back into the seat, hehehe.

[mugen_ctr]

Turbo d, an u will b smiling pass all the B series swap guys , trust me, B16a2 aint all that... an torque?? what torque man??? hahahahaha, if ur aim is power dont look pass a turbo D16, a turbo d will pull much harder than a B16a2... an plus the torque from B16a compared to d isnt that much differance, mayb like 10-15nm, so i really doubt u will feel the g-forces....

[blabla]

B20VTEC!!!!!! check out the byp's motors, Protune (Chris), Toda, Belsgarage have a look at NVDVTC he is selling his motor thats seems pretty HECTIC from the specs.. You wont have the same amount of torque as a turbo. but if ur into na's like myself b20vtec. I have looked into s/c and turbo's i would rather s/c then turbo charge. Personal preference... The sound from a s/c and vtec yummm...

I will be doing a b20vtec in the near future with Protune

[EK1.6LCIV]

turboing a d-series engine you will soon become a mechanical engineer in the amount you will learn (which isnt a bad thing, know plenty of people building more bizzare things locally with alot less r&d out there for them)

[MR-VTEC]

forget the d. start off with a better platform

[EK1.6LCIV]

future proof, go k20, bit dearer when you first punch in the numbers, but buying a blown k20 engine or gearbox with exceptional wear is alot less likely than say a b18cr that was made in the late 90s...

[Glocker]

future proof, go k20, bit dearer when you first punch in the numbers, but buying a blown k20 engine or gearbox with exceptional wear is alot less likely than say a b18cr that was made in the late 90s...

No AC and no powersteering; both features which i want in my daily!

[xntrik]

You can retain K20 with P/S Air-con in the DC2/R just need to relocate it as far as I know.
I'm not too sure whether you can still retain it in a different shell.

The K20 will be over your budget regardless if you do the work yourself or not, unless you're a fabricator.

Depending on which H22 you go with you can possibly fit it in that budget.
B18 half cut sourcing it out will be about roughly around ~5000 mark. (Can get it cheaper depending on sources and condition)

Your budget of 3.5k will most-likely get you a complete B16, or any of the MOTOR alone you posted up.

Here's a list of what I think will cost you the most in order:
K20 Swap
H22 Swap ~
B18 Swap ~
B16 Swap.


Then again its all about having the right sources, and how much you can DIY.
Good luck with the swap!