B18C7 in a Civic Coupe VTi

[wynode]

Lets keep the silly comments out please

an engine built for a heavier car in a lighter chassis just magnificent

How much does the Vti coupe weigh?

[spetz]

Yeah how much does it weigh?
I would expect due to the Type R's light weight, after putting an engine into a VTi Civic coupe + bigger brakes, strut braces and other mods it would weigh more than a ITR DC2?

[tRipitaka]

i'm assuming he's wanting it more for the uniqueness of a car, rather than all out performance..

[CTR Coupe]

the coupe weighs around the 1050 to 1100 mark with no driver.(taken from weigh stations not honda guides)

[CONAN]

yeh it would be different, thought it would be cheap as well.
damnit, 10k w/o labour wasnt what i was expecting

[CTR Coupe]

5.5k - 6k Engine
??? rear engine mount(buy it from Honda dealer)
1200-1400 suspension
5 lug conversion including brakes 800-1200
??? Labour

That runs you close enough to 10k.

You can probably just upgrade your brakes for around 800 buck (rear disk conversion, braided lines, slotted rotas and harder pads) mark but why not go 5 stud for slightly more

At that price plus a coupe for 10-12k you can have yourself a 99 thrashed type R with high kms

[Perry]

like CTR Coupe said its wise to up grade to 5 lug due to the engine power and the braking power u need

doing this converison is just like people with EK1 swaping for B series motors
Brake upgrade
New engine mounts
etc etc etc

[Kandy]

aww man, threads like this are baaad.. I want...

may I ask how much difference the 5 lug is to the 4 lug? does it hold the wheels in better or something? lol...

[CTR Coupe]

aww man, threads like this are baaad.. I want...

may I ask how much difference the 5 lug is to the 4 lug? does it hold the wheels in better or something? lol...

the disks and calipers on the type R are bigger. The "5 stud" aspect is just bling.

[Perry]

or you could upgrade to CRV calipers with bigger rotors if u want

[CTR Coupe]

or you could upgrade to CRV calipers with bigger rotors if u want

What sort of brackets (custom?) do you run with those? what needs to be replaced? can you just swap the callipers and disks and reuse the hubs?

[Perry]

What sort of brackets (custom?) do you run with those? what needs to be replaced? can you just swap the callipers and disks and reuse the hubs?

by remember when upgrading the CRV calipers u have to change the rotors and u can reuse the original hub. OB has done its the effective cheap option other then swaping for typeR brakes