Quote Originally Posted by carayan View Post
I always planned to go H2B with my EK, but I came into possession of a b18c2, and now I'm torn as to what road to go down.

I leaned towards a H2B swap, because a K was just crazy expensive and I figured why not? Dilemma is now, should I instead stick with the b18 I have sitting in my garage? I really only planned on building a quick streeter that I could take to the track and just generally have fun with and the h2b fit the bill really well, nice torque, decent power, and quick mated to a b series tranny.

Building the b18 (sleeves, cams, valve train, rods etc) would be a long winded road, but would it prove to be more cost effective versus a h2b swap? It's a bit difficult to word my plans, but I need opinions from both sides of the fence, from people who have had experience with both, and can give me pros and cons of both set ups.

Thank you.
You don't need to sleeve the B - that's a big unnecessary cost for the power targets you're talking about. Nor will you need aftermarket rods. In fact if the bottom end still has good compression (leak down test will confirm), just focus on the cylinder head and transmission for best results (bigger inlet valves, cam, CAI, short final drive, LSD) . If you've already got it, the B is the easiest and cheapest and will still go well. Just my 2 cents.