B18C(vti-r) or H22A?

[danni_d]

as it clearly marks on the title, B18C or H22A?. I am just contemplating on which engine conversion i should proceed on. Can everyone give me their opinions?

[Kazaf]

Depends on the amount of cash you have to spend.

[JDMTMY]

do a search mate..plenty of pros and cons for both engines...just depends on what you are after for your car.

[Steer^Gimic]

what car are you planning to put this into?

[PaZzMaN-R]

h22a is heavier then the b18c so if the car is intended for tracking you might choose the b18c
what are your intentions for the car and what car? help people out a little by giving them background to base their suggestions on also probably search as im sure this has been covered before. goodluck

[SKREMN]

it may be alot easier to drop one type of motor in then another depending on the car type

[danni_d]

oh i was planning to put it into a EK civic. i was thinking about h22a because it has more torque. so wouldn't it be better.. but yeh.. the b18c is much lighter. so i'm contemplating about the both of them. but i don't think i'll be using my car for track. it might just be more of a zippy little street car :P.
also, a friend of mine said i could put a b18c into a ek for 5g and have engineers cert. and everything, because he works at motorware . i didn't ask him about the h22a. though.

[chicken8]

h22a is a much bigger and more powerful engine

143/147kw depending on which year.

heaps more torque too. much better as a daily cause its just easier to drive. but petrol will cost u a fair bit

B18 is just the easier choice cause its easier to source the engine than a H22A. better petrol. enough power

H22A in a civic will put heaps of strain on ur chassis i imagine if u were to thrash it often. and no doubt the gearbox will struggle. because even the 5th gen prelude's stock gearbox had many problems dealing with the power from H22A. alot of gearboxes blown and stuff

[Paul1985]

h22 = a hell of a lot more expensive than the b18c, more custom work involved, heavier (more strain) and im sure this makes it bad for cornering and tyre wear. It also would munch a b18c in the same chassis IMO.. would be more fun to drive with the torque.

B18C, esp the AUDM VTI-R as you stated will be a great and quick engine, not quiet as powerful as the h22a IMO, but i think your friend from motorware is fairly close in his price estimate. If it were a JDM B18C, the engine itself would be more than 5k.. but for the AUDM vtir.. much cheaper.

I think u will be very pleased with either engine for street driving to be honest. My opinion would be to go for the b18c dude.

good luck

[dc4t]

i say go with the h22 if u want a quick straight-line car.. with a b18c (vti-r), especially the audm.. u'll pull like high 14s if ur lucky?? lol.. with h22 ive seen ppl break late 13s with the stock motor..

[barefootbonzai]

Why the hell do people think the H22 cost a hell of a lot more than B18? This is utter rubbish. The going cost of a B18C vtir halfcut is $3500ish and the cost of the H22a halfcut is $2500ish. $500 on mounts and $500 on the extra bit of labour and that bring it to even.

[danni_d]

hrmm.... i want the H22A in the civic. but yeh.. like what chicken8 said about the strain that it puts on it..i'm worried about that. bcause wouldn't that also cause a lot of understeer? because of the weight infront of the car.?
also, to help te strain on the chassis, what can u do?