Originally Posted by ullerw

btw StreetRacingCRX, to answer your question, i would stay away from any frankenstein combo engines, and i would go with a b18c1 from the gsr, its not an INCREDIBLY expensive swap[i know its still a little pricey, look to pay at least 4000 if your doing all the work yourself], but is about hte best money to power ratio. The b18c5 is the quickest, but it is not difficult to build a b18c1 to get it to the same power

Originally Posted by ullerw

you are correct about the longer stroke being the reliability problem, the other reliability problem is the fact that the bottom end is not built for vtec and doesnt have the necessary oil passageways, you need a new oil pump etc. to make this reliable

Originally Posted by ullerw

do they make stroker kits for the b18c1? because that would also have the same effect as trying to put in the crank etc. also i doubt the engine would be more powerful than a b18c5, as the c5 incorporates the b16a head (i dont remember which one at this point?) along with a few other differences, but with both the head and the boring you would def. have a more powerful motor