Originally Posted by AliasNeo

hey, i was looking into swapping the motor... i want to get a motor that would do about 160 hp stock with tranny and all that stuff to do a complete swap...

what engines should i stay away from and what should i look for?

i want a DOHC VTEC for my civic, its a 96....

and could someone please explain to me how to do a compression test and what a LSD tranny is?

could i do the swap with a couple of tools and a couple of car jacks?

also id like to keep this under 2500 if possible

thanks