Originally Posted by aaron516
aight my engine is starting to smoke a little. i dont know a whole lot about hondas as this is the first one ive had. it smokes occasionally when i shift. anyone know how to clear that up? also, i was looking at possible swaps. I looked at a zc swap and a b16a. how much would each of those cost and what would be the benefits of both? im not really trying to put more than 1000-1200 in it right now. any suggestions?
Your piston rings are probably beginning to shit the bed letting oil into the bore and is being burned off. If you're lookin at between $1000-$1200, your best bet is to find a D16Z6 from a 1992-1995 EX Civic, or a ZC. I would personally do the D16Z6 as, in my opinion, ZC's are garbage.
Another option is to rebuild your current motor with some higher compression pistons and new rings.