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?

 

if you go with any engine go with a b18c1

 

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.