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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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hey guys i have a 90 civic hatch, and i looking to put a better motor in. i have the jdm zc dohc, now but im wanting to upgrade. ive been told to do all kind of swaps but.... i dont know what direction i should go. alot of people where sugesting the b20b as a good all motor frank but. i have no idea what the swap intells. so wht would be your input on a motor. im not really worried about the money i can always save for the swap. i mean i dont want no k series but i resonable swap that im gonna be able to get power out of later.
if you can help it would be awsome
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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go with the b18 c1 or c5. you can get all the power you need and then some if.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jvill90civic
hey guys i have a 90 civic hatch, and i looking to put a better motor in. i have the jdm zc dohc, now but im wanting to upgrade. ive been told to do all kind of swaps but.... i dont know what direction i should go. alot of people where sugesting the b20b as a good all motor frank but. i have no idea what the swap intells. so wht would be your input on a motor. im not really worried about the money i can always save for the swap. i mean i dont want no k series but i resonable swap that im gonna be able to get power out of later.
if you can help it would be awsome
thanks
go with a b16a or a ls motor
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jnicknut
go with the b18 c1 or c5. you can get all the power you need and then some if.
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c1 if you want a lot of boost. c5 if you want all motor.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 01:28 PM
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if you dont know what a b20 swap entails, you are not ready for any swap
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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You can go w/ a B16A1 . You can run mid 15's . You also can run the B18C1 but might want to convert to cable tranny since 4th gen civic's are cable. Just go with what you can afford & most important amount of hp you want. Good Luck
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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http://www.enginereplacement.com/htdocs/honda_swap.htm
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