I recently bought a 92 civic hatchback and am looking to put a new engine and am wondering what is the best bang for my buck. from what i have seen the preludes 94-96 2.3 L looks like the best but will that engine be to big for the civic? If any one else has a better idea I would appreciate it. The only other thing is should I switch transmissions or can I keep my manual from the civic.

 

Best bang for buck = B18B + turbo

 

Agreed

 

:werd: if dont right it can be done for cheaper then any other swap and make ALOT more power then a more pricy swap alone. Plus, boost is a great thing to have

 

the lude tranny will be diff than your factory civic tranny, if you do a swap besides a dseries swap you will need the trans to match it

 

get a jdm sohc ZC like me. and get any of the turbo's for the d16z6. You'll kill the b18's with off boost torque becaue of the compression ratio. And you can replace the engine for 400 bux if you blow it up. :-)

 

man i cant decide between the b18b or the zc swap, im more for the b18b myself, the b18bs and boost are like husband and wife, yin and yang and some mo' bullshit lol

 

where have you been looking??? h23 is definately not the way to go.

Ive never had a ZC motor to answer this myself, but how available are parts for the motor??


I like everyone else would have to vouch for B18b + turbo. Ls motors are a dime a dozen, parts are easily available at any automotive shop, and they love boost. At the cost of a GSR from Hmotorsonline, you can get an LS motor, boost it and have 200+whp.

 

umm..the b18b boosted will walk and re-walk all over your boosted ZC....and you can replace a B18 block for under 400 bucks.

what the hell did you mean by "You'll kill the b18s with off boost torque" I dont even understand that as english.


as for the H23...horrible choice..if you wanna go H go H22A, and at that I would love the H22 swapped 92...hell of a motor for the car, a little and I mean very little more difficult than a B swap but sessy.

 

I say turbo a D16z6...its inexpensive and it will make ur car pretty quick...i did it, and i've burned a couple of b16 and b18's easy...