1997 Civic motor swap questions
#1
1997 Civic motor swap questions
Hello im new to the forum world, but i had some questions about a project im about to start with some friends.
First off im swapping my blown 1.6L out of my 97 civic ex, and i would like to drop a b16a into it. I want to build the motor and possibly turbo it.
I want it to be fast hopefully pushin 300 hp
im looking at spending around 3500$ to 4500$
what kind of pistons, cams, sleeves, ect should i upgrade too
And any other usefull info would be much appretiated
Thanks Greg!
First off im swapping my blown 1.6L out of my 97 civic ex, and i would like to drop a b16a into it. I want to build the motor and possibly turbo it.
I want it to be fast hopefully pushin 300 hp
im looking at spending around 3500$ to 4500$
what kind of pistons, cams, sleeves, ect should i upgrade too
And any other usefull info would be much appretiated
Thanks Greg!
#2
you're gonna be running a little tight with that budget, if it includes the turbo. The b16 is a somewhat high-compression engine and if you want to turbo it *reliably* then you'll need new pistons and rods. Thats a grand alone. The engine and tranny will run another 1500 plus mounts for a few hundred. Thats about 3k. The turbo, manifold, hondata, new exhaust and tune will cost you more than the 1500 you have left after that stuff.
But, thats not to say it can't be done.
Also, you might think about doing a b18a or b18b swap. They're alot cheaper and have lower compression. You can run them on low boost with a nice t3/t4 pretty reliably. But the biggest thing that would save you money is that the b18a/b's are only about $500 for the entire swap. Its not vtec, so you won't see the same numbers with the same parts, but it'll be alot cheaper. Just something to think about.
But, thats not to say it can't be done.
Also, you might think about doing a b18a or b18b swap. They're alot cheaper and have lower compression. You can run them on low boost with a nice t3/t4 pretty reliably. But the biggest thing that would save you money is that the b18a/b's are only about $500 for the entire swap. Its not vtec, so you won't see the same numbers with the same parts, but it'll be alot cheaper. Just something to think about.
#5
nice! i am kinda figuring out how the whole forum thing works and looking at other builds, I dont know if im going to turbo it or not just idea right now. My friends and I are just looking for something challenging, fun, time consuming and we wanna build a badass machine. the more replies the better
Thanks!
Thanks!
#10
Okay so I have access to my buddys old k20a it needs a ecu and trans, is that possible to put in my 97civic ex coupe? It would change from a 5spd to a 6spd any thoughts? Also on a difficulty scale 1 to 10 , 10 being hardest ?