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Old 05-19-2010, 12:18 PM
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What would be the most successful swap for a 98 civic with a stock B16A?
 

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Old 05-19-2010, 12:30 PM
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That all depends on your goals for your car and your future plans..

Be more specific of what you want out of your car.
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:38 PM
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More power
I want to put turbo on but I'm afraid it will blow the engine I have.
I don't know much about Vtech's can you swap a Vtech into a car that didn't use to have one? That probably is a dumb question
 

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wats wrong with the b16 u got? its good to add mods for more power...
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:41 PM
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Adding Turbo wouldn't blow it?
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:41 PM
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Depends on the motor and if its built for it or if it was beat on....

how many miles?
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:46 PM
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For the record, there's no H in vtec

Anyway, the B16 is a great engine for boost. Do a compression check, and if all cylinders are within 10% of each other with somewhat healthy looking numbers, you should be fine, provided you don't want something crazy like 500whp. I think the b16 can hold something like 250-300whp with the stock internals.

*ninja edit: oh, and yes, you can swap a vtec engine into a non-vtec car. You just need the ecu for the vtec engine and you need to run a few wires.
 
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Only about 125,800 It belonged to a lady who used it as a daily driver
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:51 PM
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If I were to swap out for a Vtec would there be good difference?
And how difficult are those wires to run.
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 12:55 PM
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If it is a B16, it's already vtec. Check the stamp on the block (here's what to look for) and let us know what it says. The B16 didn't come stock in USDM/CDM '98 civics.
 


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