Ok so ive got a 97 civic ex coupe..its a great car as everyone knows and i plan to run the engine til it just wont go anymore...but at that point i want to swap out my engine. So i figure the best place for advice is here...I want a swap with as much power that will still be legal in Maryland..I was looking into a b18c5 swap but I believe that is illegal. Im looking to spend around 4,000 on the engine and I am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction.

 

i think to be legal you need a 97 or newer engine, B series are also fairly common swaps for 6th gens, search around and you can usually find a lot of info about it

 

Most power out of a stock engine will the the jdm h22, but that will be a bitch to put and if you're asking what kind of engine you could swap, then i don't think you know enough to do it yourself. A b18 of any kind will be much easier to swap.

 

it's not illegal.

engine has to be same year as your car or newer; since the B18C5 didn't exist before 1997 you're fine.

and yeah, you will need about $4000

 

i know enough about them to do it myself...i used to have a 95 civic...i took the engine out...cleaned it..replaced everything...basically rebuilt it... i know the ins and outs of the honda engine... i just dont really know much about swaping them

 

will the car still be able to pass emissions and all that crap with a b18c5 in it?

 

the b18c5 was in 97-01 Integra Type-R's, so you will be good as far as being legal goes.

Google it for info on the swap, i found this: http://hondaswap.com/swap-articles/6...verview-29118/hopefully that helps a little bit

EDIT: since youre staying OBD2, you should be able to pass emissions, just dont get a new cat, or if you do get an OEM one (the gains of a high-flow cat isnt worht the price IMO)

 

is the b18c5 guna be the best swap for the most power?
does anyone have any other recomendations?

 

whats your budget? If you've got the money, H, F, or K swaps will give you some real good gains, but a swapped boosted B series will be really fun to drive

 

for a totally stock swap, B18C5 is the BEST b-series engine.

some h-series and f-series have slightly more HP but the swap is more complicated.