97 engine swap...NEED advice
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97 engine swap...NEED advice
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.
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RE: 97 engine swap...NEED advice
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.
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RE: 97 engine swap...NEED advice
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
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RE: 97 engine swap...NEED advice
ORIGINAL: mxs
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.
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.
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)