I currently have a 99' Civic ex with a D16Y8, it has 43,000 miles and runs strong. I don't want to mess around with building it up, i think i'd rather save my money and do a swap. what is the best swap for my money? I was thinking about buying a b18 LS block and a b16 head for starters. Is this a bad combo? I want somethingI can find cheap but builds a lot of horsepower, im concentrating on the swap and don't really want to think about a turboor nitrous as of right now. I need lots of help.

 

do a b20vtec for good power good torque and vtec

 

do an h22a swap. Thats the best swap for the price.

 

ls/vtec sounds like a great idea, you wont be let down.

 

Save the D!! lol, with a D that low of miles.... TURBO. you would have fun! your engine looks pretty sweet all chrome and stuff.

 

i got my b16a2 for a reasonable price i got it for $2000 its got port n poished, new pistons, sleeved, valve coilovers, and some bolt ons like intake, headers, exhaust,msd ignition. but anyways yeah point being im happy with it going to boost it on 12 lbs

 

Very clean car man! What kind of body kit and wheels are your rolling with, I really like the looks of both!

H22 swaps can be done for fairly cheap. My buddy just bought a wrecked 97 hatch that had a H22 in it for $500 and is getting it swapped for $800. I will let you know how it goes but it should put out some pretty decent numbers when its all said and done.

 

ls / vtec frankenstein would be awesome. in the honda world it's what would be classified as a torque monster lol

 

43K on a y8? I'd boost it......

But, LS/VTEC or H is the way to go. K is killer but ALOT of money and knowledge, B and H are both fairly similar (engine/tranny/linkage/mounts/ECU)

 

Wow lots of info guys, thanks for the compliments too. I havn't made up my mind on what im going to do yet. I thought about taking my D out and building it up. Thought about a turbo for it. Thought about just nitrous and some bolt on's. It all depends on what kind of deals I can get on parts and what sounds best to me.

One other question.. will my stock tranny bolt up to a B or H series engine? If so then i might just go my original route and build the ls/vtec. My thoughts are to build whatever engine I buy for lots of horsepower. I plan on adding parts as I go. anyone know where I can buy a manual with all the schmetacis for my car?

Thanks again.. appreciate the input