okay i was curious to see what kind of engine that i could throw into an 89 civic DX... it's a damn racing machine... it doesn't have any interior just a dash and driver seat... so what can ya'll tell me to help me fix this baby up for the 1/4...

 

a crated V-8?

 

H22, best swap for the money

 

werd to teh mudda homey.

jdm h22a would be even better, if you don't live in cali.

 

k20? Maybe even a Frankenstein build?

 

k20 = at least twice the cost of an h22a but not twice the performance.

 

i liked the v8 idea...ive seen some rwd crxs with built v8s and there terrors

 

holy crap V8? is that even possible? what kind of engine could even fit in the tiny hood? small block pushing what kind of HP? because i know for a fact that my V8 350 sitting in my Cutlass will not fit this car!! hahaha as for the H22A how much would one of those babies run for on average?

 

they gotta be joking. i agree. h22 is best bang for the buck.

 

Go for the H22. Even if you did fabricate a V8 to fit, you'd have to convert it to RWD.