yes iam thinking of getting a 1998 or newer say 2001 honda civic leaning to a 1999, but i want to get a full jdm front clip to do a more powerfull motor swap. i would like to have any suggestions on what engine or car to use and how easy it would be with a full clip.

thanks
terry

 

if your going to do an engine swap and dont mind putting up some bank. then go with a 2001 and bust a k swap in that ho.

 

Stay with the 6th gen then (96-00), from what I understand swaps are a bee-otch in the newer models.

 

Yeah like these guys said go with the 99 and if you got the money do a k swap My friend has a built k20 in a hatch and its fast as hell

 

If you dont go with a k. Do a CR-V block and a gsr head.

 

i thought the crv had a k in it.

 

’97-’98 CR-V USA RD B20B 1973 8.8:1 126hp@5400/133lb-ft@4300
'99- '01 CR-V USA RD B20Z 1973 9.6:1 146hp@6400/133lb-ft@4500
I also have another friend the that has a crv block and gsr head in a eg hatch Its fast as hell to. There is alot of fast cars here and crazy combo swaps. The guy I am talking about his pride and joy is a newly built Dogde shadow yeah those old ugly cars. It really is just a built out the *** SRT-4 with a shadow body. Motor, turbo, suspenion, brakes,wheels and everything. His eg is his N/A car and the shadow is his FI car. When he takes it to drag stripes people laugh and say why would you drive a shadow and then he hustle them.

 

ok i am somewhat new to imports, i wanted just to buy an srt-4 may still go that route, what type of motor is a k and what motors can i put in a 99 honda civic. there is a place here in new jersy that sells jdm front clips. so what jdm should i get and be fairly easy to do. i really want a turbo engine. and the right hand drive.

thanks for all the replies keep em coming, thanks again

 

The k's come in the new honda acura's but they cost alot. Get the 99 and do a real nice B swap and build it for turbo.

 

ok what cars can i get a b motor out of. keep in mind i am buying a whole front clip.