i dont know if you know much about cavs but i have a 95 cav(3rdgen) with a quad HO engine(rebuilt to my specs) and a chipped ecu (7500 rpm limit and no govenor)..and for you guys wondering this is a 95 ONLY modification..all other Jbodies are differnt

 

anyway..i keep reading about these b22 and b18 swaps and what not...can any elaborate please? what all engines can go in these things and where do they come from??

 

Just a quick run down for you....................

H22= 2.2l DOHC VTEC out of a Prelude
B20=2.0l DOHC non-VTEC out of a CRV
K20= 2.0l DOHC VTEC out of an RSX
B18C5=1.8l DOHC VTEC out of an Integra Type R
B18C1=1.8l DOHC VTEC out of an Integra GSR
B18B or B18A= DOHC non-VTEC out of an Integra
B16B= 1.6l DOHC VTEC out of a Civic Type R
B16A= 1.6l DOHC VTEC out of a Civic
LSVTEC= 1.8l DOHC non-VTEC from Integra with a DOHC VTEC head swap
CRVTEC=2.0 DOHC non-VTEC from a CRV with a DOHC VTEC head swap
Mini-me=1.5l SOHC non-VTEC Civic dx motor with a SOHC VTEC head swap


Keep in mind there is alot of small variances and othe models these are the basic swaps out right now.

 

GREAT that actually helps alot...i take it most of these are interchageble between cars? and how often do you think i would come accross one ...cus i havnt ....YET

 

I'll race you, I have a stock 98.
But I have a sticker and it adds like 40 hp!

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Welcome to HCF!

 

where do you live? if youre in urban Cali, you may run into them quite often. of course you will run into a lot of all show no go ones anywhere though.

 

hey wats goin on man? so wat sorta car u driving at the moment?

 

i drive a 95 cavalier..and i live near charlotte NC..i know anything is possible with enough money but lets face it, not many people have that kinda money. personally ive put a bit over 3K in my N/A engine, which even for my kinda car is pretty rare without haveing forced induction, but then again im not looking for the rare, ,,so can all those engines fit in a civic pretty easy? i know when i was stock those h22 and k20's always gave me trouble so i cant imagine how theyd be in a civic

 

There is bolt in kits for all of those engines for any 92+ civic. And any 88-91 needs the same kit and a hammer to dent the fender and fire wall about an inch.


If you are in cali it seems like every other civic has a swap. It getting rediculas.


So have you run it at the track?

 

I am a ex J body owner myself. I owned a 97 Z with some mods (more appreance then motor) but I ran contsent 14.8's and at best pulled a 14.6 but now I own a 1990 hatchback (see July ROTM for specs) and I'm currently dropping a B16A1 into the engine bay. The B16A1 is a similar motor that comes in the US 99 - 00 Civic Si's but is the Japan verison that comes in the JDM 90 - 91 Civic SiR's. Its 160HP and 111ft/lbs torque motor and with my total vehicle weight with me as a driver (I weigh 160lbs) is between 1800 - 2000lbs (I have a lot of some ripped out of the interior. With no mods to the motor I will be running high 14's and with some bolt on mods I can bring that into the low 14s easily. With a turbo kit and some tunning on the dyno I can be into the high 13s easily. Now I start stepping up fuel upgrades, valve train work and cams and cam gears I can easily hit low 13's possibly very high 12's. Then I can always add the bottle!!!!