i have not moded my 97 civic yet, but im wondering whether or not to put a turbo in, or if it isnt worth it until i do an engine swap. also is there anything i require to accompany the turbo

 

I would say swap, since it leaves you with many more future expansion options.

 

Depends on your goals

 

Very true. I just always assume that everyone's goal is to continue upgrading for a good long time, to the maximum possible potential.

 

230whp and less stay with a D series

 

definately planning to keep upgrading it to max potential, so engine swap it is

 

It still depends what you want in the end. You can buy and build a D series for around the price on a B18C swap. The B18B is a good route, very turbo freindly engine and good up to the 300whp area in stock trim on a good tune. A 200 to 250whp 92-00 civic is alot faster than alot like to give credit for plus you have to decide on how far you are willing to go as far as how daily driver freindly it will be.

 

Well personally i think it would be more fun to daily drive a boosted car. You can build your current motor and boost it, get it tuned for like 225 daily driving horsepower and it will cost a lot less than a swap with installation.

 

Id get a good B series swap. To me at least, there are so many more possibilities with these engines.

 

actually id agree on the B18B. my current plan is to get one and send it off to spoon to get it sleeved and stroked and put a B16A head on it then turbo it. yeah...