hi, i'm new here, i have a 89 civic hatch w/ d15b1, i have a buddy with a 91 or 92 integra he will sell me for 300$ i'm pretty sure it has a b18a1 non ***** i was just wondering if that is a good deal? and if that is a good engine swap to do and advice, info would help
$300 ain't bad for a B swap, as long as it's in good condition. as to whether or not you actually want to swap that motor in, well that's a different matter. you can make a lot more power off of many other motors, but you could always go for the old school factor. way back when, before people really started to understand how to tune the VTEC engines, the B18A and B18B were the motors of choice. you can actually make some pretty decent power with those motors, and if you're going for more of a "period-themed" build on your car, that'll fit in nicely.
i'm getting the whole car so i will have the tranny it'll get me by till i get a beter one, i don't know tho i may just fix up the d15 i'm not sure if i want to put up with the hassle of the swap
Mods: B16A2 SWAP, INTEGRA REAR DISC BRAKES, JDM HEADLIGHTS AND LOTS OF JDM INTERIOR PARTS, 16" GRAM LIGHTS 5 SPOKE(GOLD), WORKING TOWARD A TURBO AND PAINT JOB
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'course there's always the LS/VTEC route!
Thats the way to go. im building an ls/vtec myself. if youve got only 300 in the motor you could easily build a ls/vtec and not have a whole lot of money in it. of course that depends on how much you are wanting to get out of the thing. i paid 200 for my ls motor, got it from a friend who put in a gsr swap. i paid 230 for the golden eagle ls/vtec kit (comes with everything you need to make it work) and 350 in a b16a head. not bad really.
Thats the way to go. im building an ls/vtec myself. if youve got only 300 in the motor you could easily build a ls/vtec and not have a whole lot of money in it. of course that depends on how much you are wanting to get out of the thing. i paid 200 for my ls motor, got it from a friend who put in a gsr swap. i paid 230 for the golden eagle ls/vtec kit (comes with everything you need to make it work) and 350 in a b16a head. not bad really.
I would invest in some ARP rod bolts as the LS rod bolts are very weak especially if your going to rev it over 7k rpms.
hi there im new here. i got a 95civic dx. you think b18a1 will fit right in?
Not unless you take the wiring harness from the Integra you got it from, and wire that all the way through your Civic. You're obd1, the b18a1 is obd1 or obd0. Do you know what year the motor is?
Oh yeah, you might want to check out my b18a1 into CRX swap in my sig just to see what an "easy" obd0 -> obd0 swap is like.
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Last edited by drummingpariah : 03-02-2008 at 05:49 PM.
Reason: 95 is NOT obd2, what the hell was I thinking!
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Thats the way to go. im building an ls/vtec myself. if youve got only 300 in the motor you could easily build a ls/vtec and not have a whole lot of money in it. of course that depends on how much you are wanting to get out of the thing. i paid 200 for my ls motor, got it from a friend who put in a gsr swap. i paid 230 for the golden eagle ls/vtec kit (comes with everything you need to make it work) and 350 in a b16a head. not bad really. 
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