1988 civi h/b

[GHeTTo Joe]

ok i know ill prob get sh*t for this but i am very new to this whole engine swap and i'm getting very curious on what is the easiest. what is the cheapest. what is the most power full. engine swap i can do for my 1988 1.5l 5speed civic hatchback. i'd like to have a min. of 130hp i appreciate any and all information.
thanks, joe.

 

[AHHVTEC]

whats your price range

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

i'm really just trying to get a good idea on that and what to look for when buying.

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

i would say 1-2k but what i am really looking for is what engines would work best easiest most power and cheapest

 

[AHHVTEC]

well with that price range the fastest will be a turbo d15b, also it would be the easiest. next easiest will be the b series motors they will all go in the same, but stay away from the prelude b series there way diffrent. to get a b16 in the crx it will take about 1200-1500 bucks, for the sir 1 b16a for the sir2 b16a it will take a little more money.but down the road if your gona build the motor up i would get the b16 a

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

ok so you say the cheapest would be turbo my stock motor? any idea on what a turbo would add for power? where would you recomend getting a b16a motor?

 

[AHHVTEC]

no dont turbo the stock motor the d15b is a jdm vtec motor,but i would only buy from Specializing in JDM-USDM Engines & Parts...hmotorsonline.com

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

so this is along the lines of what you would recomend?

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc2000search.cgi?what=page&item=30001

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

so is this one you would recomend?

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc2000search.cgi?what=page&item=30001

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

do they come with a tranny is that what this is...Cable Tranny (Y1, S1, J1). do you get to pick which? and what is a LSD tranny?

 

[AHHVTEC]

yes they come with and without trannys. and yes the crx is a cable tranny so stick with that, you wont lsd if you have the money limited slip

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

i assume the LSD is also a 5 speed?

 

[AHHVTEC]

yes

 

[AHHVTEC]

tell them what car you have and what motor you wont and they can sell you motor mounts linkage axles and everything to make it work

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

and all this just sits in and bolts in directly were my stock civic motor is?

 

[AHHVTEC]

yes with help from new motor mounts

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

this sounds fairley easy.

 

[AHHVTEC]

it is trust me my very first swap ever was a h22a in a 96 hatch, and i done it all by myself, now that was a little tricky but not that bad.i mean the b series came in a 88 hatch over seas so its perty forward

 

[GHeTTo Joe]

just curious whats the most powerfull motor naturally aspirated i could put in

 

[AHHVTEC]

k20a. with that in there stock catconverter and air box it will walk the shit out of a ws6-ls1 camaro