Engine swap for 89 civic!

bartwo · Post by **bartwo** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:40 pm

Hey everyone...A month ago i bought a 89 civic and i am second owner of it..so car is in really good shape and i luv it!

it has the looks but i need a better engine..so i am thinkin about putting a b16 vtech engine in it..What do you guys think?

TurboFreak · Post by **TurboFreak** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:44 pm

bartwo;72637 wrote:Hey everyone...A month ago i bought a 89 civic and i am second owner of it..so car is in really good shape and i luv it! it has the looks but i need a better engine..so i am thinkin about putting a b16 vtec engine in it..What do you guys think?

too small.... go b20:vtec228:

bartwo · Post by **bartwo** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:49 pm

where can i find one? i checked out most of sites but couldnt find a b20? :S

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:56 pm

bartwo;72639 wrote:where can i find one? i checked out most of sites but couldnt find a b20? :S

Its a CRV motor but you would also want to buy a B16A vtec head so you could have a CR-VTEC

Passwordjdm has a B20 for 550 IIRC

Or you cold just do a B18 LS swap which would also be more power for you and it has ons of potential.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:18 pm

bartwo;72637 wrote:so i am thinkin about putting a b16 vtech engine in it..What do you guys think?

I don't think putting a phone in your car will make it faster.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:19 pm

SilverStreak;72647 wrote:I don't think putting a phone in your car will make it faster.

come on cordless vtech FTW!!!

Potts1 · Post by **Potts1** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:33 pm

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:01 pm

andyjt;72648 wrote:come on cordless vtech FTW!!!

wifi vtech FTMFW

Liquor Assassin · Post by **Liquor Assassin** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:55 pm

what everyone is trying to say is get a motor with more displacement, like the b20 motor from a 97-98 crv(they have the newer b20z from the 98-01models that have more power/tourque but they are a bit more expensive), you can find some on ebay. and then if you want to put a vtec head on it later you can have a pretty powerful set up

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:00 pm

i would say ls swap, cheap and abundant, been done hundreds of times, most of the time in a weekend. and they have the torque you are looking for. also very reliable for daily driving.