Torn between motors.

[BornWyld]

I have an 88 DX hatch and am torn on which motor to swap. Right now i have a D15B2 with (supposedly) a B16 head. Unfortunately all my power is high end and i want more oomph off the line. Looking at F22 VTEC or B18A1. I plan on doing a complete teardown and beef up rebuild. Which should i go with or should i just hold off till i find a B18C series VTEC? Kinda partial to DOHC so i'm leaning towards B18 and just building the block till i can find a good priced B18C1-5 head. Thoughts?

 

[RealRabbit]

None if that makes since. You've got to be trolling us.

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[SpeedTechnik]

I've been recomended the B18a1, and this powerplant engine has my eye, im torn as well but i say that the b18 would be a good choice. check out this burnout vid of a hb with a b18a1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCdKp3LAaUk

 

[SpeedTechnik]

I honestly think that video is a joke because of the terrible squel it makes hah

 

[BornWyld]

None if that makes since. You've got to be trolling us.

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What doesn't make sense? Stock block + swapped head, SOHC vs. DOHC, VTEC vs. Non-VTEC? I thought i was pretty straight forward about it. I checked other posts and found tons of info on motor swaps, but none pertaining to my EF series.

 

[lethal6]

B-series head on a D-series block is what has me confused.

 

[EJackBauer8]

B-series head on a D-series block is what has me confused.

Is this possible? I always thought a b series head was wider than a d series block.

 

[mymmeryloss]

You cant put a B series head on a D series...

 

[Blayze2010]

Troll.


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[BornWyld]

My apologies, it's a D16 head. Regardless of that, my main issue is horrid low end torque which is why a want to do a swap. Thanks for the nitpicking but as far as i can see only one person has actually answered the question of which motor would the best to go with.

 

[Blayze2010]

What's your budget and hp goals?


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[BornWyld]

Haven't really given thought to an HP goal, just kinda going Tim Allen on it (More Power uugh ugh ugh). Budget is on the low side. I plan on buying a non runner from Junkyard as long as it's not cracked and doing a teardown and rebuild over time. Which is why i like the idea of the B18A1 and building up just the block (pistons, rings, etc..) and finding a B18C series head later. To put a name on my goal "wheee, look momma i can go fast"

 

[CHILD]

Go with a b20 block. More torque.

 

[SpeedTechnik]

Haven't really given thought to an HP goal, just kinda going Tim Allen on it (More Power uugh ugh ugh). Budget is on the low side. I plan on buying a non runner from Junkyard as long as it's not cracked and doing a teardown and rebuild over time. Which is why i like the idea of the B18A1 and building up just the block (pistons, rings, etc..) and finding a B18C series head later. To put a name on my goal "wheee, look momma i can go fast"

If you can find a "good" condition b18a1 frrom the junk, go for it. but if you are looking for a sure thing but you have a small budget you want to keep, you can go for the F20b. It provides 200hp but only 145 torque. If you look properly, you can find it for about $500. A better swap than this would be the H22a wich provides 200hp but 165 torque