easiest motor swap for 89 civic 5 speed

[starkos14]

the title says it all...!

[subwrxkid]

k24 w/k20 head. lol

[ToTheIX's]

well if its 5 speed im guessing its si ?....in which case either a zc or b16 are not all that hard.....if your car isnt an si though your gonna have somw wiring to do....in which case i have a sale to make, if you dont have an si i have the entire interior harness already wired for vtec, youd just need the motor harness, but that should come with the motor in most cases....but yea...id say zc is the easiest....b16 not far behind

[starkos14]

are all b series just as easy? zc doesnt put out

[ToTheIX's]

they are, but they arent...once you go b18 theres mods to be done...usually....zc doesnt put out as much, but it can be turbod and hold up a little better then b series under boost, atleast thats been my experience

[starkos14]

ok, i think its gonna be b series... except for wiring, what things will i need for the swap besides motor?

[ToTheIX's]

axles, shift linkage, ecu, mounts....that may be all but i feel like im havin some kind of brain fart and forgetin somethin

[CHR!S]

a first gen b16 with cable tranny...

axles, shift linkage, ecu, mounts....that may be all but i feel like im havin some kind of brain fart and forgetin somethin

and the wiring harness

[civicboy18974]

hey dustin get out of this you evo *** :)

[highmilehatch]

a first gen b16 with cable tranny...

I second that.

[BCSpeed]

are you looking for vtec? or just to do a engine swap due to engine damage? i see a lot of guys that come in my shop and ask the same question. you have to think about with you looking for, and how much you want to spend. if you looking for an inexpensive and easy swap you may want to consider d16. im pro B series engines but if you dont have much cash and just want vtec and a newer engine do a D series. everything will be able to be swaped over ie. mounts,linkage,axles. wiring would just have to be done. if you do a b series you have to think about mounts,linkage,axles, possiable knuckles(std). just figured i would you my $.02 in.

[highmilehatch]

Good thinking. Your best bet would be to swap in a D16Z6 or D16Y8 and convert to OBD-1.

[brk4sti]

B20 with a f20 head d16 pistons gsr trans h22 cams k20 valves b18c5 valve springs with a b17 crank

[highmilehatch]

B20 with a f20 head d16 pistons gsr trans h22 cams k20 valves b18c5 valve springs with a b17 crank

Weird I have that same exact setup.

[CHR!S]

Weird I have that same exact setup.

i used to have that in my civic convertible, but i lost it racing an s2k for slips

[civicboy18974]

i used to have that in my civic convertible, but i lost it racing an s2k for slips

hmmmm wtf

[starkos14]

what are the d series? and im not a honda guy so sorry for the stupid questions. im finding this stuff for a friend who cant do anything right

[starkos14]

oh and he wants at least 160hp motor

[awdlaserbeam]

If your freind is that unfamiliar with what is neccesary for the swap i would suggest it be done professionaly. At which point i would ask the person installing everything how to do it. If your freind already doesnt know that he needs harnesses to swap and various other parts, i doubt he would be able to even install them correctly.
However good luck with the swap and do something originall...

[starkos14]

harnesses to do a swap? no way... i had no idea... come on man... im just curious if there were any little tricks or hidden things i would neveer think of... my swap only required my enigne, trans, ecu and harness... but thats rwd

[BCSpeed]

you would want to stay away from a D series if you looking for about 160hp.dynoed tuned z6's are about 96 hp. you going to want to do a b16 which you are not going to see 160hp at the wheels, or a gsr. with a gsr you will be about that at the wheels. give of take a few hp. also when doing a gsr its best that you convert the car to obd-1. you are able to run the car in obd-0 but the pr3 and pw0 and not great ecu's to run with a gsr esp. if you are plaining on running stock intake mainfoild(IAB).this swap is a little more involved than most deping on which model he has. if he has the dpfi theres more wiring that will have to be done and if he has the mpfi it is a little easier.