best motor for a 90 crx
01-07-2006, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Kai
Without going insane on the price?
Sell the CRX and buy a Camaro RS.
If you want to stay Honda, bend over and get ready to pay for it.
Sell the CRX and buy a Camaro RS.
If you want to stay Honda, bend over and get ready to pay for it.
01-07-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by firefastsi
thats bullshit...im not gonna explain this AGAIN you can go search the old threads about this. 
Originally Posted by Civic2Scooby
omg..will people stop perpetuating this myth........the H22A is not omghellaheavywhatthefuck...it weighs like 50lbs more than a b series big deal...I have had a b16a, b18c, and b18b swapped civic (myself and roommates) and if I built a honda ever again my first choice would be the H22A...With the HASport mounts the engine is a breeze to install. I have done the swap and the hardest part was denting a frame rail people give this swap such a bad name....in my opinion it is a sweet ass swap...I say go for it and fuck all the B series whores.
people give this swap such a bad name....in my opinion it is a sweet ass swap...I say go for it and fuck all the B series whores.
Originally Posted by Kestrel
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And as everyone else is saying, the H22 is only like 20 lbs heavier or something like that. The only real advantage of a B-series swap is convenience, since it is a direct drop in.
And as everyone else is saying, the H22 is only like 20 lbs heavier or something like that. The only real advantage of a B-series swap is convenience, since it is a direct drop in.
01-08-2006, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by firefastsi
D16a6=cheap, reliable
ZC=better feel, quicker, still pretty cheap, nice swap
B16a=Pulls a little better, more power, tons of easy access mods, getting expensive
B16a1...not worth the obd work involved compared to its Jap brother^^
B18a=affordable, nice for FI
B18c=hotness, expensive (c5 very expensive) also getting into OBD work tons of mods available.
H22=hotness for 1/4 mile only (dont expect to daily drive, HEAVY motor, people will argue this but BS), expensive
LSVT=dont do without swap experience, relatively affordable, ok reliable
K series= not worth it at all, its goofy to do on this gen
ZC=better feel, quicker, still pretty cheap, nice swap
B16a=Pulls a little better, more power, tons of easy access mods, getting expensive
B16a1...not worth the obd work involved compared to its Jap brother^^
B18a=affordable, nice for FI
B18c=hotness, expensive (c5 very expensive) also getting into OBD work tons of mods available.
H22=hotness for 1/4 mile only (dont expect to daily drive, HEAVY motor, people will argue this but BS), expensive
LSVT=dont do without swap experience, relatively affordable, ok reliable
K series= not worth it at all, its goofy to do on this gen
ZC's are garbage.
B16's are torqueless even in a light CRX.
B18B > B18A, B18B is probably what I would recommend for him.
B18C1 = Find one that hasn't had the shit beaten out of it and I'll give you a dollar, B18C5's aren't even close to being worth the money
H22 weighs 34 pounds more than a B18C1, tranny and all. It'd be amazing if somebody actually got over this misconception.
LS/VTEC is perfectably reliable if machined and tuned correctly
K20A is completely worth it, it'd be a 12-second car out of the bag, but you're looking at at least $5,000.
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01-11-2006, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by AF
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LS/VTEC is perfectably reliable if machined and tuned correctly
LS/VTEC is perfectably reliable if machined and tuned correctly
01-13-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 97civicEXVTEC
h22a is not that much heavier then the b18c1 for the last time..
That may be true... But the 4th gen Civic/2nd gen CRX chasis was not designed for a b18c1, it was designed for a much smaller D series... Add a little weight fine, add more ontop of that, u have a problem... Kinda like the straw that broke the camels back so to speak... Is an H22 'too heavy'? Maybe not, if your going for an all out drag car... But if you want to maintain every day drivability, with decent cornering, without spending alot of cash in suspension mods, it is...
Id say best swap is a B18C1 or C5... Ill eventually swap one of those someday...