Not to sure what to do!

[Swt2000EX]

I've got a 2000 civic EX, im new to the whole import scene and my buddies keep telling me i should do a motor swap, but ive heard the d16y8 is a great motor, what do i need to do to unleash some great power without swapping?

[S Q A D]

turbo .. forged internals .. head work ... and some good fuel management ... then you'll have all the power you need ... if you wanna go n/a ... headers, intake, cat back exhaust is a good place to start .. then skunk2 manifold .. and think about a 50 shot of nitrous .. that should shut your friends up about swapping ... tell them to swap their moms .. not your motor ...

[Sonny7730]

.. that should shut your friends up about swapping ... tell them to swap their moms .. not your motor ...
hahahahahhaha
:werd: :holla:

[S Q A D]

hehehe .. its ture .. i hate it when " Bseries Boys " think the only way to be fast is swap the motor ... errrrr i hate that .. i knew this kid , where all he did was tell people .. ur not fast unless u have aN INtegra motor ... so stupid ...

[Belette]

hehehe .. its ture .. i hate it when " Bseries Boys " think the only way to be fast is swap the motor ... errrrr i hate that .. i knew this kid , where all he did was tell people .. ur not fast unless u have aN INtegra motor ... so stupid ...

I agree !!

But remember B-Series are stronger, and can handle more with sotck internal, more displacement,head flow more, twin cam, they are already made :oops: for sports car... there is some advantage to modify a B-series, BUT:

D-series cost less to swap or replace if you need it, parts are a lot cheaper, less weight than B-series. they can handle a lot of hp too when modified a little bit, don't need to fuck with new wiring, no fit here and fit there, easier to get part at scrapyard :)
a little bit simple to do mechanic or anything else with D-series :)

I'm proud to 'smoke' integra with my small d-serie, it proves that I can do better with less ;) My wife said it too :oops:

[kommon_sense]

It really depends on what you want to do. You can build a d-series to outrun a stock b16 and maybe a stock b18 for less than what it would cost to do the swap.

You can turbo the d-series for a little less than the cost of a b16 swap and outrun just about any stock honda engine.

However if you have big goals, then the b-series may be a better route. It just all depends on how much power you are trying to make and how much money you are willing to spend.

Personally, I'm going for a fast daily driver that can handle auto-x and some driving school / track days. I'm not into the street racing and 1/4 mile stuff. So with that in mind, I decided to build my d-series. Looks like I can get the power that I want without having to deal with a turbo. One of the reasons that I steered away from turbo is because it would put me in a different class for some of the auto sports that I want to do.

[S Q A D]

true b motors are obviously built for racing ... but you look at prices for b series parts ... and you wonder why some people have 3 jobs to support their " B habbit ' that shit is retarded ... spending 4900 bucks on a GReddy turbo kit for your Integra ... with 5000 dollars ... you could do EVERYTHING to a D .. and it will still smoke that Integ motor with the 5000 dollar turbo kit ...