B18a or stay sohc?

90wagon90wagon Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
just wanna get other peoples opinion on this subject.i have a 90 integra the whole car so just wondering what you guys would do in my situation.If i stay sohc i would have to find a si motor or do a mini me swap.Not concerned about drag racing so the power difference wouldn't matter to me.

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  • superhatchsuperhatch Moderator
    If boost:

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    If N/A:

    B18A

    N/A D series can be fun, but that usually requires a bunch of money and unless you're doing that just to prove you can with a sohc it would be cheaper in the long run to just throw in a stock B18A and have a nice quick DD.
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    yeah what he said.
  • 90wagon90wagon Band Wagon
    thx for your replies.Yea i'm not gonna be boosting so i guess i mite as well drop in the b18 since i do have everything i need right in front of me.
  • JakerJaker familEE
    Unless you can fab yourself some mounts, you'll need an EF B series aftermarket mount kit of some sort (Hasport, Innovative, etc...).
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    b18...
  • wgnwgn Band Wagon
    b18 all the way... thats the route I'm going
  • relorelo Band Wagon
    i have a b18 wagon and it lives up too the hype :mrgreen:
  • 5waysout5waysout New Wagonist
    Do a swap. B18 all the way
  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    It would be nice to have the extra torque of a 1.8L
  • TurboWagonTurboWagon New Wagonist
    I bought my Wagon only because I had the intention of swapping a B18 in it. I bought the Wagon and an Integra the same day and parted out the Teg :)
  • JordanXXXJordanXXX Wagonist
    My old LS wagon was legit, full exhaust with a n1 spoon axle back, hasport mounts, b16 cable tranny, that thing pulled hard.

    If I was you I'd do LS, but convert that shit to obd1, obd0 sucks balls
  • Bliss@9kBliss@9k Band Wagon
    can i still retain the AC if i swap a b18 or b20? if so, how?
  • ChinojdmChinojdm Band Wagon
    Bump for sum good info
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Chinojdm wrote:
    Bump for sum good info
    It had been one day, the thread was at the top of the page, a bump wasnt needed
  • Impact240sxImpact240sx Band Wagon
    Damn no D love in here lol. I say stay D or boosted D. I've built a 150whp NA D for less than a full B swap. Well that is unti i added the bisi header lol.
  • jt223539jt223539 New Wagonist
    D Series are cheap, but in order to make power you will need to swap from the stock wagon’s d15b2 to either a d16a6, or for best results a d16z6. Both of which unless built will not get you more then 120hp. If you are going to boost it; which you already said you are not; stay D series the engines are way cheaper for when you blow them up.

    But if staying N/A go with the b18. And if you ever feel like you need a little more pep, then you always have the option of adding a Vtec head to the motor and going LS/Vtec.

    Cliff Notes:
    -Stay D series if boosting, since they are so cheap
    -Go b18 if just want reliable DD, can always add Vtec head later for more power.
  • JDMWago666JDMWago666 Senior Wagonist
    I got some B series EF mounts for sale if you decide to go B series for your wagon. PM me if you want them.
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