Best swap for 88 wagon

88wagonAL88wagonAL Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
About two months ago I bought this wagon because i had to sell my WRX to pay for school. It is an ongoing project and my daily driver. (Luckily I work for a local repair shop) I was wondering what engine would be the quickest and easiest swap for the most power gain. I live in a college town so i would like to have more torque as well as horsepower but nothing crazy. any input would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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  • Swipe'dSwipe'd Wagonist
    i would say a gsr swap is best

    most reliable and parts are readily avaiable
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    agreed
  • 3rd4ce3rd4ce Council Member
    my only question is it an Rt4wd..????
  • 88wagonAL88wagonAL Band Wagon
    unfortunately its FWD, what car is the GSR out of and where is a good place to find one
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    Opinions are like assholes...
  • bigluelokbigluelok Wagonist
    88wagonAL wrote:
    unfortunately its FWD, what car is the GSR out of and where is a good place to find one
    a gsr is out of a acura integra gsr there are 2 diffrent ones on is a b17 the other is a b18c5 i believe you want the c5. and check hmotorsonline.com for one or extremejdm.com they both sell complete change over's minus the mounts so you will have to get aftermarket swap mount, and modify the shift linkage
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    bigluelok wrote:
    88wagonAL wrote:
    unfortunately its FWD, what car is the GSR out of and where is a good place to find one
    a gsr is out of a acura integra gsr there are 2 diffrent ones on is a b17 the other is a b18c5 i believe you want the c5. and check hmotorsonline.com for one or extremejdm.com they both sell complete change over's minus the mounts so you will have to get aftermarket swap mount, and modify the shift linkage

    C5 is Type-R.
  • bigluelokbigluelok Wagonist
    woops then it is the c1
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    NB: B18C5 is USDM Type-R. Not JDM or other domestic markets except maybe Canada? The Type-R motors do not have a digit on the end, they are simply labelled 'B18C'.
  • suspendedHatchsuspendedHatch Wagonist
    No B series swap into an EF is quick and easy.

    Quick and easy would be a D16A6 or D16Z6. I would go for high comp pistons and a cam, followed by intake, intake manifold, header, exhaust. And of course engine management. You can go turbo, but with that much mess you might as well go B series.

    In either case you'll have to convert to MPFI.

    And if it was an RT you'd have even fewer options but at least you'd have the MPFI.

    That's my asshole. I mean opinion.
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