My roomate wants to put a new/used/different motor in his 87 Integra. I told him he should just finance a new car but like many of us, he does not have the fundage. He does however have the funds to purchase a motor. Where is the best place to look for one and what options does he have for upgrading? All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I think you can swap in any B series motor...not positive tho. If i were him...for the money he could get a nice B16 for under $2k. How much money does he have to spend? That guy Japdomestix on the boards has some pretty cheap prices...i guess you could check him out @ www.japdomestix.com
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I think '87 Integra's actually have 1.6L DOHC D series motors in them don't they? Just like the japanese DOHC ZC, but with a black valve cover I believe.
Not 100% sure though. If I'm right then he can bolt on a Greddy D series turbo kit, good cheap fun
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i thought all USDM 1st gen integras had zc motors?
Im not exactly sure which motor they came with could they have come with the b17 1.7DOHC non vtec like the like the 90-92's came with. but if it is the 1.6l and if the d16 turbo kits fit on it thats a nice cheap fun way to go i picked up my greddy kit for my d16 and a pretty reasonable price and the performance results are nice for the setup.
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1.6L DOHC, T03/T04, 5PSI, Intercooled, Apex-I VAFC, Cam Gears, Stage 3 clutch......15.1 @98mph
All ZC's are D Series motors. For example a Header off of a SOHC D series motor would swap onto a ZC (generally).
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so any b-series motor should swap right in. a b18a or b18b would bee a good, cheap swap. & easily boostableOriginally posted by 01ITR#700
All ZC's are D Series motors. For example a Header off of a SOHC D series motor would swap onto a ZC (generally).
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Huh? I'm no swap junkie or anything but D and B series motor and tranny mounts are totally different, so what makes a B Series swap easy?Originally posted by Obi Wan B18cya
so any b-series motor should swap right in. a b18a or b18b would bee a good, cheap swap. & easily boostable
BTW Titus, what do you do all day? I do tech support so thats why I'm lucky to surf HAI and H-T all day long
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Originally posted by 01ITR#700
Huh? I'm no swap junkie or anything but D and B series motor and tranny mounts are totally different, so what makes a B Series swap easy?
BTW Titus, what do you do all day? I do tech support so thats why I'm lucky to surf HAI and H-T all day long
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(typically) no fabrication is required to replace a d-series motor with a b-series motor. The mounts are different, but there are tons of companies that sell motor mount kits for just that purpose.
thats why b-series swaps are so common in civics, they can be done so easily.
I'm an electrical drafter/electrical engineering technician
so i get to surf HAI all day too ;RoCkOn;
Sweet.
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a few months ago, there was a Honda Tuning that had a very in-depth article on honda motor swapping. i'll try to scan it & post it soon
The B17A is the 92-93 Integra GSR motor and it's VTEC. Did you mean the B18A1? That came in all 90-93 Integra's and was the 1.8L DOHC NON VTEC.Originally posted by greddy1.6
Im not exactly sure which motor they came with could they have come with the b17 1.7DOHC non vtec like the like the 90-92's came with.
The 86-89 Integra motors were D series and the ZC is considered a D series motor but it only came in japan. The Engine code for the 86-89 Integra's should be D16A1 i believe. He could just go for a LS motor (90-93,B18A1) because it's cable and just easiest to stick with....either that or a B16A SiRI OBD0 should work just fine because it also came with a cable tranny.
I'll check into it and see for sure what people have swapped into those year integra's.
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all USDM 90-91 integra's had the b18a engine (130hp 1.8l non-vtec)Originally posted by B18C1TurboTeg
The B17A is the 92-93 Integra GSR motor and it's VTEC. Did you mean the B18A1? That came in all 90-93 Integra's and was the 1.8L DOHC NON VTEC.
The 86-89 Integra motors were D series and the ZC is considered a D series motor but it only came in japan. The Engine code for the 86-89 Integra's should be D16A1 i believe. He could just go for a LS motor (90-93,B18A1) because it's cable and just easiest to stick with....either that or a B16A SiRI OBD0 should work just fine because it also came with a cable tranny.
I'll check into it and see for sure what people have swapped into those year integra's.
92-93 rs, ls, & gs integra's had the b18b (140hp 1.8l non-vtec)
the 92,93 GSR had the b17a (160hp 1.7L vtec) as noted above
92-93 Integra's still had the B18A1. B18B1 didnt come in until 94+.
The 90-93 Integra RS,LS,GS had the B18A1. The 92-93 GSR had the B17A1. The 94-01 RS,LS,GS had the B18B1 and the 94-01 GSR had the B18C1.
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yea, you're right on the LS engines
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