i cant get the motor i want for awhile autosolutions wants $5000 for the swap and labor. b18c1


I dont know much about the ZC motors I know my freind has one in his 86 hatch and that thing is damn quick.

 

why not find somewhere cheaper than autosolutions?
or drop it yourself, or get someone on the board to help you?

i'm not trying to fuck with you, it just makes more sense to put the zc money toward something better, assuming your car is running fine as is.

 

yeah it is running fine. I hear that b16a is good then I hear the b18 is better. I Hear the ZC is as good as the b16. I ask all kinds of questions but I never get answer that will help me decide on what to get. Why is the b16a or the b18 better than a ZC other than VTEC which is what I want to begin with. I want something with VTEC...not to sound like a ricer or anything along those lines but I dont see going N/A on a honda motor with out having VTEC. I dont want booste I might spray later on but I dont know. I have so much going on with what I want to do its not funny.

 

b16 is much better than a zc in my opinion...i havne't found a stock zc come anywhere close to my friends b16 time...he ran a 13.2 all motor w/ a stock b16a...no internals...only I/E/chipped ecu...the fastest ZC crx i've seen run was a 13.6-13.7 w/ aftermarket pistons...my friend is on this board as crazychickenhead... i'm not saying a zc cannot be fast but i definalty think the extra money for a b16 is better than the saved money for a zc...

 

I know the zc motor isnt the greastest motor honda has, if that was the case i wouldnt have an LS in my hatch, but the zc is very under rated which i feel the b16a is very over rated. my bro has a stock ZC motor and he keeps up with B16's all day. I'm saying stock vs. stock. the b16 is not impressive at all. I dont care what any of the specs say about the b16, it just doesnt perform on the street. but as far as upgradeability, of course, B-series motors have more aftermarket support than the D-series. If anything dont waste your money on a b16, if you are going vtec, go b18c. trust me theres a huge difference

STK CRX i pm you on some info later.

 

a friend of mine put a zc in his 88 civic si hatch and kept his tranny, after about 2 months he was having so much trouble with it he ended up getting a different one