Need advise to buy a Civic. Pls help!

[territorial^pisser]

Hi all Honda Si Fu's. I'm a newbie. I'm planning to purchase a Honda Civic (EK Model) soon. Before buying, i tot of asking some advise from all da Honda Si Fu's who has been posting thread in this website. How much will it cost me to do an engine transplant? I love B16B. Because it's damn powerfull. How much does the engine cost? Does it comes with the gearbox? Can i get it in any hafkat? Pls si Fu's... Pls help me out.... Thanks....

 

[c00lric]

Hi Bro,

The cost of da whole hafcut is around RM12K ~ 15K depends on da condition of the hafcut. (This price was quoted a couple of months bck). Installation cost is RM1k ~ RM1.5K. Runner to register ur new engine should couple of hundreds. The total estimated cost should around RM18K.

Usually, the hafcut u get should comes wif the gearbox and da rest of the parts but that depends how u deal wif the hafcut fella. So make sure u ask them clearly what's included in the package.

IF u hav any regular workshop that u r familiar wif, u can ask ur mechanic to source it 4 u. Its safer that way coz if there's anything wrong wif ur engine u can go back 2 them ask them 2 fix it.

 

[territorial^pisser]

hey bro. thanks a lot man. that info really helped me alot. i dun think i'll spend dat much to modify a car. do you know anyone who want's to sell a civic (ek model)? with conversion to DOHC VTEC la.... if you come across anyone, pls lemme know. thanks again see fu.....

 

[Hikaru]

Everyone wants B16B, but sure will back out a hell lots of steps when find out the cost.... hehe

 

[amdfaisal]

try looking in 'cars for sale' section... many EKs for sale... lots of EK99 spec (converted or ori)

 

[shiroitenshi]

Everyone wants B16B, but sure will back out a hell lots of steps when find out the cost.... hehe

To be honest...

For the perfomance/money factor, B16B is overrated..

the first time I rode in a B16B (that time, the halfcut is around 25K) I went like...

"WTF? so lousy pickup (before VTEC) for so much money?"

I think the top end is great though.. can't beat the top end of a B16B if you compare similar capacity engines.

Seriously, convert to B18C is much better choice IMO. It's just a few extra K's but the bottom-end power is much better than the B16B.

Still.. I understand not everyone has bottomless pockets.. so good luck no matter what the guy chooses.

 

[territorial^pisser]

hmmm.... thx again si fu's. But, if i buy a stock / original ej6, what would be da right engine to transplant under the hood? pls advise..... is there any problem if we do an engine transplant?

 

[shiroitenshi]

depends on who's doing the work. A good reliable mechanic would have good workmanship.. a cheap one.. cincai work.

Getting it certified is easy.. my B16A conversion.. I hand to runner.. RM200.

 

[devilman]

so u bought already ?? ur honda....izzit great? i wish to buy also.....

 

[territorial^pisser]

Nop. Not Yet. Going to see da car on Saturday. But, da price for an original (converted to manual) EJ6 is around RM 40,000.00. It's an EFI engine summore. I think i'm gonna put a B16A under da hood. But, how much would it cost arr? Izzit worth to get it? Howz da power? Can makan Satria GTI arr? Very curious to know.....

 

[shiroitenshi]

Stock GTI no problem.. but if you kantoi shifting.. even a kancil can MAKAN your B16A.. ROFL!

Total conversion including workmanship, is always about 10K++

 

[mynnDAWG]

go for B16a then bro...halfcut merely 4-5K...deoeding on EG or EK engine...and cost to install around 1-2K...

 

[sasuke]

I'm using a B16B. A stock B16B is not so as powerful as u thought, a minor mod with rechipped ECU on B16A can easily take u out. But if u have the budget to mod the B16B, u can par with B18CR any time. If compare between all stock B series engine, B18CR is the still the best (don talk about the B20B here). Torque is still more important here. Just my 1 cents. :)