i;m sorry but i have to disagre with that statement. i was going to do the same swap in my 89 rex Si(before i recked itjfrolang said:2k will buy you a B16 and mounts, then there's nothing left for anything else.
Installed by someone else? A B16 long block, tranny, and ecu will cost you $1300-1500 shipped, mounts and linkage are roughly $500 after that (for good mounts, i.e. Hasport). Little things can cost a bit more, but thats basically all you need.Capuchin said:i;m sorry but i have to disagre with that statement. i was going to do the same swap in my 89 rex Si(before i recked itjfrolang said:2k will buy you a B16 and mounts, then there's nothing left for anything else.) and it was going to cost me close to the 5 grand range.
Good info. When I did my B swap I had, about 2k in it. That 5K claim is ludacris.lessonsinspeed said:Installed by someone else? A B16 long block, tranny, and ecu will cost you $1300-1500 shipped, mounts and linkage are roughly $500 after that (for good mounts, i.e. Hasport). Little things can cost a bit more, but thats basically all you need.Capuchin said:i;m sorry but i have to disagre with that statement. i was going to do the same swap in my 89 rex Si(before i recked itjfrolang said:2k will buy you a B16 and mounts, then there's nothing left for anything else.) and it was going to cost me close to the 5 grand range.
Love these vague questions.!damage! said:I want to drop a different motor into my SI, but i'm not sure what to go for ?
any help would be great !!
IF you can go over 2k I reccomend a K20A. IT will run you about 10k, but it is well worth it, forget the stereo, and just buy new tires for your stock wheels for now.!damage! said:theres actually nothing in it at the moment, just a clean engine bay waiting for something else.
I made it vague because im still up in the air with what I want to do to it
I don't want to go over the top with it, just something practical
(motor, wheels and tires, suspension, stereo, etc)
I can go over 2k, I was just playing it safe
That is why being vague and leaving the question open isn't really going to be very helpful.!damage! said:theres actually nothing in it at the moment, just a clean engine bay waiting for something else.
I made it vague because im still up in the air with what I want to do to it
I don't want to go over the top with it, just something practical
(motor, wheels and tires, suspension, stereo, etc)
I can go over 2k, I was just playing it safe
Yeah you are right. Spend the 2k in chassis prep, and then do a k swap later on. Oh yeah, and auto-xing a k20 crx, is an experience to say the least. It's more like a rolling smoky burnout comp, with cones, and turns thrown in.jmart said:I'm more or less in downest's camp on this one... at least regarding the b16a. If you are just starting out on this crx, I would vote for a d16a6 or z6 or y8. my reasoning is that there are about 3 major areas that you want to put money into to really make your car fun to drive:
a) powertrain
b) suspension
c) brakes
I think to start out with you can get a d for cheap. Upgrade the cam, the intake, the exhaust. Then you still have money left over to blow on a solid spring damper combo, maybe coilovers, and chassis stuff like strut bars and tie bars and sway bars. Then you can blow more of the money you saved on bigger brakes. Then bam, you've got a zippy car thats still light and scoots pretty good, handles like its on rails and stops on a dime. Much more fun that straight line speed.