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    Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    awhile ago i posted a thread on rebuilding my a20 but now im thinking if it would be better to do an engine swap can someone please give me their opinion on which would be cheaper for the best performance? i want to spend no more than $1500 for the swap/rebuild and i want a faster car preferebly one that will keep up to a civic si i understand it might be unresonable but which is the best route to go?



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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    what's wrong with the current motor?

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    well its 200k miles all bone stock previous owner treated it like shit didnt keep up with oil changes and i proly need to replace the clutch as well and proly needs a timing belt as well but i will replace all these things if i do the rebuild i just want to know is it worth before i do anything

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    neither option will work for under 1,500 to keep up with a si sorry

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    depends on which gen si... it should allready be smoking 84-98 si's... going to have a problem with the 99-00 but doable... dunno much about the ep3.. and theres no way ur beating a 06+ si without turbo..

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    i wanted to atleast keep up with the 99-00 si's and i have about 4grand to spend but i want to use most of the money to make it look nicer but performance is really important to me

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    buy rendons turbo lol

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    ummmm
    ya its gona cost roughly 800-1000 just for the stuff to swap an engine in not including the engine
    now if you can come up with a complet b series for 500 then your set

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    Buy B-series mounts. And then, obviously, a B-series.
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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    Quote Originally Posted by guyhatesmycar View Post
    Buy B-series mounts. And then, obviously, a B-series.
    also the v series wairing unless youcan do it yo0ur self and your gona need axles

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    turbo a20 > b16/b18

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    well you can get a used motor and boost it bout 8-9 psi, then u should b able 2 keep up with si like nothing

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    Re: Engine Swap or Rebuild?

    dump that 4K into a build should be able to walk on si's easy, would either be a nice turbo A20 setup or a B18 swap with some simple stuff on it

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