ZC or B18a? whats better?

[CRXSiR]

Hey all, im new to your little websight here, very nice. I have a little problem, My car ( 1990 CRX Si) is all good and all, but lacks any kind of power. I have friends that have knowhow to do a swap, i just need the $$$ and to decide what engine would be the best. So far i have it narrowed down to a ZC or b18a, i have the knowledge to install either of these with a little help from my buddies anyway i picked these 2 engines b/c 1 i heard the ZC was easy to install and gave good alot better response with 89 Integ ECU 2, my friends said a B18a would be the way to go, because of more torque and HP as well as a bullitproof bottem end.... Right now i have roughly $3000 canadian. or like... $2200 American, i have a friend that can get me a complete B18a for 1500, and with mounts and clutch that leaves me with roughly 500 left over. For the ZC i can get engine for 800 and clutch. so like 1200, leaving me with 1800 left over. I already have intake and exhaust on my D16 that will fit the Integra and ZC. ( its made for Integra). Anyway. this leaves me with a lil spending money for the ZC ,or a Intake Exhaust on the B18a. The point of my post is what would the best engine b for my car? I want the best proformance while keeping it a strong daily driver. I dont wanna go into vtec due to my lack of knowledge as well as expensive. Please give me your thoughts on which swap would b the best. Thanks. My email is KillaBee_88@hotmail.com
Thanks

[19civic99]

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i would go with the B18 because its a better starting platform...but to each is own :cool:

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[FreakTimmah]

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[SPOOLEDCRXB18]

Well it depends on what kind of horsepower you're looking for.....If you're looking to mkae a quick lil 12 sec car you can do that with the a ZC turbo,but if you wanted to make some serious power anything beyond the 350 mark I would say go with the B18.....and the torque of the B18 is something you'll never have with the ZC....

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[sd_racer]

i got a DOHC ZC in my 88'. im not much into street racing, but the few times i have since the swap, ive been very happy of the performance of the motor. its still stock too.

[cadmando18]

ZC Well, I know a couple of people that have ZC DOHC motors in their CRX cars, and they love them. They were easy to put in, they run well, and they have a lot of torque. The problem with them is finding parts easily. If you know your stuff, that's not as hard, but for someone who just wants to drive the thing, you might have a problem if something breaks...

B18A or LS. Strong motor! Torque is great, HP isn't bad at all. Very drivable, and parts are everywhere. Easy to work with, but not as easy to put in. Takes a little more to get the motor in the CRX engine bay. Still not a big problem. It's more expensive at first because of all the things you have to add for the install. But you have more options over-all.

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