Civic EG

Hi guys,

I am new here, I have been lurking for a fews weeks just reading up and checking out your sweet rides. I used to have an EG when I was in my Teens I had dreams of making it a machine not to be messed with but that all got lost along the way then I was involved in an accident and it was never the same. Now that I am older and wiser and I have a gigantic shed to work in I have decided to pick up another EG and do everything I ever wanted to do and do it right!

I own a Harley so my Civic is only going to be a commuter 3 months of the year allowing me to have bulk time to do some big projects.
When I picked up my original EG it had already has an engine conversion, and from Memory it was a H22A, the main thing I remember is it was a DOHC.

Whilst I don't want a race car, I do want something I can show off and it has a little extra omph, I have decided to do things in stages as another winter ends I can get to work on the next stage. I am thinking I want to do an engine swap and I have been looking at what others have been doing but I can't seem to find a solid consensus on an engine to settle on.

So I was wondering if I could get some thoughts, for a weekender that will be a daily driver 3 months of the year, that will eventually get a turbo, what would be a good motor to start with?

BTW I am in Australia, I don't know if that matters but worth mentioning.
Thanks for your time,
Thump

hey man, if you want a direct bolt on get a d16y1 out of our VTI model, not the best motor but they are pretty good for their price, other than that call sydney wreckers and get a b18 out of an integra

Thanks Man!
I will put this on the list appreciate it!

So I have been doing a lot of reading over the last couple of days on a few different Honda sites and I think I am pretty keen on a H22A now.

Looking at Half Cuts currently to get a price in my head, I have seen that you need new engine mounts as well as drive trains which I am happy to do, it will be a big project but worth it

Has anyone else done a H22A build in an EG?
Anything I should look out for etc?

Thumpist wrote:So I have been doing a lot of reading over the last couple of days on a few different Honda sites and I think I am pretty keen on a H22A now.

Looking at Half Cuts currently to get a price in my head, I have seen that you need new engine mounts as well as drive trains which I am happy to do, it will be a big project but worth it

Has anyone else done a H22A build in an EG?
Anything I should look out for etc?

dude H22a is a c*nt to do, alot of wiring and the gearboxes are prone to shitting them selves.. then you have engineering etc lol but it is pretty beefy best vtec crossover!

Yeah that is also what I am hearing haha, it can a real b!tch to get in, but worth it when you do!

I found some guides where you can use your EG harness you need to do a bit of extending, modifying etc so I figure if I am not in a rush it will still be a pain but again worth it.