mattbmontgomery Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 hello i recently purchased a 93 honda civic with a 1.6 sohc vtech engine, it was knocking so i took the engine out to see if it was fixable. once i got into the engine one of the rods was broken and the main bearing housing was broke and the crank is all scared up. i decided to go to a junk yard and get a new engine but i know nothing about what will interchange. so my question is could i get a dohc motor out of a similar model car and will it hook up to the original trans. i assume that i would have to get a new ecu and wiring harness for the dohc. so would the swap be worth or what should i do? thanks for any comments and help that u may have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbmontgomery Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 hello i recently purchased a 93 honda civic with a 1.6 sohc vtech engine, it was knocking so i took the engine out to see if it was fixable. once i got into the engine one of the rods was broken and the main bearing housing was broke and the crank is all scared up. i decided to go to a junk yard and get a new engine but i know nothing about what will interchange. so my question is could i get a dohc motor out of a similar model car and will it hook up to the original trans. i assume that i would have to get a new ecu and wiring harness for the dohc. so would the swap be worth or what should i do? thanks for any comments and help that u may have! or maybe buy the stock 1.6 sohc and put a dohc head on it would it be worth it? or would it even work? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 putting a dohc head on a sohc motor cannot be done. just get a b18c1 swap and you will love it. make sure its the right obd rating though, that will make it easier to swap over. but you will have to replace the transmission, axels, and shift linkage i think. we have a sticky in the engine upgrade and swap questions. take alook there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbmontgomery Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 putting a dohc head on a sohc motor cannot be done. just get a b18c1 swap and you will love it. make sure its the right obd rating though, that will make it easier to swap over. but you will have to replace the transmission, axels, and shift linkage i think. we have a sticky in the engine upgrade and swap questions. take alook there Thanks I appreciate the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 if you stay sohc you can use same mounts... otherwise you will have to source swap mounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamEj6 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 just get another 1.6 SOHC shortblock and put your vtec head on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02civicsi02 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I say if money is not an issue and you want it to be faster i say go with 3 motors. The b18c1 with 170 hp and 124 lb-ft trq, the k20a2 with 200 hp and 142 lb-ft trq, or the k24a2 with 200 hp and 166 lb-ft trq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 also consider emissions issues depending on where you live. if you live in California then you'll have a tough time getting everything legal enough to not get noticed. dohc transmissions are not (yet) compatible with sohc motors, although some people have successfully made adapters but are not mass producing them. a built sohc can be just as fast as a dohc to a certain point, and not cost as much (again to a certain point). so it really depends on yours goals and finances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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