horizenjob wrote:
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Can't find a Honda engine you like?
Anyone have hints on Honda motors, 4 cyl. reverse rotation, maybe 2 litre?
Sure.
Of the "wrong way" motors, your best candidates are probably
B SeriesB18C1/B18C5 VTECIntegra GSR or Type R. Not very much torque, but lots of HP. Great motors.. roughly 170-180 hp stock, about 130 ft-lbs. Can make 230 hp pretty easily with cams, pistons, etc. Cost about $1500-2000+ to get a used one. If you buy with a transaxle will have desirable short gearing and perhaps an LSD (4.4 or 4.7 final drive).
B18A/B18B (Non-VTEC)Integra LS/RS. 135 hp, 120 ft-lbs (roughly). They made millions of these from 1990 to 2000, as most Integras had this motor. Very cheap, roughly $250-500 complete, probably including a transaxle (4.2 final drive).
B20 (Non-VTEC)CRV motor. Identical to the B18A/B but with a 84mm bore instead of an 81mm. Typically will come with an automatic transaxle. Pretty good torque. Roughly 145hp and 130 ft-lbs. $250-500 complete.
There is a LOT of interchangeability of the three above motors. For example, you can put a VTEC head onto the non-VTEC motors and make a high torque, but lower revving motor.
H SeriesH22APrelude Si Motor. Not as easy to swap into an Integra/Civic so these aren't even half as popular as the B-series stuff. They do make very good horsepower and decent torque, but is bigger/heavier and the transaxle isn't as good (or as well-supported aftermarket-wise) as the B-series stuff. This problem has been solved by the H to B series transaxle adapters. I think they had around 190hp and probably 155 lb-ft of torque. You can probably get an H22 for $1,000. Not a bad way to go, especially if you remove the balance shaft, etc. Downsides is it uses FRM cylinder, not as many aftermarket goodies.
H SeriesHonda switched the rotation of the motors in around 2002, with the new K Series motors. These motors are bad-ass. Come in several displacements and states of tune (mostly different heads). Are in the current RSX/TSX, CRV, etc.
If you have a couple of grand and want a motor that will bolt up to a normal transaxle, this is the way to go. Is taller than the B-series, which they were able to get away with when they switched to a McPherson strut setup on the Civic/RSX, etc.