Need Your Advice People! (Honda Integra Type R)
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Ominous G2
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An LS/Vtec is pretty common among Hondas, just gets a little more torque. As long as it was done right it's fine. Have any more info about the "built" engine?ahk thanks alot but why has the person written
B18C7/B18A1, they are two different engines arent they, one is vtec and the other is not, if im not correct??
Nighthawk
Goes Vroom in the Night
If I were you, I'd shy away from buying this car. It's a Frankenstein at best. Unless he can provide you with good contacts and receipts from installs, there is no telling how good the quality of the work was. It could last years or blow up a day after buying the car...why take on someone elses potential nightmare?
I know it sounds cool to own an R replica...but for that price and the mysteries that lie underneath the hood, why risk it. You could build ur own for less, the way you want it, and with peace of mind knowing re work was done correctly.
I know it sounds cool to own an R replica...but for that price and the mysteries that lie underneath the hood, why risk it. You could build ur own for less, the way you want it, and with peace of mind knowing re work was done correctly.
Karsten
New Member
Yes but what if i had a full service on the car because the guy that is selling it to me is getting it fixed by his best mate which is a 3rd Year Mechanic for Holden but he could be a bit bias and try to rip me off so what if i go to a fully qualified mechanic to check it out??If I were you, I'd shy away from buying this car. It's a Frankenstein at best. Unless he can provide you with good contacts and receipts from installs, there is no telling how good the quality of the work was. It could last years or blow up a day after buying the car...why take on someone elses potential nightmare?
I know it sounds cool to own an R replica...but for that price and the mysteries that lie underneath the hood, why risk it. You could build ur own for less, the way you want it, and with peace of mind knowing re work was done correctly.
Just wondering how much you would pay for this car??
Karsten
New Member
thanks for the information mate, and sorry i dont have any more information on the built engine besides the most previous owner putting a better crank and cam shaft. because he just sent me the notes the first owner had written on carsales.comAn LS/Vtec is pretty common among Hondas, just gets a little more torque. As long as it was done right it's fine. Have any more info about the "built" engine?
DC2tegraGSR
New Member
Well it says LSVTEC so most likely he's using the LS block with the C7 head, I don't see why anyone would go the opposite way... so basically everything from the bottom is all from the LS except for the head which is only from the C7.So Does this Inegra Have a B18C7 VTEC 1996 Engine or an B18A1 which is Non VTEC and found in 1990-93 Integras?? Im just confused on which engine it is, because he has written B18C7/ B18A1 LS VTEC Engine?
mirrorimg
Well-Known Member
Its two engines mated into one. You take the top half of the C7, the cylinder head, and put it onto the bottom half of the A1, the block. This gives you what many refer to as a Frankenstein engine.So Does this Inegra Have a B18C7 VTEC 1996 Engine or an B18A1 which is Non VTEC and found in 1990-93 Integras?? Im just confused on which engine it is, because he has written B18C7/ B18A1 LS VTEC Engine?
Karsten
New Member
ahk so the top half of the engine is the C7 which makes it look lilke a b18c7 engine and the bottom half is an b18a1 lsvtec engine, which is non vtec??Its two engines mated into one. You take the top half of the C7, the cylinder head, and put it onto the bottom half of the A1, the block. This gives you what many refer to as a Frankenstein engine.
patrick4588
Integra God
type r's are worth so much because they are rare. think of it as a simulated diamond and a real one. they can look similar, but its just not the same. that car itself isnt worth more than 6-7k if you ask me; and thats assuming that the motor is in good shape and built properly.
tkvang
New Member
$3k-4k at most. Like everyone else, you can buy one and redo it yourself for cheaper and probably better too. Don't know about you, but I think its more fun that way anyways. Not worth it for what he's asking. And here's what you're saying. "I'm going to buy it for $13k and still going to put in more money to bring it up to par." Yeah, definitely not worth it, especially for a replica. Don't be dumb. Worse case scenario, buy a gsr for $6-$7 and spend the other $7k making it real nice.