i used to carry out to around 6500 and it didnt feel like it did anything after 6000 so i just didnt bother going that far. i saw this crx and come on.......... you had an extra head sitting in the back of the car. the oil pressure was messed up or some crap........ 9K????? i had a b17a1 gsr motor and i dont think mine went quite that high... i slammed it out miss shifting once and it went to about 8k or something

 

It's a fantastic motor IMO. It gets great gas milage. Works wonders in a light chassis, such as a CRX or an EG Civic. The motor is about 75lbs lighter than the DOHC. Parts for this motor are dirt dirt cheap! The motor does very well turbo charged on safe boost (guy I worked with had his turbo kit on his 98 EX coupe when it turned 1k in 1998. He now has 80k with no problems). N/A setup for this car is very cheap, a nicely built setup can cost only $1000.

I have a '94 Civic EX with this motor and it is not the quickest in the hefty coupe, but it definatley holds its ground. It gets great gas milage, never given me problems. I've betten alot of people I shouldn't have in this car (the engine is completely stock).

This motor is something to consider if your on a budget. It will definatley give Integra GSR and Civic Si a run for their money in a light chassis.

My $0.02

 

single cams are awesome,i had 160,000 hard earned miles on mine,and the only thing that i had to replace on the car really was the radiator.

 

my car has a shit load of miles and ive pretty much beaten the hell out of it....if this was a domestic...it would have been complete shit by now....im 130,000 mi and still running strong....

 

also comes stock in 92-95 ex 4-doors... all around good motor, i would have kept mine and built it, then turbo, but it got hydrolocked .....as for the 9k redline on stock internals i gotta call

 

i would think about getting a SOHC but i have a 91 teg and i dont think that will be good enough. i would like to have my b17a1 back but sold it.... bad idea. i am looking for a good gsr motor or even just a place to do rebuilds on a b18a1 cause i am at 213k which is a lot... someone has to know a good place to get a rebuild for a good price.

 

I say rebuild it & put a vtec head on it...
I have a stock LS vtec & it runs strong as hell...
i can rebuild it for a good $..