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War_Wagon · 03-25-2013, 08:42 PM

Anything is possible, but without knowing your budget and mechanical abilities, I would suggest a '92-'95 Civic, if for no other reason than parts like ECU, wiring harness, etc already exist for that engine in that car. If you have space, tools, and time, then the sky's the limit. I have a parts car VX whose drivetrain will one day find it's way into a '88-'91 Civic wagon, but that's going to be a lot of work. As for the value, it's kind of hard to say. A beater VX around here can be bought for under $1000, but a nice one can bring $3500+. So for just the engine? Not really a lot of demand for them outside the ecomodder crowd, so I'd go by whatever a local wrecking yard will sell you a regular 1.6L for as a rough guideline.

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War_Wagon 5 Gears of Fury Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver B.C., Canada Posts: 1,230 Spunky - '90 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 35.56 mpg (US) Thanks: 175 Thanked 176 Times in 137 Posts	Anything is possible, but without knowing your budget and mechanical abilities, I would suggest a '92-'95 Civic, if for no other reason than parts like ECU, wiring harness, etc already exist for that engine in that car. If you have space, tools, and time, then the sky's the limit. I have a parts car VX whose drivetrain will one day find it's way into a '88-'91 Civic wagon, but that's going to be a lot of work. As for the value, it's kind of hard to say. A beater VX around here can be bought for under $1000, but a nice one can bring $3500+. So for just the engine? Not really a lot of demand for them outside the ecomodder crowd, so I'd go by whatever a local wrecking yard will sell you a regular 1.6L for as a rough guideline. __________________ "Don't look for one place to lose 100 pounds, look for 1600 places to lose an ounce." - Tony DeFeo