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NOw i know this isn't a skyline related question but u guys seem to be an endless poool of knowledge.

Has anyone ever seen or been part of

A b16a or b18c conversion inot a 1981 honda prelude

and for those who are wondering "WHY?" because i can....

plus i like the dubious honour of being a crazy front wheel drifter

hit me back i with ideas, abuse or alternative

baically everything else has already been done and i want something different

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GO THE HONDA PRELUDES

ive got a 1984 model and i know that you can drop in a b16a engine into mine so i think you should be able to drop one into yours. also the B series can fit in with mounts i think. go to www.honda-prelude.com because those guys know A LOT about this engine swap and many have done it. some of those cars are insane. a guy dropped a turbo into his 83 lude and is running 13.5 in the quater mile ( http://up.edu/~midehara/index.htm ). i was thinking of doing the same thing but then i thought no because it would be to much trouble.

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Originally posted by Duncan

I don't know my ba16s from my ba18s, but one of the guys racing at bathurst with us today had an early prelude with a 2.0l crx block and a vtec head.

That would be the very same motor... the B20 block is from the CRV (the little SUV) and has a VTEC head on it.

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