B18A1 Ls engine and tranny

[SX-MAN]

With it needing a Headgasket and it has roughly 150K but not sure it could have 250K I suggest anyone that is buying this an knows it needs a headgasket to replace the rod an main bearings an piston rings....You go an get the head machined before installing a new headgasket is a must and when you do that it makes more compression an puts more strain on the bottom end and can cause it to start knocking ....So to make sure this will not happen take these steps

Remove head and get it checked an decked an cleaned @ machine shop that knows what they are doing

replace all main an rod bearings

replace piston rings with OEM ones because they are good rings an you dont have to gap unlike some cheap aftermarket ones

replace all gaskets an seals

buy this time you can get a B20 from Tiger for 450 +shipping and be around the same price rebuilding this one


350 for motor

100 to have head shaved ,checked,cleaned.
130 for headgasket set
65 for main bearings
45 rod bearings
120 for oil pump
28 for oil pan gasket
40 for timing belt
60 for water pump


so decide wisely

idk if you have had a b20 but ive went threw 3 of them allready with just dd.. so 450+ shipping which comes to 589 plus 120 for an oil pump+ water pump and timing belt or you can put the ls together for that price and know everything is new and will flow smoothly ...so it really depends on how reliable you feel either option is......

[Tech5]

idk if you have had a b20 but ive went threw 3 of them allready with just dd.. so 450+ shipping which comes to 589 plus 120 for an oil pump+ water pump and timing belt or you can put the ls together for that price and know everything is new and will flow smoothly ...so it really depends on how reliable you feel either option is......

true, but most people on here has to pay someone to build it, you forgot about 500 for someone to rebuild it

and a warranty if you buy from a JDM spot