Now im lost, i got a civic 1.5lsi coupe and the question is. Is it worth of changing the engine to a 1.8ldohc or even 1.6ldohc? well where im from you see many civic's but not the 95 coupe. i went to few curs and i only saw one of them, i want to modifie my civic because it could be one of a type at least bringing it to 240bhp but than again would it be a wast of money? i have been talking to few of my friends, some said i should, some said i should get an other car. what do you think?

 

It's worth it to keep the Civic. 240BHP isn't that hard of a goal to reach. You would be better off building/boosting the engine you have than doing an engine swap.

 

Agreed - Doing a decent turbo build on your current motor will easily get you to the power range you are reaching for. I'd only swap that thing if your wanting some crazy turbo build and major HP, or if you think your motor is near the end of its life.