Ok, I have my flame suit on. I am a newb to Hondas, but not to turning a wrench. I've been reading up as much as I can in the last few days trying to educate myself but I am going to ask this question anyways due to time constraints.

My ol lady has a '92 Integra with a spun rod and 3 other b18a1's that have some sort of issue. I have been having the worst luck trying to find a good shortblock for less than the price of my first born child. I did find a C1 longblock for a reasonable price that needs some work because it got wet, however that is easy money kinda stuff to deal with. What kind of drama, or is it even worth it to use that shortblock and mate it up with an a1 head? It needs to stay legit looking for the smog Nazis and I can handle most issues that will arise with the proper guidance.

Thanks in advance

well i mean ususally you can get a non vtec block for like 200 or something...they are fairly inexpensive...you could also go the route and just buy a used longblock from japan and it will only cost you like 600 or so...the a1 head should only be put on a non vtec block