SGT_Manny

So I did some research and found that the 2002-2006 gen B20 found in the CR-V are in fact stronger engines.

2.4L
9.6:1 compressions
with about 160 lbs/ft torque


So I wanted to get a confirmation on this information.

And if so I wanted to get some more information on this motor.

Is it reliable and strong enough to deal with power?

Finally what is the engine code for that motor?

I can't find the specific motor code for that generation

If anybody can help with this it would be very much appreciated.

roycivic92

u mean k24 not b20. get ur number right man. u going to get crewed up by h-t.lol

SGT_Manny

Sorry I read it off another forum and then researched it and didn't find the engine code for the specs.

Gayness. Lol Oh well.

So about well in that case what would you say is better and more durable going N/A

a b20b or a b20z?

roycivic92

if u looking for a 06-07 motor u need a k24. if u looking for a bseries b20. a stock b20z is nice if u just need a stock swap.

roycivic92

stock is reliable.

ek4_carl

im running a b20b in my civic and it keeps up with si's, and havent had any problems with it!!

D Griff

Yeah, B20s have a nice amount of torque for a Civic and are reliable. If I was going to go through all the trouble to go k series, it definitely wouldn't be for the CR-V version.

SGT_Manny

Lol sorry for the confusion.

I have an eg and i am working twice as hard to pay for a swap. But because I am a few months away from getting the swap I need to figure out which of the do b20's is more durable.

I know the z has like 126 hp or something like that where the b has like 146. But I mean if there is no difference in the durability I'll try and get the b20b.

roycivic92

z has 146hp and b20b has 126hp. they will both last the same.

raidacaipo

Go b20z if you want to do the crv swap. Both are non vtec and as roycivic92 mention the z is faster and the intake manifold is better... Both are reliable as far as stock

To clear the confusion, a b20z is a usdm motor. Its comparable to a 99-01 CRV jdm b20b motor.