yeah i know cali is gay but i never got popped with my b16, what happens if they find a turbo or motor that doesnt belong there? and nice find Ross too bad they want basically as much as a tranny alone costs, so the more im researching this the more i want to get rid of this car lol, bought it for $400 thinking i could make it kinda fast for cheap but seems like a headache, miss my crx cuz it was so light but 6' 1" 240 makes it a squeeze to fit in and my wife would kill me

 

I dont drive it I just fix it. And I am actually only 16. Motor was in a 1989 Honda Crx. Built to run scca regional races(ie. have fun with it). Car currently has a b18c1 block with pct b16b pistons and a usdm itr head. Fast little car according to my dad. I wouldnt know I have never driven it. I actually havent been able to fit in it since I was 14. After I hit 5'11 my knees hit the roll bar. Now at 6'1 and about 210 I just dont fit at all. Lol And my turbo knowledge is not much. I have always preferred all motor setups. Just a personal thing. And nice to see someone else shares my frustrations in terms of trying to fit in a crx. Lol Good luck with it.

 

ill have pics up tomorrow so u can see how clean this $400 piece is, and i just found out that not only was the previous owner a college girl, she was only the 2nd owner and the original owner was a 30 year old woman too, totally untouched very hard to find these days for a teg or civic that old

 

i would never buy a red car but for $400 who cares...

 

Good pick up for a good price

 

great deal! looks pretty damned clean, rust-wise.
i'd go b20b turbo. what you really want for a good oem FI motor is the b20b w/p8r head.
this way you'll get the low comp, dished p3f pistons. but also the larger 33mm intake valves of the p8r head. the p8r head combustion chamber is also larger, so will yield an even lower compression.
i know, i know. b20 sleeves are too thin.but imo, i think it has more to do with the condition of the motor. i also think it's more theoretical than anything else. there are tonnes of guys running turbos on stock block b20's without issues.
i probably wouldn't go too big on the turbo. with that low of compression, you'd get a lot of lag with anything too big. you'll want it to spool early. like 3k. that way you'll have a good torquey motor that kills it off the line.
iono. jus my opinion

 

thanks man, and i think im getting the lingo back just some things i still dont know, (OEM FI= original equipment manufactured forced induction?) but i have no idea what a p8r head is, and the motor i will be getting would b the b20b or z from japan with low miles, the place i called said they do the compression and leak down and actually have a print out of the numbers for each motor, and yeah i think if i got that cheap turbo kit that i linked here it is a t3/t4 and those r pretty small if i remember correctly

 

whats wrong with a red car lol.

 

p8r head is off b20z. IMO, for boost, it would be ideal to run the p8r head w/b20b bottom end
t3/t4 aint that small.

 

i dislike you right now that is an amazing find!!!!!!! where were you looking when you found that. i am looking for another da to do a fun setup built b18a with some big cams and a turbo setup!!!!! good luck with your build if you ever need help hit me up!!!!

 

My honest opinion...I would keep the block you have and put a vtec head on. now you have lsvtec. get a b16 tranny and now you have a fast stock motor. the b16 tranny alone on the LS motor is probably the best upgrade. now you have a very fun and nice setup. then if that was not enough for you, stick a turbo kit on. I personally would not go b20. just my opinion. keep us updated tho.

 

b16 turbo. motors are dirt cheap, and make good power boosted.

 

i'm kinda partial to a b18

 

got it smogged fri, or tried i should say, the timing was off, was a 10 supposed to be at 16, failed visual due to the white smoke from the blown gasket and the cat is bad, anyone know where i can get a new cat for cheap? and i think im going b20 vtec my buddy can build one, u guys honestly think i will be that much faster with a b16 tranny? i just remember going 70(with my b16 rex) on the freeway and 5th gear feeling like i was in 3rd cuz it is geared so high lol

 

yeah the b16 tranny has shorter gears. that is why you will excelerate faster.

 

Wait, that was only $400? What a steal! Looks to be in great condition.

 

Just get GSR swap with tranny. Theres no way to go wrong there. I beat Mazdaspeed Proteges all day in my bone stock GSR. Plus a GSR motor raises the bar higher than your stock motor, or a B16. I wouldm't by that car either, but 400 for a beater is just too much fun to pass up.

 

keep it simple and cost effective, ls engine + turbo setup + tune and your set, cheap and easy. Plus since your in cali and if you don't have a smog hookup easier to just take the turbo out and back in after your smog check is done then trying to find a new ls engine quick.

 

thanks again for all the input, my final decision is b20 turbo, for now just put in the b20 and make it run with a clutch, ls tranny, new timing belt and water pump, my question is this though, when i go to pick up the motor how do i know that it is the 99-00 b20? i want that one because it has higher compression and 20 more hp than the pre-99 b20s, my buddy said there is a number on the head but i dont know what number to look for

 

I'm sorry I don't post on the teg side of h-t alot...but are you serious?

 

I won't argue about this a lot as I'm not really experienced on turbo stuff, but from my basic knowledge, VTEC motors have high compression and extra boost will destroy the engine pretty fast. For that matter, it is needed to modify internals which would be a lot more expensive than $2500 that OP has in his budget.
You are very welcome to correct my words though...

 

it all depends on how good of a tune you have and your setup.

 

People boost vtecs allllll day. Every day a new vtec boost baby is born.

That's just some pretty general info and a huge category to throw all vtec motors into.

There is so many of them with many different compression ratios and then a thousand different turbos, tuned differently. I have a d16y8, many people run FI setups on them safely with stock internals *to a point* for a long time and as long as it's maintained properly you won't have any more issues than you would with a stock N/A motor. Not trying to be an ***, and I won't claim to have vast knowledge of every vtec engine and it's FI possibilities.

Anyways to get back on subject lol

@olddohc...Have you heard anything about the notorious thin cylinder walls of the b20s? Anybody who either has truth or can knock down a possible rumor please chime in. I'd like to know myself and it may help OP some.

 

Im doing a b20vt setup with a hondata s300, with a golden eagle block guard, its all about the tune. We are shooting for about 450hp street tune on E85... If it fails ill let you know if not i'll let you know. But regardless no matter what you run if you dont tune it or tune poorly its going to blow up.

 

where is a good shop for tuning in orange county?