jay99EK

what B-series motor.. would you say is the best to turbocharge?? as a daily driven car~ what is the best setup .. being turbocharged.. with a B-Series motor~ nothing HARDCORE.. something common and easy to maintain and drive daily with minimal to problems?? basically totally bolt on kits.. a couple if not no custom work is okay but majority bolt on~ what is the best B-series set up that you like??

cracker099

Well if its a b18c vs b18b.... the b18c will make more power at a given psi over the b18b. But with the b18b, it's easier to dial out detonation, at a given psi.

jay99EK

oo okay thanks for the input cracker099. i've heard something that maybe you can verify~ i've heard that with b18b's.. since they have no vtec.. you don't have as much boost lag as you would with a vtec. having that.. the b18b can boost more compared to the b18c or any other motor that has vtec. is that true?

ekb18c

You heard wrong!

HybridKOOP

VTEC has nothing to do with lag. The non-VTEC lobe on the cam is comparable to a LS cams lobes. The B18B may get away with 1-2psi MAX over a GS-R swap because of slightly lower compression, however the benefits from the VTEC lobes when they do switchover overrides that 1-2psi power gain by far...

Smashback

It has nothing to do with detonation...you're thinking about tuning in general. With a DOHC you can adjust cam timing for less overlap, which the VTEC motors have more of since the VTEC lobes act like a bumpier cam.

avividmemory

first off...do a search, theres tons of threads about this topic...

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b18b if you keep it stock
b18c/b16a if you plan to build

personally i prefer the itr or b16 head also...little bigger combustion chamber...