b16 or LS?
 

i have a delsol jdm b20b swap p8r head with a b16 tranny. is it worth the short gears to keep the b16 trans over the ls? im taking all opinions https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: b16 or LS? (MrMug3n)
 

I wouldnt downgrade to a LS trans. Short gear ratio is alot better. If you wanna get the best, get a ITR trans, as it has pretty good balance of gear ratio and has LSD https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: b16 or LS? (Ej Girl)
 

a type r tranny will cost out the ass.. id say gsr!

Re: b16 or LS? (Mr.Highlife)
 

GSR or B16 if you're not looking to spend a whole lot. But I definitely wouldn't go down a step by getting an LS tranny.

Re: b16 or LS? (MrMug3n)
 

is it possible to keep my 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th but change my 5th and reverse to gsr or ls?

yea you can change out the gears....but the questions that should be asked is

why do you want to change the trans? What's your reason for this?

Better gas mileage? or cause you want something to do? or u wanna be faster?

Re: (Malakai)
 

i wana be faster who dosent but i also want to be able to take my car out of town with out hitting redline doing 90 lol just searching my options

https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif thanks for the input fellas https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif

Re: (MrMug3n)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MrMug3n &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i wana be faster who dosent but i also want to be able to take my car out of town with out hitting redline doing 90 lol just searching my options

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are you going N/A or turbo? IMO if your going turbo get the LS coz it has longer gears than the b16 trans. Plss correct if im wrong about this.

If you have a b20 i would go LS or GSR.

F the short geared trans!

Re: (Malakai)
 

GSR is a little bit longer then the s4c B16 trans..

Re: (jdmeg6118)
 

Base what I read over the years even a GSR might be a bit to short for 1st and second gear, I say LS.

Re: b16 or LS? (MrMug3n)
 

i understand what this guy is saying i as well have a b16 tranny and they suck if you just are cruising around the highway its like 3200 rpms in 5th doing 55 it sucks.

Re: b16 or LS? (MrMug3n)
 

LS Tranny + GSR 3rd + GSR 5th + LSD = GOD!!!!

Re: b16 or LS? (Kurly)
 

gsr and ls trans have the same first and second gear but with differend final drives. The gsr of course is geared lower.

The b16 trans has the shortest gears out of the three with the same final drive of the gsr. Short gears = faster acceleration.

All tranny's in 5th gear @ 8500rpm with a 23.4" tire

B16 ~158.6mph
GSR~ 170.9mph
LS ~ 194.3mph

All tranny's in 5th gear cruising at 70mph with a 23.4" tire

B16 ~ 3752rpm
GSR~ 3482rpm
LS ~ 3063rpm

Just to give you a idea of your cruising speed and your top speed. If the b16 trans dont let you get enough speed in 5th then i think you need somethin other than a civic to go fast:P