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Old 04-20-2004, 07:56 AM
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Im planning on getting a civic after i sell my integra and i was wandering which motor is better to go with the B16 or GSR?
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theres this thing in the upper right hand corner of the website.... its called a search function... use it
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sell an integra to only get a civic and put an integra motor in it?


WOW, NOW THATS SOME FINANCIAL SENSE RIGHT THERE!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRwBOOST &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sell an integra to only get a civic and put an integra motor in it?


WOW, NOW THATS SOME FINANCIAL SENSE RIGHT THERE!</TD></TR></TABLE>

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im selling the integra cuz the insurance is too much and i know the gsr is 180 hp and the compression is better but i want to know which will work out better in the long run
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Does every trial user ask this question?
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b16 is better.... the 16 means it has 1.9 liters. the b18 only has 1.5 liters. but the b18 has louder vtech. it really is a trade off.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by john_racer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im selling the integra cuz the insurance is too much and i know the gsr is 180 hp and the compression is better but i want to know which will work out better in the long run</TD></TR></TABLE>

b16a2 = 160hp 111 ft. lbs.

b18c1 = 170hp 129 ft. lbs.

Hope that helps....
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get the c1
it's worth the extra grand or so

the b16 has no torque
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris y0! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">b16 is better.... the 16 means it has 1.9 liters. the b18 only has 1.5 liters. but the b18 has louder vtech. it really is a trade off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes the numbers in the engine codes are very deceiving.
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