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Old 01-08-2011, 09:01 PM
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Just to see what every one else would do for my first honda 94si project>> they all seem so awsome so i dont know what to choose! vroom vroom!
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I had a 1992 Honda Civic SI. If you want to go pretty fast but don't want to spend tons of money, then go ahead and turbo your d16z6. Assuming it's healthy, it can make good power on a cheap setup as long as you have a good tune. I put a cheap *** turbo kit and tuned it on 8 psi with Chrome and it made 213 hp to the wheels. Pretty good considering it was completely stock with 260000 miles. I drove it for a couple thousand miles with no problems, and I didn't drive it like a granny. Here are some pics. Bad wheel choice, I know.


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If you have the money i would def go for the B18C1, that is if you can find one.
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the motor swap while more expensive can give you close to the same amount of HP as a turbo'd stock block d16z6 but be MUCH more reliable while doing it.
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so will pistons rods and rebuilt head and turbo be possible with a 3500 budget?
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I had a 1992 Honda Civic SI. If you want to go pretty fast but don't want to spend tons of money, then go ahead and turbo your d16z6. Assuming it's healthy, it can make good power on a cheap setup as long as you have a good tune. I put a cheap *** turbo kit and tuned it on 8 psi with Chrome and it made 213 hp to the wheels. Pretty good considering it was completely stock with 260000 miles. I drove it for a couple thousand miles with no problems, and I didn't drive it like a granny. Here are some pics. Bad wheel choice, I know.


ive seen this car a few times before out in vville.. used to sit up at powerhouse


as for the OP.. id go with a GSR, thats what i have in my del sol and i LOVE it.. itll be quick enough then you can save money and build it like im doing and turn HUGE numbers lol!

i mean ive beat a S2000 with unknown mods, b20vtec integra, h22 hatches, and all kinds of other cars.. gsr's with a few mods and a tune are monsters IMO.. all i had was noname SRI, ITR header, buddyclub exhaust, cat delete, OG skunk2 cam gears and i had 165 @ the wheels.. 30 more hp at the wheels from stock.. b18's respond to mods alot better than b16's and D series is just janky and fall apart too much
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165 hp and you beat all those mentioned above,thats kinda hard to beleive, but thats just my opinion.. Im hearing some pretty good things about boosted z6
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Flip a coin, heads b18c1/5, tails the D.
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Originally Posted by roofernick
Just to see what every one else would do for my first honda 94si project>> they all seem so awsome so i dont know what to choose! vroom vroom!
i'd put the money into a cheetah fur upholstered living room set. definitely has more of an awesome factor than a 150whp economy car.

seriously, how bout put on the big boy pants and make a decision? ..and leave us out of it.
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i have a b16a2 its so much more fun to drive then my friends gsr teg he is faster but i just like the 16 myself i would say be a bit different if u canget one an do a b16b swap ..super streets ff-battle 2 had a b16b with209 hp more then the 3 b18c's but its ur biuld u gotta pick what works best for u lol
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cool thanks for the reply's. im taking every opionion into consideration,and also posting just to get out here n talk about shyt, as for the cheetah fur,,maybe ill wrap my honda in it haha
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If I had a $3500 budget, i would go with a b swap. With that kind of money you can go b16 turbo and make very nice power.
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ive seen this car a few times before out in vville.. used to sit up at powerhouse


as for the OP.. id go with a GSR, thats what i have in my del sol and i LOVE it.. itll be quick enough then you can save money and build it like im doing and turn HUGE numbers lol!

i mean ive beat a S2000 with unknown mods, b20vtec integra, h22 hatches, and all kinds of other cars.. gsr's with a few mods and a tune are monsters IMO.. all i had was noname SRI, ITR header, buddyclub exhaust, cat delete, OG skunk2 cam gears and i had 165 @ the wheels.. 30 more hp at the wheels from stock.. b18's respond to mods alot better than b16's and D series is just janky and fall apart too much





Ehh why would you say b16s dont respond well to bolt ons when the head flows nearly the same as a gsr, so your saying d-series just fall apart? you must only know ricers. i can understand displacement argument but horsepower isnt all that is needed to have a fast car
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Originally Posted by SIvic bob.tec
i have a b16a2 its so much more fun to drive then my friends gsr teg he is faster but i just like the 16 myself i would say be a bit different if u canget one an do a b16b swap ..super streets ff-battle 2 had a b16b with209 hp more then the 3 b18c's but its ur biuld u gotta pick what works best for u lol


no wonder its so hard to find a decent b-series trans people keep blowing them up
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Ehh why would you say b16s dont respond well to bolt ons when the head flows nearly the same as a gsr, so your saying d-series just fall apart? you must only know ricers. i can understand displacement argument but horsepower isnt all that is needed to have a fast car
b18's respond better to mods because of displacement.. i had just about the same mods as one of my friends B16's had and i gained more power from the few mods i had than he did..

as for D's being janky.. ive seen quite a few "built" d series engines and they required more maintinance and repair than ALOT of the b series builds ive seen.. B > D any day, just saying

honestly, i love b16b's just because you dont see many around, but gsr's are great engines i have one and LOVE it.. if you plan on going all motor i say b16b/b18c5, if you want to boost and make big numbers go b18c1.. just my $0.02
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Originally Posted by Blue_EG2
b18's respond better to mods because of displacement.. i had just about the same mods as one of my friends B16's had and i gained more power from the few mods i had than he did..

as for D's being janky.. ive seen quite a few "built" d series engines and they required more maintinance and repair than ALOT of the b series builds ive seen.. B > D any day, just saying

honestly, i love b16b's just because you dont see many around, but gsr's are great engines i have one and LOVE it.. if you plan on going all motor i say b16b/b18c5, if you want to boost and make big numbers go b18c1.. just my $0.02
x2 there is a lot of truth stated here
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Just to see what every one else would do for my first honda 94si project>> they all seem so awsome so i dont know what to choose! vroom vroom!
vroom vroom? wtf. Anyways, I would swap in a B18C1. They are much cheaper than type r's. and they are a great motor with plenty of potential. It's probably going to last a lot longer than a boosted d series too. or did you plan on boosting the b18 also?
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c5 if u got some money , but i would invest in the z6 definiely potential had one my self
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