crackerjacker006

i have a 99 ex coupe and i want to swap the sohc but i wanna know if i would be better off going for the b16a2 or saving a little money and getting the non vtec integra motor. I will eventually start to build the motor i get but right now im havin trouble with getting money for a motor. so should i save money and get ls motor or save up money and get the b16a2? Open to any suggestions.

mwieczorek43

I would say get the b18b1.
There is no replacement for displacement.... (except for a bigass turbo).

You could build an LS-vtec and it'd be great all motor.
Or you could throw 10lbs of boost at it, and it'd be a great turbo car.

I personally feel that the b16's are overrated. But my opinion is slightly slanted due to the fact that I have an LS in my hatch.

ps. you might get flamed for starting this thread. not alot of tech involved.

dohcdelsol93

n/a B18B1 owns a n/a b16a2

Phantastic

i say go with b18b b/c i agree with mwieczorek43 and b/c b16 are overrated

crackerjacker006

i figured most people would say b16a2 but i guess the b18 has more potential in the long run.

handa

I had trouble deciding on the two a while back, and I went with the B16a. I wish I went with a B18, perhaps B18C GSR, because my B16a feels just like my D16z6. Although B16a VTEC is addicting.

In the end, it comes to what you want to do with your motor: Turbo or N/A, or both. It's personal preferences.

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And I've heard on H-T before that on same chassis and driver, B16a will destroy B18B everytime. But don't let the E-racing decide what you want.

colinproctor

just save for longer and step up to the b18c-r

JDM EJ1 95

theyre almost exactly the same from the start... i have a ls engine in my coupe and i turned a 15.200 at 91.2.. my friend has a JDM B16a in his 98 hatch and he turned a 15.17.. both cars have I/E... but the ls has more potiential and more choices in the long run.. the b16 is also a good turbo engine but it usually will not perform as good as a 1.8 all motor

eg92b16a2

B18b are cheaper to get than B16a.. go with B16a for now and then when you are bored with it pick up a LS block for cheap and go with LSVTEC.

dohcdelsol93

the b16 is tools, get a b18b1 and throw a b16 or gsr tranny with it. If your staying n/a for a while the only thing your going to get from a b16 is alot of noise at 7 grand. You can't lose with a longer rod.

CivicSiR

get the b18b1, i have one in my hatch along with a gizzer tranny and love it. i have plans on boosting it too.

look at it this way, when your boost the **** outta your LS and blow it up, you not going to have to shell out nearly as much money as if you blow up your b16

noahblkmale

Go with the b18b1 u gonna waste your money on a b16 if u do...or just save like i did and get the gsr u will love that

AzntaggeR

if you plan on boosting i'd say go with the b18b.