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b20 or poor man's ITR - which one to buy?

Old 06-13-2003, 12:13 PM
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Ok here is the situation. Which motor would you guys buy for a 93 Si coupe?

I haven't really priced out a b20 yet...but I've heard that parts are a bitch to find, but in the end its well worth it. My concern with the b20 is that I'm not sure how safe it is to rev it in the high 8s. b20s motor aren't made to rev high to begin with. But then again, I won't need to rev it high to get the power.

The b18c1/b16 head I can get for $1800CDN. I've been advised by a friend to be cautious because once you start messing around with the OEM specs, things can get ugly.

Any advice would be appreciated....or just a post saying which you prefer.
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I would go for a b20z... but you aint gonna rev high, max 7k not even
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i would sleeve and bore a ls to 84mm and have strong sleeves. pistons, rods and be done with it.
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Default Re: b20 or poor man's ITR - which one to buy? (1niceSi)

H22 or GSR
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Default Re: b20 or poor man's ITR - which one to buy? (jin_)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jin_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">H22 or GSR</TD></TR></TABLE>


Is the 93 SI Coupe in Canada the same as our 93 EX Coupe??
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id go for the poor man...
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Default Re: b20 or poor man's ITR - which one to buy? (skribblah)

yea poor mans type r

i had a real type r and i miss that motor, so i am doing the best i can with my current setup. 96 gsr b18c1 block, b16a head arp head studs, type r cams type r intake manifold and JE 12:1 pistons with gsr rods i hope to be close to the HP and torque of my old R motor only time will see.

good luck with your project
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Default Re: b20 or poor man's ITR - which one to buy? (nextelbuddy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nextelbuddy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had a real type r and i miss that motor, so i am doing the best i can with my current setup. 96 gsr b18c1 block, b16a head arp head studs, type r cams type r intake manifold and JE 12:1 pistons with gsr rods i hope to be close to the HP and torque of my old R motor only time will see.

</TD></TR></TABLE>this is sounds like what i was goin with.... except for the pistons. i'm going CTR slugs.
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