delsolly44

Im rebuilding my 94 del sol...its the vtec dohc... any suggestions of some sweet mods i can do while im down there.. got a cold air and headers and new exhaust already? Anybody know anything else i could add to get some more power?
Thanks

mikekh10a

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What's your power goal? You won't make much with just bolt ons.
To get some real numbers you'd have to build the motor internally or go with forced induction.

delsolly44

I ordered new ctr pistons that have a 12:1 cr....i would like to get at least 200 hp so i wont need much more cause im think ill have like 190 after the rebuild.... just wondering if there was anymore things i could do without spending a ton...

doood

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get ready for disappointment

jbpnoman

The only way you're getting that motor to 200whp is with boost, or about $12k in motor work.

grumblemarc

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https://honda-tech.com/forums/all-motor-naturally-aspirated-44/can-we-get-official-b16-all-motor-dyno-thread-2466663/

And you still won't have any torque.

mikekh10a

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FYI there's a difference between BHP and WHP

delsolly44

Ha considering its 160 hp stock, pistons and my few bolt ons wil allmost get me to 190... bhp i am aware....i feel like gettin to 200 wouldnt be as hard or as much as your saying

doood

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Yea let us know how that works out for you

raverx3m

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lol. OP are you talking about crank HP or WHP? big difference...

b16 stock has about 135-140 WHP

and what exactly are you rebuilding...do you know what you doing? have you done it before?

without involving a machine shop too much you could do the following

get bigger cams( ctr or ITR cams are very popular choice for b16)
get ITR dual valve springs for the intake and move your intake springs to exhaust side(for the above cams only)
2 upgrade to an aftermarket intake manifold like skunk2 or performerx or even an ITR intake manifold and throttle body
buy flat faced supertech valves and use thinner headgasket to raise up the compression.
can also mill the head to raise compression


by the time you are done you could have just bought a gsr swap with boltons and have same power and much less headache.

but for the engine building experience is great cuz b16 are not that expensive to replace and still make good power for what they are 1.6 liter engine

Deetz

For what it's worth, i don't think a B16A is worth building up these days....why? Because, if you search around a bit, you can find a deal on a B18C block for cheap, even if it needs rebuilding, it's worth buying.

I have done it a few times. Buy the long block and sell off the head, or even just find a short block. Bigger engines make more power, right out of the box....plus "torque" is a nice thing to have

jbpnoman

Short a major bottom and top end rebuild, it will be. Bumping compression a little isn't going to net you huge gains by itself.

99siky

Agreed with everyone else on here. Turbo it or save money for something else. I have a B16a2 and would definitely use a B18 or B20 for all motor build. But since you already bought pistons... I would just build the motor to accept as much nitrous as possible IMO. If you didn't want to turbo it that is.

delsolly44

Cool. Thanks