h22 or b18c1
02-13-2003, 05:31 AM
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Re: h22 or b18c1 (str8 hybrd)
well let me clear somethinjgs up for u
the handling thing about the h22 is a complete joke
yes if u use it in auto x u will notice a difference over a b18 powered car
daily driving the beast is no prob, the two guys i know with h22s ive driven with them, and as long as u are aware of the potential power, then u can easily city drive
if u enjoy straight line performance, an h22 would pump a b18 like there is no tommorrow, h22 mid 13s , b18c1 low-mid 14s
the handling thing about the h22 is a complete joke
yes if u use it in auto x u will notice a difference over a b18 powered car
daily driving the beast is no prob, the two guys i know with h22s ive driven with them, and as long as u are aware of the potential power, then u can easily city drive
if u enjoy straight line performance, an h22 would pump a b18 like there is no tommorrow, h22 mid 13s , b18c1 low-mid 14s
02-13-2003, 05:41 AM
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Re: h22 or b18c1 (White Lightnin)
Both the H22 and B18 are good platforms. You just need to complement your suspension to match the H22 a little more. I for myself still can't decide, but that's no problem since I'm still in the process of saving up $$$$.
02-13-2003, 05:43 AM
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Re: h22 or b18c1 (White Lightnin)
Here's something I picked up from Honda-tuning
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Interestingly, what you won't find under the hood of any of those dragsters is an H series engine. Despite apparent built-in advantages--such as a closed deck from the factory and a bigger bore and stroke--chief Holeshot wrencher Aaron Bonk tells us that the H is rarely used in drag engines. Part of the reason is the way the cylinders are lined. The sleeves in the H are much thinner, which don't allow for the flexibility in boring that one can take advantage of with a race-prepped B series engine. Because of this, the cylinder walls can't take the ultra-high boost levels found in modern front-wheel drive dragsters. Bonk points out that while an H engine can comfortably produce between 600 and 700 hp, there are B engines that are putting out close to 1000. Luckily, for our street-driven Civic, such high-horsepower concerns are irrelevant, however interesting they may be.
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Interestingly, what you won't find under the hood of any of those dragsters is an H series engine. Despite apparent built-in advantages--such as a closed deck from the factory and a bigger bore and stroke--chief Holeshot wrencher Aaron Bonk tells us that the H is rarely used in drag engines. Part of the reason is the way the cylinders are lined. The sleeves in the H are much thinner, which don't allow for the flexibility in boring that one can take advantage of with a race-prepped B series engine. Because of this, the cylinder walls can't take the ultra-high boost levels found in modern front-wheel drive dragsters. Bonk points out that while an H engine can comfortably produce between 600 and 700 hp, there are B engines that are putting out close to 1000. Luckily, for our street-driven Civic, such high-horsepower concerns are irrelevant, however interesting they may be.
