chinoslines

ok i have a 93 honda del sol si and i need a new engine. even thow D's are my thing, i want to go bigger! im about to leave to iraq and i need something to be waiting for me when i get back. im trying to find out the best set up for a b16 and b18. i am going to turbo this engine, so i want to know what you all thing. i was thinking on doing the whole engine Stage 2 ( Brian Crowner ) from bottom up. what so you all think?

PhrequenC

depends. what is your budget

chinoslines

well really money is not the issue. send 4-5000. maybe more. so what do you think?

Adam_b16a

you should pay me to do your swap

chinoslines

and who are you? i might know you? whats your name?

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

I don't think a used B16A is worth over $2000, most of the good JDM engine suppliers charge at least that much.

The B18A/B and B20B/Z engines are cheaper and in many ways better IMHO.

I have daily driven a B16A EH2 for years BTW.

chinoslines

well i plan to put 4-5000 into the engine. is that too much? i want to build it from bottom up. im including clutch and all

chinoslines

springs, retainers, valves, pistons, injectors, cams, hondada, the works.

crowe

your right on par w/ amount of $ to do things right however if your going all motor id stick w/ b16 or b18c... if your gonna turbo then perhaps an ls or b20 is more suitable for you. if you are determined to turbo a si or gsr.. then perhaps you should check my for sale thread! the pistons and rods are a good startin point for a gsr turbo realizing that the compression on those are much higher and a riskier engine to boost. either way you go good luck and welcome!!

http://hondamarketplace.com/showthread.php?t=2529851

crowe

^^ if your interested pm me Ill hook you up with the pistons rods and turbo in a package deal

JohnnyWash1

The grass is always greener, my friend. I DD'd a B18B EG until recently when I swapped in a B16. I don't think I'm missing anything but lower RPMs on the highway, honestly.

Adam_b16a

you have pm's

thumper64

As always, I vote for the oddball G23 H2B setup. It's not common and it will already have low compression. If you're going turbo, I'm questioning that you'll have AC or power steering anyway...

HaNgTiZZy

12.1 compression LS ported to the max,upgraded valvetrain and 100 shot ....

budget swap for less then 2500 and you will be running 12's

crowe

sounds nice.. how many runs will you get? j/k sounds a bit dangerous for real though

HaNgTiZZy

it is dangerous haha ... you gotta know how to drive or you'll blow these ****'s

i took it to the track about 5 times never had any prob's with it ... was also my local stang killer for a while. sold it so i dont really know its probably blown in someones driveway right now

crowe

yea i cant see that bein reliable but you know what they say!

whats reliable isnt always fast
whats fast isnt always reliable...

or something like that so guess it depends on what guy is building here

JohnnyWash1

Know how to drive? You tracked it; what part of that driving was conservative?

crowe

....."granny shiftin when you should have been double clutchin!"

awesome sorry had to do that

HaNgTiZZy

im not saying im the best driver and let me rephrase what i wrote ... you cant smash on the car every time you drive it and when you do ... check up on the motor thats just what im trying to say of course i tracked it, it was that was the purpose of getting built

btw... i used to live in san luis i live on vandenberg base now ... you looking for any parts?

chinoslines

so you saying an LS instead?

JohnnyWash1

Nah, no parts. I'm actually selling my 1997 LS swap. Do you know anybody that is interested?