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Old 11-07-2004, 11:03 AM
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Default Turbo vs. All Motor which is better for my b16a2?

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Doing a b16 swap and looking to get about 300hp out of it. But which is the better road to travel? If i went turbo I would go greddy 18g (please dont tell me go drag or revhard bc I wont) If i went all motor I would do all the internals individual throttle bodies and Im not sure what else.

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All motor or turbo better an why? whats involved with both what would I need?

Take into acount the cost. Im thinking turbo may be better but how much more is it going to cost me? and i know you have to run higher octane gas in a turbo set up what about all motor that could be even more money?

Also take into acount relieability. This will be a daily driver so I want something reliable and that isnt going to get me killed bc of blowing up ect.

I am somewhat of a noob when it comes to motors so im hear to learn. school me! thanks everyone
Old 11-07-2004, 11:05 AM
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I got a b16 sir2 i wanna know the same thing bump
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300hp on a daily driver wow either way its gonna be expensive
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building all motor will cost more and you wont get as much hp, but turboing is cheaper and will get u better power gains, with a b16 i recogmend using a smaller turbo, like a smaller t3/t4 or maybe even a t3 for a cheap set up, smaller displacement = more lag, do research on yahoo
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You aernt going to make 300whp on a N/A build that is anywhere near streetable.

300whp out of boost will be much easier.
Old 11-07-2004, 11:14 AM
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cost doesnt matter all that much im trying to keep it in the ballpark of 5k i was thinking that if i got a turbo i should replace internals anyway so would it still be as expensive?

reminder turbo would be greddy 18g

all motor would be ???? help me out
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i say go all motor. if u do it urself u'll learn a lot more by rebuilding ur engine rather than just bolting on a turbo.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLKCivicPorcheStyle* &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cost doesnt matter all that much im trying to keep it in the ballpark of 5k i was thinking that if i got a turbo i should replace internals anyway so would it still be as expensive?

reminder turbo would be greddy 18g</TD></TR></TABLE>
You almost have no choice if you are looking for 300 whp.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLKCivicPorcheStyle* &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> all motor would be ???? help me out</TD></TR></TABLE>
Non existant. To get 300whp out of a B16A2 is going to be much more involved and damn near impossible.
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you will get more power with the turbo and it will be cheaper
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i think you should just build the motor then if its not enough boost it. it sounds like moneys not a problem for you.
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you want 300hp daily or when you turn up the boost,

putting together a nice t3/t04e set up should get you to 300hp without tons of lag,
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i guess its not so much hp im looking for but torque. I just want to be able to contest against mustangs and some others. I want my tires to chirp on every shift
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You're not going to get 300 all motor and be streetable. If you think we're wrong, go to a import drag event and what the all motor class. Listen to there motors. The only way you could pull it off is if you're planing on dropping in a NSX motor
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if you want torque why are you using a b16?
Old 11-07-2004, 11:23 AM
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ok then i guess that will do it. What kind of horsepower could i get on a streetable motor and what would I have to run?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slow94coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">300hp on a daily driver wow either way its gonna be expensive</TD></TR></TABLE>

it'll be MUCH more expensive and there's no guarantee you're going to get 300 crank hp out of a b16 without turning it into a 2 liter
Old 11-07-2004, 11:24 AM
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If you want more torque, start with getting a H22 motor.
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its an easy swap what do you suggest?
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i would say go lsvtec bored to a 2.0 but thats what im building so dont do it
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how hard of a swap is that into a 99 civic ex? any links you can point me to?
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what car is this going into?
Old 11-07-2004, 11:27 AM
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Any K,B,or H series swap is not hard. Their is a ton of info here on honda-tech.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricey McRicerton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
You almost have no choice if you are looking for 300 whp.

Non existant. To get 300whp out of a B16A2 is going to be much more involved and damn near impossible.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly right..... $5000 wouldn't even come close to getting you near 300hp on a B16 (NA), even the Mr Gasket "The Beast" motor for $10,000 doesn't pump out 300hp so you might as well forget the possibilty of going the NA route NOW.

As for turbo, all you'd need internally is a set of rods, a block guard and a set of pistons, a tuning system like Hondata and you'd be well on your way to a solid and reliable 300hp on boost.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by originalsin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> smaller displacement = more lag </TD></TR></TABLE>

This isn't really a true statement if the turbo is sized correctly.
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sounds good I think thats the rout I will go then!


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