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Old 03-20-2008, 09:58 AM
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besides honda manufacture. i believe cams spec are the same. pistons are the same.displacements is the same. anyone knows ? thanks


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i believe the pistons are dfferent...different c/r
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soley compression ratio my friend. 10.4:1 is USDM (pr3 pistons) and 10.6:1 is JDM (p30 pistons). i prefer the JDM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93egSLEEPER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">soley compression ratio my friend. 10.4:1 is USDM (pr3 pistons) and 10.6:1 is JDM (p30 pistons). i prefer the JDM </TD></TR></TABLE>

Wait a second....I thought the USDM B16A2/3 was 10.2:1 while all JDM B16As are 10.4:1. I'm gonna search the interwebz for an answer.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hmotorsonline &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">30004 - B16A 92-95 (SiR-II) Motor, Tranny, ECU
170Hp 113Trq 10.4 Compression (JDM)
$ 1750.00 Plus shipping and handling</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Wait a second....I thought the USDM B16A2/3 was 10.2:1 while all JDM B16As are 10.4:1. I'm gonna search the interwebz for an answer.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah jdm is 10.4
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by devney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yeah jdm is 10.4</TD></TR></TABLE>
my bad guys guess i shoulda double checked.
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no big deal. It's worse when someone can't man up and admit it.
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