What all do i have to do to my JDM B16A1 to make it a CTR????

 

cams, pistons, head work to specs.

 

the short blocks aren't even from the same cast...

 

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Correct, they have the same deck height as B18c

 

Heh.. you guys are also forgetting that you need a CTR crank and CTR rods (different stroke in the B18C block), destroking it to 1.6L in displacement. Almost easier to source out the entire shortblock than looking for the misc parts, especially the block internals.

 

sell it & get a b16b!!...joke.

 

you can just use the b16a and put CTR pistons in it with a CTR head and it would acheive the same thing as a destroked b18c block.

 

will the CTR LSD work in a A1?

 

would the compression be the same as a b16b?

 

I have a friend that is selling a B16b shortblock??? probably cheep to

 

Just curious: What were the advantages and disadvantages of destroking the B18C block for the B16B?

 

ugh, ugly thread....
Well, you can get similar (to CTR) power out of a B16A if the B16A is built well using the right parts.
Also the destroking present in a CTR block is one of the reasons it revs up high so well and is so strong.
Without the B16B bottom end you really ought to focus on setting up your B16A with the right parts to get similar power output as the B16B. High compression pistons, big cams, great tuning and a LSD tranny.