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Old 01-13-2005, 11:53 PM
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is this possible and what would be the turnout. i have a b16 in my 99 civic but i want to go lsturbo.well a friend of mine just blown his motor and got a new ls motor but he wants to go lsvtec,hes offering me 500 plus his head off his new motor for my head.would it be safe to boost the b16 block with b18 head.and if not can i get ls internals with the extra cash and just put them into the b16 block?
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why would u want to do that? r u sure he's your friend? all i can say is don't do it!!
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I say don't do it. You should keep your b16 head instead. I say your stupid if you trade it. Let meeh tell you something, a b16 head is like a itr head. the vtec kicks in fast and you have a better chance. And a b18c1 head is good but not all that. THe b18 makes the VTEC kick in after the b16 kick. SO don't trade if i were you.
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a ls head on your b16 will suck ***. imagine being beaten by d series motors. no torque plus no hp= realy slow. keep your head. even if you turbo it you will only get about as much power as a turbo d15 non-vtec. but do what you want.
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dont do it man its not worth it
a true friend wouldn't make that offer
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like everyone else is saying... i cant see why you would ever want to put a ls head on a b16 block...

i could understand keeping the b16 head, selling the block and building an ls/vtec... but i would just keep the b16 whole.
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YEp. just like what everyone in here says. DON"T DO IT!!
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Hmm lets see the b16 head is what limits your redline-power making ability on a stock motor, now sticking a lower compression head lower rpm head will make it more boost friendly, and should give you about stock power at a few psi ha ha
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damn your friend is tryin to give you the shaft bro.. listen to everyone dont do it
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theres a few "friends" like that around here, ******* bastards, dont listen to him
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Does anyone know if it'll work? Would there be any oil leaking from the head gasket? I have been wondering this same thing for a while now, but didn't want to ask and get flamed.

Ever wonder what happens to all the LS heads and B16 blocks after people go LS/VTEC? They go to me and other people like me who have spare parts layin around, if it works, then I have about 8 spare motors. I never tested if it worked because I didn't want to waste $85 on a head gasket and 10 hours of my life building a motor that might not work.
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i believe you could do it with a little work not sure bout passages from block to head . But like everyone else has said why? your trying to take the weak points from both motors and put them together that just doesnt add up to anything good for me . it would definalty be different but if u do build it if i were u i wouldnt tel anyone and stick to racing fiesta's or something lol
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by elrandeeto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i believe you could do it with a little work not sure bout passages from block to head . But like everyone else has said why? your trying to take the weak points from both motors and put them together that just doesnt add up to anything good for me . it would definalty be different but if u do build it if i were u i wouldnt tel anyone and stick to racing fiesta's or something lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well it's just like an LS/vtec, I mean if the passages line up on that they'll line up on this. I'ts just like the exact opposite of a ls/vtec swap i'd think
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In the very beginning when LS/VTEC came about. I always wonder what happen to those b16's block and b18a/b heads. Only thing I heard about these two of working together is that you get to rev higher.

Compression might be close to a B17A. It might be good for forced induction. If you overbore the block to let say 84mm. You'll get more torque.
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Now that my avatar has ur attention dont do it my friend did the same thing and now his car boggs out it ticks and he just hasnt been the same the car I should say because it was gsr with a b16 head and it was fast the gsr not with the head DONT DO IT YOUR FRIEND IS HUSTLING YOU I STAY IN THE PROJECTS YOU GETTIN HUSTLED!!!!!!!
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So anyone really tried this? Is there any write-ups? My motor is under construction right now, it'd be nice to have a spare to throw in for the next few months.
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Of course it will work... I havent seen anyone do it because people dont really have a reason... But you would basically have a destroked LS motor that you could rev higher but make less torque...
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I wouldn't do, but your choice. You make similar hp to a zc engine, yet it will provide less performance due the the greater weight and all the mods needed to make it work.
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