well as my sig. says, ive got a b16a, but as everyone knows, they've got no torque. i was wondering how difficult it was to swap a gsr bottom end in, and if it was worth it? thanks for the help.

 

not too difficult
and definatley worth it.
that configuration is called a poor mans type r.

 

its a good idea to keep your b16 pistons to have higher compression.
poor man's type r is a nice setup.

 

so you're saying i should keep things how they are, but the poor man's type r is nice? i dont follow. how would my b16 pistons fit a gsr? i was thinking about getting some itr pistons, or some arias high compression pistons. anyways, thanks for the help kamin.

 

it's worth it to put in a GSR short block for torque and whp....i say do it. fawk the world man...DO IT!!!

 

def worth it....he was refering to putting your b16 pistons in the gsr block which will yeild higher compression than the gsr pistons...you will actually lower compression if you use the gsr pistons.

but if you are goin to buy arias pistons anyways then it doesnt matter

 

So how much more compression are we talking about with the B16 pistons in the gsr block?

 

you are talking 11.42:1 compression with the b16 pistons. If he keeps the gsr pistons he is only at 10.04:1.

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/c...c/compcalc.php

very nice tool there.

 

what if i was to go b18c block, usdm itr pistons, and single layer? 11:5?

 

**** guys, thanks for all the help. sounds like doin this is a good idea. thanks again for all the help, i appreciate it.

 

I'm planing on doing the same set up (poor man's type-r) with boost, but I can't find a gsr shortblock. Good luck

 

Yep doing the same thing, B16 head w/GSR guts, on a GSR block, and 12psi. We should keep in touch