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Old Nov 5, 2001 | 10:50 AM
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i am looking into buying either B16a1 or B16a2
i thinking of going to a2 only because of hydro tranny. any comment on that

do any of you guys know what is good place to get them, price wise the cheapest price ofr A1 i found was 1300 and A2 was 2300
any comments or advise's would be great the engine is going to go into 93 civic coupe
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Old Nov 5, 2001 | 12:02 PM
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yeah, get a b18c not the b16..... do it right the first time
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Old Nov 5, 2001 | 07:10 PM
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u want the b16a2
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 04:56 AM
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thank you guys
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 05:48 AM
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no he doesnt, he wants a b18c.
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 09:05 AM
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well if i had the money i would get b16b
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 09:07 AM
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I dunno..... there is no replacement for displacement.... 1.6 vs. 1.8.... do it right the first time, just like everyone says! JDM B18C
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 09:15 AM
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correct me if i am wrong but isn't b16 is a better flowing head ?
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 10:08 AM
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somewhat yes... allmotor= b18c..... turbo\sc= b16... in my opinion
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 10:33 AM
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well if i had the money i would get b16b
wast eof money..mine as well get a type r motor

yes b16's have better heads than gsr's but they are 1.6 liters=no tourqe
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 12:03 PM
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JDM b18c = $3500
B18c-R = $5200+.... is it really worth it?? i dont think so...
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Old Nov 6, 2001 | 12:06 PM
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i guess it all comes down to money
b16a2 -$2300
b18C- $3500

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Old Nov 8, 2001 | 05:20 AM
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thank you that was well put
just to answer your question i have high compression fully build soch vtec engine right now. The reason i am thinking of a swap i just something new and different to play with plus if i do the swap it opens up a lot more for me, since i already have the experience with soch vtec
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Old Nov 8, 2001 | 10:31 AM
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b18c around 3k
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