been out of the loop for a while and am planning to play around with my civic. I was just curious though if it would be worth putting some forged internals in a b16 or just break out and by a b18c1 and doing the same? My car is daily driven, and would like to see get 300+hp out of it? Altough i know that a c1 would probably be the better way to go, i have a friend that would sell me his b16 for cheap. what do you guys think?

 

Both motor's can make more power than you can put down. get whatever works out to be cheapest for you.

 

i just boosted a bone stock b16 and made 280whp and 185ft lbs at 10lbs of boost on pump gas. tuned by neptune

 

wow 280 thats cool. so basically its very possible to achieve these numbers probably with a little more boost and some forged internals for security...thanks for the replys. I see too that there are more rod/piston combos for sale by people on here for the b16?? Guess there stepping up to 1.8's?

 

hope your project goes as you plan

 

You could reach your goals on a stock b16. With rods/pistons you will be able to put down 500+whp if you wanted. I would look into getting ITR/CTR or GSR cams though, you will gain a lot of power over your b16 cams. You could probably find an LS block to build and swap in for fairly cheap as well, which would be a little cheaper than a GSR motor.

 

i would go with the B18 because B16's are torqueless, but either is a good choice

 

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Yeah because boost doesnt make torque.

 

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Dude the turbo will give you plenty of torque. Too much torque and you get wheel spin. Hondas weren't exactly built for traction lol.

 

Depends on your turbo and engine setup. With the money you save over the B18 costs, you could probably build the 16 to be more reliable and put down better power. If your turbo is capable, a built B16 could provide more power with a better safety margin than the stock B18 and you would start with a 'new' engine.

 

Well since he is putting rods/pistons in it doesn't matter what he goes with, a B16 or B18 will work fine.

 

If you can get the b16 for cheap, get it. My b16 made 270whp @8psi ....i never got the chance to dynno at 11psi, but i was probably closer to 300whp

 

get the b16 put pistons and rods in it and make 400whp

 

thanks for all the input. I was kinda thinkin along the same lines as some of you in regards to the b16 maybe being a little more reliable since this is my daily driver and even though not putting as much torque down as a 1.8 would still pull hard on the top end where i think it would be needed most. Ill probably be piecing a kit together any input as far as parts that really help out would be great.

 

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i would like to know also because im going to turbo my stock b16 but with a cometic hg and some arp head studs.

 

This thread makes me excited about my B16.