I cant decide which to get--- either a civic with a B18B already in, or get one of the cheaper SOHC ones with a Dseries an swap a B16A (VTec) in......

the car will be N/A.. costs waaaaay to much to boost here in South Africa...


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research!

 

reason i cant decide is coz the VTec makes more kw... but the B18B makes more torque... cant decide...

 

Ls vtec?

 

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the car will be N/A.. costs waaaaay to much to boost here in South Africa...


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If you have to pic between the two, I'd go with the B16 if you're going to go all motor. Theres alot more aftermarket support in the all motor department for the B16A.

 

yeah. if your going all motor get the b16. the whole reason for a b18b (ls) motor is to boost. it has low compression and is strong. but since u cant boost. go b16. i put a b16 in my 1992 cx hatch back and it runs 13's. but thats on a 100 shot with NO and i mean NO bolt ons. besides intake and exaust with stock header. so u should not be disapointed.

 

I would go with the b18 u can always put a vtec head and would easily beat b16s all day plus the motor is already in the car ur buyin go with the b18 trust

 

i would look at the other 100 threads on the same damn topic

 

how much would it cost in total to do a solid LS/Vtec conversion, i mean properly so that nothing breaks........

 

I would take a b18b with bolt-ons over a b16 with bolt-ons any day. Torque is nice for daily driving. Try getting a gsr or b16 tranny too with the b18b.

 

hey Im new here, just wanted to know if a full B18a1 engine and tran can go in a 92 EG hatch and what to do to make it work

 

I've driven both and the b18b is alot more fun to drive around town. Especially when paired up to a b16 or other low-geared tranny.

 

Hey i own a 95 hatch with a 97 b18b1 in it with intake exhaust and headers and i will mop any hatch with a stock b16 tourqe is b-e-a-utiful its spin my stock 13's in the top of 1st gear and partly spins 2nd as well with no interior you'll run about 14.7 with that setup

 

it a;so costs way to much to boost here in malta man........... i would go with a b18b tough
good luck

 

b16 is more fun to drive... b18b will prolly be quicker.. but vtec is more fun

 

I ran a coupe with a B18b/ls tranny + bolt ons against my B16 coupe/ ls tranny + exhaust... i pulled instantly from a stop and a roll... just something to think about B16

 

LS VTEC!

 

i concur..... i have a b16a eg with i/h/e and i have beat every ls hatch i have ever race cars lengths. With the b16 you just have to learn how to drive it to get the most out its potential. jdm b16's came with 170 hp 113 tq to the crank with a short geared tranny vs the b18b's 142 hp and 127 tq with the longest geared tranny honda ever made for a b series..

 

b18b FTW

 

yeah right !

 

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Intake and Exhaust aren't bolt ons now?

 

get b16 man... vtec is more fun to drive....

 

B18b w/ B16 tranny

B16's are weak!

 

i think people that claim ls are faster just say that cuz they didn't want to fork the extra over for the 16, theres a reason why there more expensive and why they came stock in civics compaired to the ls, not knocking it, but i honestly haven't ever seen a ls that could walk my civic, what ever you pick, just have fun with it, theres no bad dohc

 

ls/vtec or b16.....flip a coin