i have a 99 civic si i want to know is it a better idea to leave the b16a2 in the car and just play with bolt ons and stuff or is the hp and torque gain worth it from a b20 build?

 

id say stick with b16 with boost.....if u wanna go with a built b20...it must be done Right by a pro unless you can do it yourself..professionally

 

You could swap the B20 block underneath the B16 head.
Best of both worlds.

 

all this computer stuff freaks me out i used to be one of them v8 muscle heads then i drove my uncles civic and i was hooked so i bought a 96 DX then a 99Si. im trying to figure out what to do i want more power but i want it reliable. what are your opinions on leaving the b16 in and puttin a jackson racing supercharger on it??

 

id do the b20 vtec and get some st 1 cams and a nice header and it will be nice. im in the process of doing one for my friends 00 SI. my old b20vtec put down 180/138 with stock block and stock gsr head and cams

 

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No, it's better to take the B16A2 out of the car, and then play with bolt ons and stuff.

 

vortec supercharger with power cooler..

 

build the b16

 

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You need to decide what 'kind' of car you'd like to have, pick your goals, and figure a budget.
I've got friends that view turboed-hondas as the ultimate-insult to Honda engineers. Some of them are willing to spend twice as much on NA builds to achieve similar numbers to stock block turbo-hondas... its wierd.

Like for example if your goal is mid-elevens reliably...
And you're an NA man, go b20/vtec and build it. If you are a turbo fan, turbo what you have... If you just want to get into the elevens regardless of how its done (and have an endless-budget) build a b20/vtec turbo.

 

prolly best bang for the buck would be to stick with what you have