hi i'm knew to this and was told u guys could help me. i have a 90 crx dx
and wanted to make swap. i've been decieding over a b18a or the b16. i'm planning on dropping a turbo kit and any help will be appreciated.

 

Both are good swaps..if i had to choose i probably wouldnt be able to,,so i would just combine both motors together..AKA lsvtec

 

If you plan to turbo the motor, I would go with the B18. B18 turbo'd makes excellent power.

 

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So does B16 turbo..If you have the exact same setup on both engines,same tuning and everything the B16 will make more peak power just because of the head..but the TQ will suck,,but what good is TQ anyway when all you do is spin the tires and dont go anywhere..?

 

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So does B16 turbo..If you have the exact same setup on both engines,same tuning and everything the B16 will make more peak power just because of the head..but the TQ will suck,,but what good is TQ anyway when all you do is spin the tires and dont go anywhere..?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know what you mean... I had a crx with a B16 and a greddy single cam turbo setup on it that made 205 whp and 200 wtq. on 9 psi

What I would do is a LSVTEC turbo, assuming you have the money to build it right.

 

You need tq....PERIOD. That is why I would go with the B18 over the B16. Who cares about peak power. Its all about the balance of the usable power curve. As far as spinning the tires, that is where driving skill comes in. If you are just going to drive the car on the street then B16 or B18 will do. If you want to race then you'll need a ballanced hp/tq band that you can use.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rollhard &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You need tq....PERIOD. That is why I would go with the B18 over the B16. Who cares about peak power. Its all about the balance of the usable power curve. As far as spinning the tires, that is where driving skill comes in. If you are just going to drive the car on the street then B16 or B18 will do. If you want to race then you'll need a ballanced hp/tq band that you can use. </TD></TR></TABLE>

we dont have RWD cars here..you dont want instant TQ,,all you'll do is roast the tires....you want gradual linear power...But this is just my opinion that im basing on actual experience.......

 

vtec is where its at! but if your planning on leaving the bottom end stock go with the ls

 

It takes skill to drive a FWD car that has power. Its not an overnight thing. It takes power and tq to win a real race, not a street race in the highway. If you want to circuit race, youll need a balance of low end tq and high end power.

 

LS turbo

Vtech is over rated and maydt tyte JDM

 

I agree with you somewhat. Lets get ready to be flamed...

 

Yea I know most people hear don't like to hear vtec being bad mouthed...just sucks LS don't flow to well and the vtec ones do, thats the only good thing about them

 

so the b18 would be the better choice with a turbo setup

 

also i was told that the b18 has a 9.1 compression ratio which is better for a turbo.let me know if this is true

 

just buy a b16 and put a cometic 2mm head gasket on it, trust me you will like it better than the non vtec ls

 

Turbo&gt;Vtec

 

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You are right,,like i said both are great motors the b16 will make more hp with the same setup though...this is true and proven and plainly obvious..im not gonna sit here and argue cause its pointless,,you cant go wrong with either motor

 

whats the fastest anybody has gone on the highway with a b18

 

haha your about to get flamed

 

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Thats what these guys wondered.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by racerose &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whats the fastest anybody has gone on the highway with a b18</TD></TR></TABLE>

Que le ***?

 

25000mph

 

ludacris speed!

 

listen the reason i asked is because this guy where i live said that his car only hit 90 at 6000rpms on 5th gear

 

was he in a 1.3L geo metro?