I am undecided after i read a couple of blogs on the b16 ... is it really worth it putting it on a 94 hatch si.... is there a big difference or not.

Please comment

 

lol Huge difference. Not to mention that with a B-series you have soo much more room for expansion as far as performance is concerned.

 

Well,ive never driven any car with a honda engine but from what i can gather i believe the B16A will pull identical to the D16 on the lower rpms however after VTEC kicks in youll notice quite the diff.

 

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Yea that too.Great aftermarket support

 

"Vtek is mad y0, everytime my b16's vtec kicks in I **** excellence."

b18b with a b16 tranny and you'll be much more content. Both the b16 and b18b are both suitable motors for boost. But if you don't have any plans for boost I'd go with the b18b with a better geared tranny will dominate a b16.

B16 will feel JUST like a d16 until 5000 rpms.

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Vtec isn't Magic.

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Every B series has great aftermarket support because the majoirty of B series parts are interchangeable.

 

so there is no noticeable difference till 5k.... and what other mods can i do to get some more power out of it?

 

Cost effectively?

Budget?

 

b16's should only be swapped into gokarts

b18b/c or bust

 

Way more top end

 

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b18b/c or bust</TD></TR></TABLE>

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and b18b's with better trannys can be had for less than b16s

 

ok here is my question i have a 99 EX d16y8 i know that it is a vtech but what is the difference between that and a B-series. so far all have heard is that parts are more available and that some b-series have vtech which i have. So what makes the power gains so much greater in a b series?

 

1) it's vtec
2) a search would net you a lot of answers.

d16y8 - Sohc ~130 Flywheel Horses ~112 tq

- Responds terribly to bolt ons (excluding turbo)
- Small displacement
- expensive to go N/A and get anywhere
- Cheap to buy new ones if you blow one up.

b16a - Dohc ~160hp ~115 tq (Torqueless wonder)

- Responds alright to bolt ons
- Same displacement as a d16
- Also expensive to go N/A and has restrictions due to displacement, compression, manifolds etc.
- Expensive to replace
- Feels like a d16 until 5000 rpms.

 

An extra cam.

 

doesnt the JDM have 170 hp?
is that worth the $2000???

 

Nope, and pay more attention to torque. It's what makes the car driveable.

 

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is that worth the $2000???</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Either engine, b16a or b18c in its stock form will run a 15 eitherway you slice it.

 

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I bed to differ, maybe un-tuned.

How can they be that close when the gsr has 20 more bhp and 20 more tq almost.

I would think in a lightweight hatch a gsr (once tuned) would put the car in high 13's low 14's.

Most b16 swaps run high 14's.

 

Yes untuned in the stock form. I have 2 friends one has a 2000 civic si and the other has a gsr, neither one of them pulls on eachother that hard (the gsr does slightly) Only bad thing about the gsr though is compatability.

 

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say what?

 

B16 and ITR heads have mainly interchangeable parts. While the gsr head kind of does its own thing.

 

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say what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

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A gsr is very heavy. In fact I think heavier than a civic.


A gsr vs. a b16 in the same platform I.E. 95 hatch. or whatever car, the gsr, once tuned will be faster than the b16.

 

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the only thing different is the gsr's intake manifold bolt pattern. everything else inside the head is interchangeable between pr3 and p72 heads.

 

OMG, it's the FAQ all over again!

 

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Happens everytime, more consistent than old faithful.