I just bought my hatchback back from a good friend (I sold it to him when I bought my 06 si R.I.P). The car has a Dohc Zc already installed from my previous ownership, which I did want to build. I just found out today that he is giving me a b16 with the car. My main question is, should I build the b16 and shoot for 180 whp or would I be better off using a b18c1 bottom end with the b16 head?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jimweezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just bought my hatchback back from a good friend (I sold it to him when I bought my 06 si R.I.P). The car has a Dohc Zc already installed from my previous ownership, which I did want to build. I just found out today that he is giving me a b16 with the car. My main question is, should I build the b16 and shoot for 180 whp or would I be better off using a b18c1 bottom end with the b16 head?</TD></TR></TABLE> Really how much are you willing to spend, and what do you want out of it?

Really in most all logic and reasonings i'd want the bigger motor to start with.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ***$nyper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Really how much are you willing to spend, and what do you want out of it?

Really in most all logic and reasonings i'd want the bigger motor to start with.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2 Bigger is always better.

 

Reliable and fairly quick are the two main factors

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jimweezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Reliable and fairly quick are the two main factors</TD></TR></TABLE> depending on the shape of the b16 it may or may not be already, and also depending on how you put the poormans R together.

its up to you over all but really, as SIred91 said "bigger is better"

 

do a ls/vtec in the gsr block great setup and a sleeper and really relible if built right

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmyef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a ls/vtec in the gsr block great setup and a sleeper and really relible if built right</TD></TR></TABLE>So what part of a gsr and b16 is an ls ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmyef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a ls/vtec in the gsr block great setup and a sleeper and really relible if built right</TD></TR></TABLE>

That will never be an LS Vtec.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmyef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a ls/vtec in the gsr block great setup and a sleeper and really relible if built right</TD></TR></TABLE>

I always thought the concept of a LS vtec set-up, aka frakenstein, was to take a NON-vtec block and slap a vtec head on there.

eh, I say just go FI the b16. Or if you have the knowledge and skill to build a motor successfully, then that would seem like a reasonable option. After all, the general opinion here on HT goes something like this, "there's no replacement for displacement"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iluvmyef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a ls/vtec in the gsr block great setup and a sleeper and really relible if built right</TD></TR></TABLE>

rofl!