hey guys, i just bought a 2000 civic hatch w/ a ctr motor, and wanted to stroke it with the spoon 1.8lt stroker kit. ive never stroked an engine or really messed with internals, mostly bolt ons on my last car. so i just want to know if this is a good idea. what do i need to do to make sure i dont blow my motor... all input is appreciated.
thanks

 

Just leave it the way it is CTR is a sick motor out the factory.

 

if you just want to make it a 1.8 just find an ls crank and rods and put the saved money into other parts or tuning

 

Are CTR block heights the same as ITR blocks?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by all-mtr-teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are CTR block heights the same as ITR blocks?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah. The CTR is a destroked ITR. Same head and block. Different crank, rods, and compression pistons.

 

Oh ya, if you do swap out the internals, I might want to buy the CTR one's off of ya.

 

im pretty sure the deck hieght on a ctr 1. 6 is the same as a b16 deck height on a itr is the same as any 1.8 or 2.0 block.. they have different strokes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmhondacrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im pretty sure the deck hieght on a ctr 1. 6 is the same as a b16 deck height on a itr is the same as any 1.8 or 2.0 block.. they have different strokes.
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nope ctr is the same block as b18c, just destroked like Zegs said.

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Yeah. The CTR is a destroked ITR. Same head and block. Different crank, rods, and compression pistons.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

I am presently running this setup and love it. I got a ITR crank, eagle ITR rods, and wiseco 11.5:1 cr pistons and voila! ITR power in a b16 sleeper.

 

what did that entire set up run you... i was planning on just getting the spoon kit, would i need more to make it functional and safe?

 

the only thing that will make it more functional and safe is knowing what your doing when you do it. Parts are only as reliable as the guy installing them.

 

Keep it stocked cranked and get the block sleeved and bored to 84mm. Match them up with some Titanium rods and a good set of pistons.
Youll have you a badass b16b then!

B18A,B,C,C1,C5,B16B,and B20 have the same deck height.
B16A,and B17 have the shorter deck height