ok so i have to put oil in my car every other week and im wondering why is it so bad..and the oil is all over my back bumper..i no its the piston ring but i no they cant be that bad...it used to go through oil but not this bad it never got all over my bumper like that...most ppl tell me piston rings but some say valve seals or something like that...so wat could it be..also the car feels real sluggish it lacks power...and also is it safe to be driving it like this as long as i keep putting oil in it//thnx ahead of time

 

If it's actual oil on the rear bumper, then logic demands there is a problem involving your exhaust valves. Give her the ol' compression test and see what happens.

 

my guess is valve seals... does it every start smoking when the car is first started in the morning (ie cool morning)? and/or does it smoke in high rpm's?

kendall is right though start with a compression test to see if you are loosing compression, then try a leakdown test

 

oh yea forgot to mention that...from 1-4 compression was 145,160,160,165 pretty low..and it just smokes wen im driving not at idle

 

did you hold your foot down when you did the test? those aren't bad numbers for a high mile motor. exhaust guides/seals-possible piston rings are the guess. when i tore my motor apart at 160k the exhaust guides were shot & so were the seals.

 

i held my foot down all the way and turned it over 7 times like ur supposed to...instead off al this hassle should i just go b20v and just use my head

 

I would say your oil piston rings are bad. Time for a rebuild..

 

you have tons of options. figure out your goal with the car before you spend a dollar. if you want to 1/4 mile, figure out what et you want to run and pick parts to get there. if you want to autocross all motor the build will be different. lay it all out before you buy stuff. people who piece togeather combos generally spend more money.

 

well i can get a b20 complete longblock for 750 and im going to get arp headstuds and everything i need for it and then throw my head on it and tune it on hondata..its my daily but i want it fast cuz i like to go to the track every other week..and also will i pull more hp with the b20v than the b16