i went from an h series to a b series for engine longevity purpose. my question is which one and there is so many combos with hybrid motors. i want to make in the ball park of 220 - 230 hp at wheels and keep a good tq line with it. now i just dont know what platform to go with. someone please help. TIA

 

either an LS/VTEC or CRVTEC for that kinda power. Nice set of cams and a ported head doesnt really matter which head, GSR, B16A, TypeR and some high comp pistons. It realy depends on what you wanna spend aswell. You could go a mostly all OE route, IE: CTR pistons, CTR/ITR cams and IM or you could go aftermarket. Also, its all in the tune, if your tune is **** it dont matter what you got in your motor

 

i want to stay in a low price range but i am not afraid to send the money if i have to. i was thinking crvtec but have heard to many bad things about it.

 

Joliet, nice place. I raced there back when BOTI had their last event there. Everyone there was nice.

Anyways, 220 can be had relatively easily:
take a b20 bottom end (or sleeved B motor)
add pistons/rods to bring the compression around 12:1
take a head and send it off to a reputable porter (RLZ, Portflow, Alaniz, etc)
Buy good valvetrain, cams springs/ret
buy good header (SMSP, hytech, SSR,, etc)
buy goot IM and TB
get hondata or better
have it built then tuned by someone who knows a thing or 2.
that should get you your goal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RPRacing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Joliet, nice place. I raced there back when BOTI had their last event there. Everyone there was nice.

Anyways, 220 can be had relatively easily:
take a b20 bottom end (or sleeved B motor)
add pistons/rods to bring the compression around 12:1
take a head and send it off to a reputable porter (RLZ, Portflow, Alaniz, etc)
Buy good valvetrain, cams springs/ret
buy good header (SMSP, hytech, SSR,, etc)
buy goot IM and TB
get hondata or better
have it built then tuned by someone who knows a thing or 2.
that should get you your goal. </TD></TR></TABLE>

this is probably the easiest way to get 220+whp.!

 

nice but i wanted to keep the comp around 11 - 1. sill the goal still be possible with a 1st gen b16? if not what is the best route.

 

11:1 + unsleeved/stock stroke b16 + NA

you need to remove one of the above to get 220. and even if you do, it will be pretty hard to make 220 and be streetable.
I recommend going with a b20 motor and leaving it 11-11.5:1

 

what about the strength of the cylinder walls on the b20 motor?

 

what about it? its fine if the tune is right and machine work is done correctly. dont bore it to hell.

 

ok thanks for the input. sounds like its going to be a winter project to get this motor together and running properly.