hey...i got a b16....has 97 type r cams in it....i was wondering what kind of h/c pistons/rods you guys could recommend to me as well as whether i should keep those cams i or not (bought it like that)

 

bump

 

you can get inexpensive forged piston and rod combos on ebay. i was get ctr pistons

 

ctr pistons r garbage but if i would rec. pistons ide say cp with eagle rods but i would rec. another thing it would be to ditch the block and do either a gsr block or sumthin like a b20 for b20 vtec all motor b16 is kinda weak. or another stock piston would be the jdm b16 pistons a lil better than stock and they r cheap.

 

First question, is why do you want to change the pistons and rods. Second is what are you attempting to do with the car? plans? goals? intended usage?

 

i want to change the pistons because i want higher compression (also thinking of a 50 shot wayyyy down the road) and i want aftermarket pistons also because im going to drag it. and i mean since id be changing the pistons its retarded not to upgrade the rods no? goals....low/mid 12's....it runs a 13.9 now....thanks for the input so far guys

 

ur plans are good, except 1 detail. High compression on the shot may not be the route ur wanting to take. U could end blowing gasket/rod. I got a b16 in my 88Si. Ive got plans for a Mid 12s daily driver. From I read/hear/know (honda-tuning/best motoring/vtec club) an all motor setup setup is best achieved with compression above normal, low would b a route for turbo/nos(imo)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pat91hb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i want to change the pistons because i want higher compression (also thinking of a 50 shot wayyyy down the road) and i want aftermarket pistons also because im going to drag it. and i mean since id be changing the pistons its retarded not to upgrade the rods no? goals....low/mid 12's....it runs a 13.9 now....thanks for the input so far guys </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can increase the compression by running JDM b16a pistons (p30) and switching to a GSR head with flat faced valves, 2 layer head gasket etc but you'd be better off using a larger block for more power.

The stock rods are plenty strong in the b16a and a 50 shot of N2O is negligible and wouldn't really require upgrading anything to use it, just proper tuning.

 

thanks alot dude....researched this a bit and sounds pretty cheap....