ok heres where im at

just bought a ek coupe. its motor doesnt run. either the timing belt is off a bit or the piston rings are blown
either way im looking at an engine build for the d16

here is were i need your help!

i have 2k and want to spend it on the right build

ok i could get a B16 witch is a respectable start without a doubt but its going to be alot of work i will definatly look into running it n/a but i will build the motor.

second option is build the bottom end of my stock motor. new pistons new connecting rods. strong top end with new cam new vualvs new springs. get the cylinders honed and milled. then get a greddy, hks or apexi turbo kit. i could get 300hp out of it hopefully

i just cant decide!!! so i just want to know what you would do if you were me.

thanks for the help!!!

 

turbo D, if you wanna go all out....you can built it for like 13 psi, or boost the stock block with 8psi, and with a good tune have about 210 wheel

 

thanks for the post man!! so far all my friends and people from other forum sites are pointing me to that direction. any particular reason you would take boost over b16?

 

and i think its the timing belt that did it. all my cylinders are running close to the same compression but either way there low! very low. the cylinders are running about 80-60 per cylinder =/ im thinking its got to be they belt if there all running similar compression rates

 

i would do a build on the bottom block. ACL/Eagle/Vitara. its a cheap build that makes good power on boost. And you can put it on 16PSI from a t3/t4 with no problems, just get it tuned. You will spank B16's all day.

 

thanks man! and i think ive heard of that suzuki vitara piston set up. would you recomend that over after market? sorry about the questions i just want to make sure i do this 100% right

 

i pick boost over b16, cuz with boost youll be running like 2 b16's lol, and on top of that, turbo is the ****, with the spooling and the BOV!! i love it

 

cant agree with you more man! there isnt anything out there that sounds as good as a turbo spooling and a BOV =] thats a noise you dont mess with. dude im going turbo!
do you know much about the suzuki vitara pistions? ive heard about it but havent looked into it. i think they run higher compression??

 

the vitara pistons drop the compressions, my friend JIMSTER480 has the vitara build, and he has like 7 something compression....just PM him for more info, hes taking a shower hell respond in like 15 min.......

 

yeah i was hoping to turbo my d series but i was recently involved in an accident and my baby is totalled :/

turbo d's are amazing

 

U make way more power for the same price

 

yay more SOHC ppl lol

 

creepy how you know that! haha just messing, ya ill pm him, thanks man!

 

sounds like d turbo is the way to do it! thanks for all the help guys!!!

 

hes like my right hand man, we ride with our civic together , no homo lol

 

i say boost the b16, lol but i do have a freind with a boosted d16 and its pretty nasty makin like 400

 

oh my god how did he do that? and yea if i could pee money i would boost a b16 haha!

 

same here, my friend with the vitara build, hes gonna have about 300wheel

 

haha nice call on the no homo i almost had to question your sexual preferences there for a second. and its cool i got one of those right hand civic buddies too! only he can drive his and i cant. but when i get mine running we will be doing that no homo stuff day in and day out in the hondas!

 

300 wheel would make my day! im going to talk to him and get the low down on his build.

 

thats so funny, cuz at the moment, i have a spun bearing, and i havnt had a penny to fix it, so ive been riding with him lol wow

 

dude its depressing aint it! you just want to roll in your own car but you cant =/ i usually sit in mine and pretend to drive it. ive mastered my turbo sohc noises................yea i know, im soooo jdm i even scare myself sometimes

 

I know a guy that built a turbo's d16a and only put 260whp.. but it was quick.. I like the b16's but you would def be making a lot more power out of a turbo d series...

 

thats all ive been doing, sitting in it, and remembering the days when i drove it, its been sitting there for 2 weeks

 

my bro has a 99civic si wit b16, an i have a 96 civic dx d16y7 turbo. its my daily driver car, i got a t3/t4 turbokit an droped it in wit just a missing link(stock ecu stock injectors stock fuelpump)7psi an its more fun an more torque than the b16. I would go wit d series turbo. I know how it sounds stupid no tune an turbo on a stock car but its been runinnig for 1year an 5months....