Anyone have any type of power numbers for a b18c5 with some spoon upgrades. Such as a drop in filter, exhaust, cams. It would be greatly appreciated.

 

83whp 35 ft.lbs at 1000000 rpms.

 

not enough to justify paying all that money for the name, yes the filter is a decent oem filter replacement but certainly not a big performance part, the exhaust is pretty nice, the n1 can get noisy and decent for making power, but the street isnt to bad, but again not good for big power, the cams are pretty tame



what kind of power are you looking to make, and for what purpose ? with that info we can better help suggest parts

 

ok thanks a bunch guys so pretty much just buying the name if I want to make better power go with something else. Appreciate your time and knowledge

 

The only spoon part that is remotely of value in relation to the hefty price tag is their calipers.

 

Toda cams, SMSP header, Comptech ice box intake, Mugen TL exhaust.

 

Don't want to bottleneck yourself with the TL. Get the mugen intake if you can afford it(performance and e-peen name brand).

 

Thanks guys. You like the mugen exhaust. GSRguy bottleneck myself what do you mean. Does it get restrictive if you start making more power. I dont play on every putting a turbo on the thing the plan is to stay naturally aspirated for now and thoughts of a supercharger maybe but seems like a big pain in the ***

 

The Mugen TL is 2.36 in. If you get a nice header like a SMSP (2.5") you might as well get an exhaust to match. 2.5" exhaust can support decent power, putting 246 hp/150 tq through mine.

 

i made about 185whp and 123wtq with a pretty much stock internal (excluding cams) b18cr at raceline's dynojet. lol spoon cams and replica hytech header, aem 3 CAI, 2.5" exhaust. oh and rc 310 injectors if that does anythin lol.

hope that helps!

 

thanks guys getting some good info here. Yea definitely will shoot for a 2.5' exhaust gsrguy. thanks for the heads up.

 

Isn't the JDM one a full 2.5?

 

Probably not since the JDM ITR cat outlet isn't 2.5". Only the inlet from the header. 2.36" sounds about right to me. I Have a JDM R cat on my B18C swap.

 

Really that much power and I will be able to rev my car that high I didnt even think that was possible. Thank you man for the info I am going to take out a second on my house now to get these goodies

 

"what kind of power are you looking to make, and for what purpose ? with that info we can better help suggest parts."

I dont really know how to answer this question. I want to make reliable power that I build the motor once and want it to last just like it came off the factory line. I also want the power to be across the board not just high on the top end. I guess what I am looking for is a car geared more for a road racing track instead of a 1/4 mile if that makes since. I think that is the best way I could describe it.

 

Keep the motor stock and drop in a 3-5 shortened gearset.

 

Changing the gears out could be an option I will look into that also man

 

A shortened gear set of a Final Drive will definitely liven up the car. PM Aquafina on here if you have any questions.

 

I am not too surprised that nobody mentioned the header. I had both the Toda and the Spoon... I kept the Spoon header on my track caR if that is any indication.

 

ok i will look into the final drive. Spoon header made good numbers huh. Does it sit low or is the clearance pretty good. Havent seen many spoon headers around

 

i have the spoon street silencer cat back, nice and quiet and looks close to stockish just polished a bit

 

i am pretty sure I am going to go with the spoon exhaust. the b pipe is kind of hard to find

 

Talk to Dave at SMSP for header/cat/exhaust as a basic entry to making power.

If you don't have a good exhaust (and intake flow) everything else is a bottleneck.

John

 

Hey dont try to score any jdm bonus cool points. Sure spoon makes power but for the money kinda not worth it. Get rmf header with a good 2.5 inch exhaust with a cold air intake with 3 inch v stack. Maybe use a spoon thermo to lower engine temp to improve efficiency. A cam that's close to spoon cam is skunk tuner 1 cams I think they'll give good results. High compression head gasket could help too. 10 lb flywheel with a good stage 1 clutch and a dyno tune and youll have a nice street motor/ daily. Good luck. If you wanna know my setup ill tell you.

 

Forget that spoon exhaust. Get a true 2.5 inch exhaust. **** the apexi noir will even be ok. It's quiet and stealthy. Stay away from anything smaller than 2.5 let that b18c breathe well!