hi guys so, as title says... a 1999 honda civic SIR with a B16A2 motor, she burns oil bad, pulled head replaced a few valves, new valve seals.... but its evident its pistons, and now winters here so.... im pulling the engine!

so how should i build this motor? i figure, what are some quick stuff to add more power? higher comp pistons? how high? my elevation is 2700ft and higher average octane here is 91 and i can get 94 in town

so i figure, higher compression pistons for a start, how high?, should i change rods?

i dontk now what else to do, thats why im asking you guys!, its more of the while im in there and replacing these parts.... type deal

also engine has headers already and cat removed, so theres a few ponies gained there

any ways look forward to hear what you all think i should do! thanks!

 

throw a b18 or b20 block at it

 

Nothing. Don't waste your money on that engine.

 

ok, then what would you/ you guys who know more about these engines suggest?,

i want to know what i should do, i mean hell, if the price is right i could just swap the motor out for a different one all together,

but suggestions guys!

 

Boost it.
You aren't asking any new questions.

Do some research (asking questions in a forum is NOT research, it's interviewing).
Start with the FAQs at the top of the page.

 

ok,well i will see, but boosting it, would require a turbo kit moreless, im no fabricator.... yet i have looked around for kits but havent actually found anything, i looked into turbo'ing before, but i never really found any solid info so i could tally a build cost, biggest thing is just a kit its self, turbo, exhaust manifolds, downpipe, intercooler if even that, i can take care of gauges and finding a tune... but its just the kit i had troubles finding something that is proven to work, maybe i suck at googling, using wrong wording

 

Get better at it. There's a whole Forced Induction forum and since boosting a car isn't anything new, I'd try in there first.

Kinda hard to help you when you've listed absolutely no budget or any goal. Don't come off as a kid that just finished watching F&F for the first time. Where in a turbo build is there fabrication? Especially with kits?

 

lol F&F, got a few buds all about that hype i just say pffsh, im all about diesels and turbo's ha ha, this car is my brothers car, engine needs work, ill rebuild it,

and when i talk fabrication, i havent found any kit thats made for the car decently, they are all "universal" and have to find exhaust manifolds for the car and turbo, it'd be nice to find a kit that includes it all, so when i say fabrication ive read guys made up their own manifolds,

and budget, give me the idea of the cheapest turbo kit out there, or what you should expect to pay for a half decent kit i should say, i just want to run 5 psi or 10 max, just enough to give it a kick for a daily driver, with out having to strengthen the engine,

that faq, i found the faq i dont know how i missed it before?! but i did, its full of lots of good info so ill spend much time reading it, thanks

i do have knowledge when it comes to turbo's somewhat though, ive taken a snowmobile of mine which is very uncommonly turbo'd and no kit out there for it, and turbo'd it, had somebody else make up the stuff on the fabrication end, traded them some goodies for it

 

I like the b16.... it's respectable for it's size. sure it's not the most powerful but work with what you have.

 

You can do N/A, but the amount of money you will put into it to make some decent power will make it more of a track car than a bearable daily driver.

Of course, I have never done turbo, but I have definitely looked into it and I can tell you there is no complete kit. There are kits that will get you close, but you will still need to plumb oil and cooling lines, and address fuel and ignition management.

You can though, piece a turbo system together for the B16 with minimal fabricating. Companies like Blox (Yeah, I am sure we all hate them, but this is an example) make a cast turbo manifold for the B-series engine. And many others make down pipes for the b-series (although, most of these are for ram-horn or top-mount style manifolds).
This leaves you with all the small odds and ends, engine management, intercooler stuff, and everything else.

FI can be done with minimal fabrication though, you just have to look in the right places.

 

Make it a hybrid?

 

You can do plenty to a B16. I have a fully built B16 right now that can throw down 600whp. The sky is the limit, it's just what your wallet can handle.

The Full Race setup is the best setup money can buy. It is vehicle specific and top notch. I had a full race setup on my B16 and threw down 600whp. I have the Full Race GT35R setup on my RSX K20Z1 and I'm throwing down 600whp.

Don't let people tell you that these motors are crap because they aren't. It's all what you want to put into it. He'll, let me know. I'll just sell you my built B16 since its' just sitting around because I went a different route with my EM1 Build.