hey guys, after 2 years of talking of going b series, i finally made the jump. i doubt my build will be anything to write home about, nor will will it be a ***** out budget race car. im doing this a budget swap for my dd. i wont have alot to start off with, seeing as how the only thing i have so far is a b16 head, with ctr/itr valvetrain. Again, this wont be a super build, but itll be my 1st build. so to start it off, i picked up this b16 head for 275 bucks. guy i got it from didnt know it had type r valvetrain. i was expecting b16 stock valvetrain so if its indeed type r, itll be a plus!

 

sorry for the pics being so big, htc one only knows high res

 

i hear type r valves are the same as any b series valves besides weight. are there any size difference of the face? guy said his friend has type r intake valves, but stock b16 exhaust. i think this because on the exhaust side, it has F stamped on the bottom and are smaller than the intake valves. i met the guy today to pick up the exhaust valves, and they are bigger than the stock exhaust valves. so my question is are the type r exhaust valves bigger than stock vlaves? i included some pics below. i will touch on this subject on sunday when i put the other valves in.

 

head needs taken care of..

 

Today, im going to the guys shop who has a bunch of stuff, looking to pick up type r cams, and toda cam gears for cheap. Ill take smaller pics.

 

In for pics of the shell!
Maybe try uploading to www.imgur.com instead and embedding as large resized images good luck!

note: You can add all the photos onto the uploader, upload them (not as album) then click on "generate multiple links" > "BBCode (message boards & forums)"

 

before you get cams get a block and decide WHAT C/R you want to run. I would have the head resurface just to be on the safe side of things. 275 not bad i'd do it just to have a spare head around. lets see the shell/body

 

What about photobucket? Im looking for either b16a or gsr, and trying to be around 11.1-11.8. the guy wants like 200 for the cams, thats why im picking them up.

 

my daily driver, 00 sedan. i was trying to do poor mans type r, but i cant seem to find gsr block for cheap. same guy said his friend has b16 jdm block for 300. i dont know about that lol.

 

So i couldn meet the guy today. But i found a gsr block, complete minus rods for only 100 bucks. Bad news is: its 2.5 hrs away, but its relatively clean. Ill upload pics

 

hmmmm. if i was really motivated to build this motor i would drive the 2.5 hours! just make sure you got some good music on hand haha. good luck with the build!

 

I have lots of music, so i should be good lol, hes giving me a great deal also, i still havent uploaded the pics, let me do that quick. And thanks!there are things i need to take care of with the head though, i still need the oil seals for the cams, the cam cap bolts, the keys, the cam gear bolts. The needs a good cleaning. What should i clean with?degreaser? Soapy water?

 

 

It looks like a good buy for 100. Ill have pics of the crank. I think it looks pretty good. Anything i should ask?

 

Wow looks pretty complete. Didn't come with a crank/rods/pistons?

 

It has crank, i have pics of that also, cranks damn clean, and ls pistons but im getting type r so those will be sold.. no rods, but arp rod bolts bnib!. Pics when im on break

 

You can see in one of the pics, one of the journals look kinda scratched/scuffed. Is that a problem, or is it ok?

 

Bump

 

Picked up gta5! Lol

 

Picking up thr block and crank today. Pretty hype. Once i get this, itll be rods and piston combo. Eagle rods with nippon pistons? Or ycp?

 

So i picked up the block for 175, and would you know, the crank has a deep mark that makes it useless, ill upload

 

As you see, that mark looks terrible. Someone wanted to sell me one for 200.is that a good price?

 

Damn, i cant even get one person to ask about the build? Sheesh....anyway, Picking up another crank today, and picking up the parts i ordered. Nothing serious, cam cap bolts, cam gear bolts, valve cover bolts, the end cam cap bolts( the longer ones), and some others thatll make the head complete. I called napa and, they wanted 58 bucks to hot tank the head. So thatll happen soon. The guy(same guy i got the head, type r tb, and now crank) says he have bnib acl rod/crank bearings. And wants them both for 50 bucks. And is selling me gsr rods for 60. Should i get that hot tanked also?and should i leave the valvetrain in? Im getting new valve seals anyway, so what should i do? First time builder here, please give me advice!!

 

$200 for a crank is ******* rape. They go for a bill at most, all day long.

If you're getting the head hot tanked, you need to completely strip it down first. I wouldn't worry about getting the rods hot tanked, but I would get them shot peened.

 

damn sorry to hear about the crank. looks bad. but glad you are gathering parts and gonna have the head done!