Quick question!. Build up a d series or swap and boost a b16..least expensive but most power....advice appreciated

 

you could have a lot of fun with a single cam. TRUST ME. But as for which is better? the boosted b16.

 

Appreciate the advice...ive never done this before so im gonna be asking some retarded questions abt simple things to all the ht folks. But hey i gotta start somewhere...my plan is to push abt 300 and thats it. Just a weekend car to have some fun with...so if any more advice u may consider i would appreciate it...im not understanding the whole concept of the obdo 1 n 2 or the half shaft things. When i do this swap what should i expect to change/mod...ecu is gonna b my biggest issue...do i have the rewire the whole car or just the computer part...it is a plug and play system

 

Ecu will be the easiest part. I'd read through the millions of threads about this.

 

Search and read and you will have most of your questions answered.

 

From the research i am doing and what i am finding out....this **** is ridiculous to understand...what the hell is a obdo....why do u have to convert it over...i do understand the concept of dfpi to mfpi...but good lord theres some **** that just is not clear to me at all..guess the test is proven this **** aint for me..lol thats for the hlp but i think ill have to jump to another project

 

It is quite simple. The write ups are pretty mediocre though.

Dual Point Fuel Injection to Multiple Point Fuel Injection is easy to understand. You are feeding each cylinder individually instead of all of them through one (sometimes two) injectors.

OBD0 is the "pre-OBD" software. OBD1 and OBD2 came after. OBD2 is what you find in a lot of cars now days. OBD1 is what the Honda community prefers to tune on. It is a well developed platform that is very easy and open to tuners. You have to convert because the software is made for OBD1, not OBD0. Think of it like Windows 95 and Windows 7. Which can you get more software for now days? Windows 7 because that is just what it is coded for.

If it isn't for you, so be it. But if you are just having a hard time understanding it, don't worry. It is complicated at first. The write ups don't make a lot of sense when you don't understand what you are doing. But they work and you will understand if you dedicate the time to it.

As for the original question: Boosted B16 over a SOHC NA any day.

 

why not a turbo d? swaps are costly when you can have a 300hp d pretty easily and under the cost of the initial swap itself

 

Seriously...so rebuilding the d series could push just as much as the b16 boosted?. I know internals would def have to be changed. Ive read abt a mini me with a b16 head but what really makes the difference in the b16 head...nvm just answered my own question. I can get a b16 with teanny for abt 2400. I can get a b18c for abt 1700. I do want a ground pounder car but i also want a daily driver that i can drive whenever i wanna whoop some camaro ***...lol

 

definitely the b18c. C1 or C5? does it come with a trans?

 

I believe i am trying to get ahold of the seller to ask him...but not sure yet

 

Be careful. Hydro trans can be pricey and I've heard mixed things about it. But regardless a running, fair condition, b18c doesn't sound bad. Just make sure you find out all the flaws on it. You don't wanna drop that money then find out you have a crack in the block

 

Just found out that the tranny is a hydro.? What is so pricey abt it

 

Your car runs a cable to operate the trans. So you have to convert. $250 for the HASport or $360 for the Hush. I highly recommend the Hush kit. Best on the market in my opinion and many others will agree.

That and you buy Hydro mounts instead of cable mounts. The clutch is different too. But those are both things you would run into in a regular cable trans swap too.

 

I heard the conversion can be a PITA but Ive never done it so I can only tell you by word of mouth. ^freemanana sounds like he's pretty experienced in the hydro trans field lol.

 

Well, I've definitely read and researched my fair share. The big pain about the conversion is removing the dash or working in that space. That's all. They work flawlessly and offer great pedal feel. I was thinking of converting to Hydro if I needed to get a stronger clutch, but I haven't yet.