Would a SiR2 motor do well in my 94 Rs integra?

 

It would run,but the weight of the teg makes it a useless

 

I don't think it would be useless but it wouldn't be a speed demon. Remember the JDM Integras came with a base 130hp SOHC ZC motor so a 170 hp B16 would be alot faster. The RS weighs roughly the same as a 99-00 Si so should perform the same.

 

A B16A head mated to your B18B block would.

 

you must not know very much because the perfromance of an Sir2 is way better then that of an LS motor. 140 or 170+v-tec u tell me BRO.

 

umm he said put the b16a head on the LS short block buddy. ls vtec. he didnt say use the straight LS motor.

 

Look at the difference in torque between the two motors.

What are you going to do about the transmission?
I shudder at the thought of a heavy integra with a torqueless b16 and an Ls tranny


[Modified by Slopoke, 11:57 PM 1/7/2003]

 

This comment was made to another comment about how it would be useless in my car

 

i believe , that the LS motor is a TORQUE MONSTER...i know a guy that had a stock 1991 integra ls, he smote a 1994 integra rs with a b16 SIR2 in it..Believe it or not BRO. ...

 

b18b is not a torque monster. A torque monster would be LS1 or LT1

 

YOU must not know very much
do you know what torque is?
or what it does?

an LS motor with a b16 transmission will b.eat a b16 in the 1/4 mile and up to about 110mph.


[Modified by Kamin, 2:41 PM 1/9/2003]

 

I hope you were talking to me.Honda knows,that is why they only put the b16 in the teg for three years then replaced it with a 1.8 with more torque and never looked back.Torque,my friend,makes heavy cars move forward,not hp numbers alone.As far as performance no,i'm not an expert but obviously you aren't either.At least I have enough since not to take backwards steps by making the mistake that honda corrected themselves.

 

I hear this same argument all the time. It's always the "gOtz VtEcK yO!" people who still have a stock 92 CX on it's last leg, telling others that the B16A is way better than a B18B. I say own a car with both and you will see in the real world - the streets, that a B18B will walk on a B16A. You don't need to rev to 20,000,000 RPM's before you feel the power.
I'm not saying that the B16A isn't a good motor, but if you are looking for more "useable" power, the B18B is a much better starting point. And just think, you could bolt a VTEC head onto the block with some minor mods and be just as "cool" as the next "gOtz VtEcK yO!" guy.