i work for hendrick honda in hickory nc and im planning on building a b20 vtec this spring for my eg hatch and i was wanting some feed back on my plans

 

I drive my CR-Vtec everyday..usually take it to 8k serveral times a day too (everyday)...hasnt broken down on me yet...as long as it gets built right* then you shouldnt have any problems at first..<i dunno..ive only had it for about 5 months< but if your looking for a realiable VTEC motor..then nothing beats a B18C...
..all this crap about short rod ratios really bummed me out..and sleeves strong enough to hold a good amount of PSI but not high revs...also this crank girdle thing...if i knew i were gonna end up sleeve my block i wouldve just gone with my old B18C sleeved and bored to 84~85mm....just keep doing more research before you get it...Peace

 

b20 is a cool motor for every day driver but how built are you talking?? this will determine how practical it is!

 

my thoughts include jealousy, envy, and umm...... i don't know what else.

 

well for daily driving its cool,lots of torque, but i know there not high revving like the b18 or b16

 

My B20vtec will be ready in a couple of months. For you guys who have the 2.0 in you Civc, how does it feel compared to that weak 1.6?

 

the b20/vtec isnt a long life motor is it? roughly lasting no longer than 50k miles? just wondering...

 

i was planning on using a b20 block and a grs oil pump, gsr water pump , 11.5 pistons and run skunk 2 stage 2 cams, set the rev limiter at 8200. i dyno it with it factory and i put down 139hp and 105 ftq. i hope this set up im planning on will make a big diff.

 

My friend has a B20VTEC in his 95 Civic Hatch. Stock bottom end aside from a GSR oil pump. Pistons, rods, rod bolts, water pump all stock B20B parts. He drives it everyday and takes it to 8k daily. He has had that setup for over a year now. He has a GSR head on it with a Skunk2 intake manifold, GSR cams, and a VAFC. Put down 189 horsepower to the wheels, I forgot the torque numbers. Runs 13.4 down the quarter on slicks. Car feels wonderful.

 

who did his work for him , cause im planning on doing most of it myself except for the machine work. im using a b16 head and skunk 2 manifold and jdm dc sports 4-1 header.

 

He did it himself.

 

since i work for honda im gonna get the gsr oil and water pump since i can get a good discount. cool thanks

 

Its fun. I am approaching 10k miles.

 

what all did you put in your motor

 

<u>Currently</u>
-'01 ITR cams and outer v springs
-Portflow inner v springs and Ti retainers
-10.5 JE pistons
-Eagles rods
-'94 GSR water pump and timing belt
-CM flywheel
-Exedy clutch
-100 shot for the occasional rush
<u>Near future (as in next several weeks)</u>
-DC 4-2-1 1pc header w/ 2.5" collecter
-MSD Digital 6 ign.
-DIY ITB's
<u>I need to get before spring</u>
-Quaife

 

could you tell the diff with the itr cams from the factory. have you dynoed it

 

What do yo mean?
I have had the itr cams in it the whole time so I cannot compare them to others.
No, no numbers of any sort yet.

 

*good discount* ...you dogg..!
..lol..jk! ..Im planning:
JE 11.5:1
RS Machine Rods
RS Machine Sleeves
some Custom Crank Girdle from the FI Forums..
..thats all i can think of for now...
..i just got fully built JG Head...minus cams (dunno which ones to get yet..skunk..crower..Jun??) and an Chipped P28 from iH8RICERZ