well i know this could be answered before in a search but i was having trouble finding anything worth my answer. anyways, i know the hp numbers are similar on the two, i just found a b18c1 usdm at a good price but i was planning on buying a jdm b16a2 all along. the question is this, shoud i spend the extra $500 canadian to buy the usmd b18c1 or just save that money and buy the jdm b16a2. is that $500 worth it? i have driven a usdm b18c1 eg and found it pretty fast and fun to drive, could i axpect the same from a b16a2?

 

go gsr not even a comparison to a b16

 

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You had a lot of fun in my car didn't you...
You should have come for the drive down. I started to outrun Toby's Supra on the highway past 215 kph. He was rather shocked.


Oh, and go GSR!

 

Jdm b16a2?? Didn't know they had such a thing...

 

I think he just means a Hydro 2nd Gen B16A.

 

go b18c1. bigger is better. torque owns, especially if its in a heavier car.

 

Id go gsr handsdown over a B16

 

id say b16 but thats just me

 

all you b16a haters =op its still a great motor.. if it wz up to me i'd go with the cheaper priced motor..

 

well i bought the gsr motor today. paid $2200 dollars canadian. came with everything except a valve cover. even got the gsr fuel pump

 

How much is 2200 in US dollars,you wont be dissapointed with the gsr and its potential

 

$1530 USD or there abouts.

 

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I have nothing against the B16A. In fact, I used to have one in my car. And I thought it was a decent motor. But facts are facts. And the fact is that while the B16A is better than any of the D-series motors, the B18C is better than the B16A. So if you like the B16A, just think of the B18C as giving you everything you get from the B16A (except the 1.74:1 rod ratio), just MORE of it. That is why my CRX now has a B18C5.