I was just wondering what you guys wouold choose between lsvtec or a stock b16. Wanted input because i am thinking of getting ready to swap. Please Pros and Cons. thanks

 

Pro-power, power.. torque

Con-.. as long as you know what you're doing there shouldn't be any.. less MPG?

I might go LSV in winter. Still deciding whether or not to waste money on a K series or not.

 

ls-v for sure.... torque and hp..... yea just make sure its done right

 

sorry this might sound like a newbie question and i have done plenty of research but just for good measure what are the most common things people do wrong when it comes to lsvtec thanks

 

an also...where do can you get the ls-v done right at??whats the price diff. in both plus installation? cuz i was thinkin of goin ls then save up for vtec head...(HS student low bugdet)

 

Check the sig, LS/VTEC is the way to go

 

I would personally go with the B16A. You can get them pretty cheap now-a-days and probably one of the most reliable honda engine. LS-VTEC is a good engine, if you build it right, with a high R/S you could be buying new cams more often then you should. ANd with your budjet I think a B16A would be a great investment!

 

I agree. The b16 is hella durable and you don't have to worry about any mistakes you make. Plus you can make b16 just as good and much better than a ls/vtec. It's just with ls/vtec you get more torque that's all :D but you can get that torque from a b16 with alittle work :D

 

im going lsvtec
rode in my friends one and it feels way better than the stock b16

 

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Ya and like you said, its because the B16A was stock, which the LS/VTEC Is not

 

true, i'd rather spend the money changing out the block than doing headwork and such, but thats just me, i like the bigger displacement

 

Just wondering I had this question also... I plan to do a B18a1 and doing LS/Vetec but i thought of lowering compression and then placing a turbo... If done right this should put out more HP/Tq than a B16.. At least thats what i'm hoping for.

 

I aint putting down the LS/V's, cause of course I would love to build one, one of these days. Just with the B16A you basically buy, then put in with the required parts.

2 for great swap!

 

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WHAT IS YOUR QUESTON? IN NO PLACE DO I SEE A QUESTION MARK.

Oh yeah btw my LS/VTEC put down 161 whp 125 ft lb tq untuned.

 

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B16a pro -

cheap
reliable
rev happy

b16 con

torque dearth

ls / vtec pros

torque
more HP


ls / vtec cons

$$$$$
$$$$$
$$$$$
poor R/S

 

there is no advantages to a b16 vs an ls except cost. A b16 will never make that kind of torque, and will get beaten in a street race almost everytime. The best performance bang for buck you could make (much better than a set of cams) would be the addition of an ls bottom end to a b16 swap.

 

LS-V.... Nice heard nothing but grat things from them

 

what do u have in your lsv making 161

 

I've got a B16 now, but I'm going to go LS/VTEC in about a years time (I'm a student and don't make much money). I'm going to completely go through the LS bottom end (which I already have sitting in my garage). I love my B16 but it's just too torqueless. That and I want low 13's N/A which is going to be much easier with more displacement.

 

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Yes. 1.9L like wh0adie.