are they the same?


Modified by red civic standard at 7:58 AM 3/4/2004

 

no

B18C1 is the same

 

I wouldn't think so because the VTEC heads are slightly taller (by about an inch or two) that the non-VTEC heads. So you need more belt to get to the cam gears.

Call Acura and find out. Ask for part numbers for both the b18b, b18c1 and b18c5

 

acuatlly if u run a ls water pump, u can run ls timing belt

but thats stupid, the water will run too fast to cool properly

 

They're off by 1 tooth on the timing belt, one of them has 1 less tooth. I know because the dealership gave me the wrong one...glad that I found out before Chris and I tried to install it

 

I believe they are off by 3 teeth. B VTEC water pumps have 19 teeth whereas LS pumps have 22, from what I can remember.