Ok so I didnt do a search to see if some thread has already been started on this magazine article on the B series shootout, but I wanted to start one anyway.

I am curious what you people know about this article and what were the results. The current issue with Tera Patrick on the cover...mmmmm.... just talks about the motor buildups...right now just the bore and stroke are talked about.

Anyway the cool thing is that each builder, JG, RS, R&D, Dynamic, and Skunk2, are building something a little different. Each are building what we've all done at some time or another...87.2, 89, 95mm stroke cranks, b18 or b20 blocks, 81, 82,83, 84, 84.5mm bores, 11-12:1 CR-oh and they are talking about rod stroke ratio which I like to hear what each of these guys think.

I liked seeing the RS wrist pin in the piston. They are using the 95mm stroke crank and are trying to improve the rod ratio which they have done by shoving the pin way up in the piston. I wonder if this motor will smoke fast?!

Anyway I hope people will start a discussion on each setup here and not complain that there already is a thread started somewhere else. I dont have time to live on this board like some people. Thats what moderators are for.

 

There's a post in the Allmotor Forum, https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=911624 but it's mostly just people making assumptions, and putting in their 2 cents on who is going to win the shootout. I'll read it to see what they do with what, but without seeing the long-term reliablity of the engines it'll be hard to make any sort of decision on what to use based off of this test, not that I would let the testing affect what I purchase, and why I purchase products.

Hope that everything is going well with the car.

Austin

 

Talking to the editor a week or so ago, none had been on the dyno yet. I'm also guessing they'll try to keep a good lid on the results until the magazine goes to print. So add two-three months to your best guess for when the engines are all built and tested....

It will be a cool story though.

Thawley

PS: I walked through the Primedia building lobby the day all those B18Cs were delivered from Honda. All crated up for travel, in the front lobby, between the elevator and the front door. Sure wished I'd driven the Suburban that day ;^)

 

Preface this with, "I don't know the rules of this competition."

It's all fine and everything, friendly competition and so-on, but I'm not sure what it proves. Okay, so I build an engine that makes more hp then everyone else, by spinning it at 14,000rpm. If it lasts through the dyno run, does that mean I "win"? But what good is a 10-minute engine life, other than bragging rights?

We used to call this type of engine "hand-grenades" because they ran extremely strong... for a very time.