hey guys is there a noticable difference between the 2 because i am trying to figure out why my b16 is soo slow and i am hitting vtec but it doesnt seem all that powerful...lemme know, thx

 

Yeah i am quite sure there is a difference. When i ordered my first b16 changeover from hmo it pulled great for a b16. Unfortunately i dropped a valve and screwed up the motor. A month later i ordered a b16, just the longblock. When i got the motor it had auto trans written on the valve cover. I figured when i ordered just a motor i would get stuck with an automatic motor with the auto cams, which i did. I swear this motor makes no power at all in vtec. You can hear vtec engage but that is about it. I am eventually gonna order some crower stage 2's, but for now i am putting in my old manual cams.

 

yep, there is a difference; also the auto b16 has single valvesprings all around

 

big difference gen 1 cams suck

try getting some gsr (cheapest) or type r

It will feel a lot faster.

 

ok well this weekend i am putting in a friends manual b16 cams, they do drop right in correct? and then eventually if this makes my car faster i got to get me some FI cams when the s-charger goes on

 

it will work a lot better than the auto, and it does drop right in.

 

ok this is good news to me, thx guys

 

noyan says there is no difference, but then again they are just trying to sell you a motor. japanstarmotor will tell you there is no difference also. There is a diff. and it does matter! If you buy a motor put it on a credit card!!!! That way you are protected from not getting what you ordered and you do have recourse.

 

well the 1st gen auto are rated at 150 hp instead of 160 for some reason... right?