as a few of you know...i bent 2 rods in my b16a3...due to sucking up water.

so i ordered a BRAND NEW B18C5 Block...it arrived today...will go into my car this weekend.





edited that...

and as far as the intake...it was more of a freak accident although this time i will be running a COMPTECH airbox.

**i will have more pictures after the block is delivered...

and i got this from "bert-0" in sarasota at gettel acura.


Modified by chet at 5:40 AM 4/23/2003


Modified by chet at 5:42 AM 4/23/2003

 

damn!

 

:::drools:::

Nice dude, good luck

 

Nice. How much did that set you back?

 

nice, i am going to try to order one from bert aswell

 

dont it cost 7500?

 

no, its around 2100-2400 depending on who you buy it from and the type of deal they give you.

 

that cheap, what is that the shortblock only?, looks like it came directly from honda

 

it is the shortblock only, as i have a b16a head...

and its directly from gettel acura...aka honda.

 

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Man, I wish I thought $2200-$2400 for a stock short block was cheap...

 

Is the block complete or not cuz i was thinking of ordering one of those. Also how much do complete Type R engine cost or just the longblock?

 

it is complete...

to the best of my knowledge acura does not sell a complete longblock...

ie the head comes, the block comes...and everything would need to be assembled and built...

 

damn i want one too.

 

they are indeed yummy

chet:

are you doing anything to your head while it is off&gt;&gt;??

 

mill it 20thousandth's.

otherwise, its remaining stock...eventually i'll do cams and cam gears...but i can't afford that right now.

by june my motor will be complete...hondata, cams, cam gears, etc.

190whp
140tq

i will stop when i have those numbers.

 

 

2200 - 2400 is good. i bought the same short block but i bought it for 2800. i feel like crap cause i got f***ed. actually not really cause i never put it in and sold it to a friend for the same price i got it for. anyways good luck on the project.

 

How long did you have to wait it for?

 

6 days

 

SO IS THAT WHY YOU HAD SOME STUFF FOR SALE?


Chet, nice purchase, your car is gonna rip AND be reliable as ever with that new bottom end in there!
congrats!

 

i am now selling a p30 and the ICEMAN CAI because of this swap.

i no longer need the usdm p30, and the iceman CAI is going to be sold in favor of a comptech airbox.

and owen, there is a "hondaswap/honda-tech/clubsi meet" in northwestern connecticut next month. i might drive up from florida (as my parents live in falls village). you should swing down if you have the chance to do so...as a few honda-tech members will be there.

 

Damn, bare block dirrectly from Honda, eh? That's craziness. Never actually heard about someone doing that until now

 

yes, according to several fast guys in this area (all with 12 second all motor honda's) the R block is the way to go.

its assembled by honda and has 0 miles on it. that means with proper treatment and proper tuning the motor will be reliable for 50-75k miles. now i'll be driving it...and i'm extremely hard on everything...so if this lasts me 40k miles i'll be happy enough.

i plan on road racing this car at lime rock park, moroso, sebring and roebling road...along with other road courses in this region.

 

Thats awesome!

 

very nice