Ive done the CAI, exhaust and headers on my B16a. A local guy is offering a type R throttle body at a reasonable price. I thought cams would be next but these types of parts dont come around often in my neck of the woods.

Suggestions???

 

why dont u just have your stock t/b bored to type r spec and use the moolah to buy crower cams or skunk2 stage 2's hehehehe

 

I did cams, and have yet to do a T-body...


Jason

 

I can't find anyone in Australia who has bored a TB.
Jason: Yeah but you already have the big TB.
Anone else???

 

i'd say get cams and get the tb bored out to type r specs like someone else said.....good luck...

 

I guess I do not see where I already have a larger TB, unless you are talking about the stock being larger. If that is the case, I still think my car could benefit from a 68-70mm tapered to 64-66 mm, now that is what I call big...


Jason

 

bigger is not always better

Go too big and you are going to slaughter your midrange, for a very narrow upper rpm gain.

 

cams for sure first, then TB.
You'll get more bang fo yo buck with cams over a TB anyways...


[Modified by Katman, 10:22 AM 7/29/2002]


[Modified by Katman, 10:23 AM 7/29/2002]

 

Yeah, I meant you've already got a Type R throttle body.
I'll probably go cams. Thanx for your responses, it is appreciated. I'm in the VTEC outback!!!!!
B16a.......what midrange

 

Get the Cams .... more bang for the buck

 

hey Dave..
what the hell happend with you coming out here to S.CA and meeting up?? You left me hangin...again....

 

Get the cams, your stock TB can flow enough air to make power with them. While a bigger TB will not allow the cams to flow more air, just provide it with more available air which can lead to turbulence and hinder air flow in the manifold.

 

If you look at the B16A swap into the 1990 Integra LS, a throttle body was of some benefit. It actually added 1HP and 1ft-lb torque to their B16A. The best thing about it was that this power increase was relatively uniform throghout the entire rev range. But the piece is expensive. And you get better bang for the buck with the cams. I would do the cams first and the throttle body later.

Speaking of cams, if you go Type-R, go with the CTR intake cam and NOT the ITR intake cam. Use of the CTR cam does not require cam tuning BUT the ITR cam does (although cam tuning is not a bad idea in any case). Also, the ITR cam causes a dead spot in the midrange that tuning reduced but could not eliminate. The CTR intake cam causes no such dead spot.