Are you guys mad?
The B16A is a fucking awesome motor, and it responds to turbochargers exceptionally well. Compression too high?
The higher the compression, the better. A B16A motor is the best Honda motor to turbocharge. It has a near perfect rod:stroke ratio, and the block itself is incredibly strong. You can boost more than 15psi with bone stock internals. So long as you have ample fuel and ignition upgrades, along with a tuning tool to get the perfect a:f ratio, and get the motor dialed in, you are fine. You can make more than 350hp with the stock motor.
Anyway...the D16 motors are still good. You can go with a GReddy kit, modify the piping, and have your fun. I had s 1995 Civic EX with a GReddy kit, and ran 13.3...Like I said before, with the right fuel and ignition, and tuning, you can run a lot of boost on stock Honda motors. I ran 1.0 bar (14.7psi) on mine with nothing more than a head gasket inside.
Check out
www.MatT3T4.20m.com and click the Specnicalities link for some good turbo tech, or e-mail me at
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P.S.: I have been inspired to update my web page with turbo tech specific to how it pertains to stock Honda motors, and I am about to get started on it now...