GSR or Type R

[nastyNater]

Originally Posted by SiGNAL748

gsr if you plan on modding further. type-r if you're just gonna leave it.

This is the truth...plain and simple

[94tegRS]

Originally Posted by S13wanabe

Just to let you know, NA is awsome. Turbo is cool butexpensive and more to worry about. If you do want to think about turboing the GSR is better. But if you are going to stay NA the Type-R is better. The difference in stock performance between a GSR and Type-R is night and day. A car with a stock Type-R swap is going to spank the same car with GSR swap. A friend of mine has a 1993 Civic hatch with a Type-R. He has i/h/e, skunk2 coilovers and his car is gutted. On slicks he ran a 12.98, and that's a pretty much stock motor. Another friend has a 1992 hatch with the same setup except he has the GSR and his best time is 14.02. So there is a big difference in stock performance. Now the guy with the GSR has a turbo and 280whp, but he hasn't run it yet.

the 92 hatch with B18C1 must not have been on slicks, or something, or he cant drive, I know the C5 will be quicker, but not a full second quicker with same mods/wheels/curb weight.

[nastyNater]

isnt all the B18C5s differences just in the valve train and CR? Its 11.0:1 w/ just a strengthened/upgraded head if im not mistaken....

[94tegRS]

the head is closer to a B16's than a C1's, and I think the whole valvetrain is upgraded as well as a minor P&P job on the head, I think the C5 also has a block girdle or whatever its called, something that bolts to the main caps to strengthen them. not sure though, and the cr of course.

[nastyNater]

c5 turns insane revs for a stock engine....

[civickiller]

both gsr and type r have the girdles.

i cant believe this is going on. as said before, if you want to leave the motor stock then type r is good. if you wanna build it for na or for turbo then gsr is better

[95whitehb]

if your going turbo: gsr
either motor would be great for a NA build, however, the type r is already a highly built motor stock, so building it more would most likely cost more and soon it would be a drag-only kinda deal.

[turboEKhatch]

Originally Posted by nastyNater

isnt all the B18C5s differences just in the valve train and CR? Its 11.0:1 w/ just a strengthened/upgraded head if im not mistaken....

10.6:1 SCR, bigger cams, better springs/retainers, molybdenum coated piston skirts, different intake manifold, lightly ported head (more like a bowl blend, but whatever) and a more aggressive tune are the biggies.

[stopufool]

yeah the guy with the gsr turbo doing 280whp will own the type-r for just about the same cost

[nastyNater]

Originally Posted by stopufool

yeah the guy with the gsr turbo doing 280whp will own the type-r for just about the same cost

oh god yes...witout question. in everything...accel., 1/4, top end. The R will outhandle though.