thinking single cam

[wheel1856]

but civickiller, can't you just see liquid a few years down the road, with a tear ass SOHC FAI and gettin into racing with his new found power, that as tenzo... said would end up costing as much as a slightly tuned and bolted b16 with less power. I dunno, just me, I think long term.

either way, good luck with the swap, and make sure to do your research, the FAQ has some great articles and there is a nifty book Im reading right now called "Civic Duty" by Alan Paradise that focuses on methods, means, and bang for the buck of building civics.

[civickiller]

heres the point in trying to make, like if u only wanna run about 13s, then go sohc, if i only wanted to run 13s i would go sohc

but anything faster, u should go dohc because then it starts to get expensive. so its like you can run less boost on a dohc to equal higher boost in a sohc, get it ?

for example. say u got a sohc runnin 18psi, say its max on pump gas, ok so hes runnin 12s. then u got a dohc at 18psi, runnin 11s on pump gas. now these are not facts, just a made up example.

im just saying that if u wanna run 12s or lower, go dohc, anything higher i would go sohc.

and if u read waht i posted, i advised him to go sohc, i was just trying to show why some people go dohc, but i told him to go sohc

[KrNxRaCer00]

5 digits: b18c1

simple as that...b16a4<b18c1

simple as having a lil bigger displacement an better torque numbers...the extra cash is worth it. run a b18c1 w/ i/h/e in ur h/b, an ur into 13's EASY if u can drive.

[Kill4A911]

i was looking at engine prices and most B18C1 are over 1000$ more than a B16A, thats alot for .2 Lt of displacement. for the money id rather have oil squirters welded in a B20, use a b17 crank, custom rods and a B18C1 head. talk about torque

[Kill4A911]

*B20 crank - my bad i was thinking of a bored out b16 i read about

[civicHBsi91]

use a b17 crank, B20 crank - my bad

yea then you get unwanted vibrations in the sleeves and warping starts to occur

patience is a virtue my friend, let the yahoos beat you at the stop lights and race tracks for a lil while longer, and then by the end of summer, you'll have an engine and car that can anihilate anything they bring to the line.

i get a SOHC VTEC swap i beat you in your stock or whatever car......you save up get a b16 acouple months after me.....meanwhile im saving and modding the car as your saving....you get your car done, im modded, your stock cuz you spent 3500+ on a b16 swap and cant afford anything else yet....i still beat you.....youll win in the very end but that might take acouple years.....

[wheel1856]

you're just mad cause you have a 4th gen. (Im just kiddin, I know what you've done with it, not too many people with a built D-series)

now see, I've been savin, and my b16 swap when I do it, wont be a stock b16, I kept saving so I can mod it with a I/H/E, new intake manifold, a free-er fuel system, and still have enough coin left over to get a jump start on saving for some internals.

now either way, go with the engine you want. My poor, stock, D15z1 and I have been gettin whooped on by cavaiers and sunfires for the better part of a year now, but workin my tale off and saving my dough, I can get the exact ride I want.

All I was really tryin to say is that it is better to be patient and get exactly what you want, then to get something that in the future may not be all you hoped. If a D16z6 is what you want, go for it, its a strong engine and will run well.
thats all Im sayin.

[civicHBsi91]

All I was really tryin to say is that it is better to be patient and get exactly what you want

yea i know, everyone just do what you want, be happy

[Kill4A911]

civicHBsi91, could you use a B17 crank without losing displacment? i know you would have a better r/s ratio

[civicHBsi91]

civicHBsi91, could you use a B17 crank without losing displacment? i know you would have a better r/s ratio

i was just stating that you would get vibrations in the sleeves and it would cause warping because you know you would be revvin it over 5 grand, the original crank would do this too but i mean the diff crank would cause more vibrations than normal

[Kill4A911]

ohhh, the CRVtec is starting to sound like more trouble than its worth

[civicHBsi91]

the CRVtec is starting to sound like more trouble than its worth

your gettin it mixed up, CRVtec is a b20 block with a vtec head

[liquid8]

i don't know. this guy at work told me that he had a friend that could hook me up with a motorswap. i asked how much it would be and he told me 1800. so i was hoping to wait to see if that fell through and if not then i would just get the d16.

[civickiller]

so u wanna race civichbsi91, your sohc vtec vs my ls ? wanna see who wins. and a b16 swap only cost around 2000. i mean people always say oh get a sohc vtec for $500 or u can get a b series for $3000. see your including labor with the b series but u dont include labor with the d series. so u cna get a sohc vtec for $500 and u can get a complete b series swap for $2000, well for a b16a.

[Kill4A911]

thats what i was talking about

oil squirters welded in a B20, use a b17 crank, custom rods and a B18C1 head.