Stroker Kit

[LYLMIK]

HI ALL!!!

Very new at this so please cut me some slack with abuse if possible.
I have '91 crx, did the whole b16a teg engine swap.
The Q is: should i go for the stroker kit?
Thought of just doing it half-arsed&do typical intake&exhaust, bit of port&polish, but run into some money, so am seriosly considering
titanium valves&h-beams&springs&retainers.
Am looking into 1.8L crower stroker kit (no boring, just stroke)with some turboing.
How safe/reliable/engine killing is the stroker kit?
I know that most of it depends on the guy who will do the whole clearing, but let's talk real pro for now.
Please someone, anyone?

[88hondaowner]

b16=teg motor?

[91zc]

Here's a suggestion... take the money and sleeve and bore the block, new rods and pistons and turbo the heck out of it. It should be reliable if done properly and you break it in properly. If you are set on the stroker kit look into the jun or crower kits for the b16 block.

[Problem_Si]

b16a = 90-93 Integra xsi

[4GZChatch]

I hafta agree that there is no real need to deck up that motor to 1.8. It is a great motor as it is, and if you put a little attention into the block it will put up with just about anything you want to throw at it, without having to go to custom rods, crank, pistons, etc. All you need to do is go aftermarket for some stronger bottom end components, and then you can go nuts. I have a personal friend in a 90 CRX DX with a B16A and a turbo the size of an elephant that is pushing over 350 wheel HP. That engine is completely without flaw, and I think that the best way to keep it that way is to stay with how it was originally engineered, but that is just my opinion. Still, for the $$, I say skip the stroke kit and take the shortest path to Turboland!

[gunnmen01]

I have to agree, skip the stroker kit, build the bottom end and put your turbo on it...the b16 is damn strong as it is...


gunnmen01

[LYLMIK]

THANKS FOR A SPEEDY REPLY!!!

can you please explain to the uninitiated idiot(me) how would you go about "putting some attention into the block" and "build the bottom end"?
so very new to me.
wanted to go the whole way, stroke&internal&turbo, since friend of mine told me it's the way to go, more torque and all, but if 350whp is achievable with elephant size turbo(would you please care to specify the species of the elephant, was it twin of some sort?), with nice suspension and brake upgrade and sway bars, i'm quite happy with original engine + somethin'somethin' extra.

THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!!

[4GZChatch]

Some relatively easy things you can do to build up your bottom end are:

Knife Edging the crank: Lightens the lobes of the crank for less rotational inertia, quicker revving of the motor, but this has debateable benefit when you're doing a turbo, since it affects the force with which the exhaust is pushed out.

Replacing stock pistons, rods, and bearings: The Honda pistons tend to have higher compression than is favorable for turbo, plus they are not as strong. The Honda rods are definitely not as strong as a set of forged or shot-peened rods, which are strengthened for high performance. Also, a fresh set of bearings is great. Always use the Honda bearings, nobody makes better ones.

Get a block guard and/or a block girdle. They support the tops and bottoms of the sleeves, preventing block twist that can be fatal to a high-power engine.

Shim the oil pump for higher oil pressure. This will make sure that when you go turbo, you'll have plenty of good oil feed.

Beyond that you can have the block overbored, for more displacement, resleeved for better sleeve strength, and other stuff like that, but it can get expensive on the machine work. With only a few block mods, you can really beef up the motor and make it completely ready for anything you can throw at it.

You really have a great motor there, and there is a ton of potential, but you have to protect your block.