B16 or Supercharged SOHC VTEC

slo89 · #1 06-09-2004, 11:42 AM

i have a b16 in my car with 4-1 header and crower stage 2 cams. i have the chance to get a fully rebuilt single vtec with a brand new vortec supercharger, motor has never been in a car since put together for $1600. i was wondering if you all think i should keep the b16 or go with the single cam. the single cam has been dynoed and makes 220hp+ dont remember exact #'s. but let me know if you think its a good deal to sell the b16 swap and get the single cam.

KoRnSaQ · #2 06-09-2004, 11:56 AM

That is a good deal, if I were you and had the extra money, i would buy that engine, and buy another shell to put it in, but i guess i would prolly swap the engines cause the supercharged sohc vtec is makeing a lot more power then your b16 is

PunkAlex · #3 06-09-2004, 11:59 AM

yeah i agree with korn, buy a beater w/ a blown engine and drop it in there.

Left_E · #4 06-09-2004, 08:34 PM

keep the B16......much more efficent and reliable....

Beyond Imagination · #5 06-09-2004, 08:59 PM

why not take the $1600 and use that on the b16?
take a look at this dyno making 189.6hp with ported head and CTR cams
http://www.importreview.com/dyno/1.6/steve.jpg

SiZ · #6 06-09-2004, 09:04 PM

Ya, $1600 on your B16 could be just as fast and more reliable. Look for a B20, or GSR or even an LS block. What pistons are you using? Your cams would really benifit from more compression, and why not put more compression and a bigger block on? It would be fast and the realiabiltiy wouldn't be as qestionable.

slo89 · #7 06-09-2004, 11:36 PM

well the problem is i dont have the $1600 right now to just buy the motor b/c i have a 4dr shell that could use a motor. i was going to sell the b16 swap, mounts,ect and get the single cam and build that even more.

civicHBsi91 · #8 06-10-2004, 02:48 PM

keep the b16 be like EVERYONE else.

Get the z6/y8 *whichever it is* supercharged motor be very original, smoke lot's of B series car's.

Left E - how is a 13+ year old b16 more reliable than a motor that is alittle more new and rebuilt?

Beyond Imagination - unless he takes his head and get's it ported by the same guy theres no way he would make 189whp with a ported head and cams on an otherwise stock b16 even then he would have spent close if not more than 1600$ on work and still be slower than the supercharged single cam.

Jetts · #9 06-10-2004, 03:34 PM

take the supercharged motor

shaddr3 · #10 06-10-2004, 05:31 PM

you send me $100, i can get set you up with info for a b18c for 2k shipped

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Beyond Imagination · #11 06-10-2004, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by civicHBsi91

Beyond Imagination - unless he takes his head and get's it ported by the same guy theres no way he would make 189whp with a ported head and cams on an otherwise stock b16 even then he would have spent close if not more than 1600$ on work and still be slower than the supercharged single cam.

i was hinting at the fact that a b16 has potential with a couple mods. i'm not saying that a d16 doesn't have potential but since he already has the motor why not keep that and work upon it. d series engines and b series engines are both good but if the choice was mine i'd choose b over d. k over b. it's simple to see that each generation of motors was designed to be better than the last. what would happen if he supercharged his b16? probably faster than a supercharged d16.

civicHBsi91 · #12 06-10-2004, 06:55 PM

yea but were not talkin about he has this much money, he's obviously working out a deal type thing. I would deff go with the supercharged d16. he could always upgrade pulley's up the boost do this and that and it would be a bad ass little single cam that ripped on b series all day long and he could actually brag about it unlike some people who think their d16 with i/e will beat a stock b series. I like both motors but with the case at hand I would go with the d16 right now.

Beyond Imagination · #13 06-10-2004, 07:06 PM

do you think he'll get $1600 for his b16 though? i paid $1000 for a **COMPLETE** b16 swap a month ago. if he sold his d16 for $1600 he's left with no money to do mods anyways. so in the end he's stuck with a supercharged d16 or his b16. both good motors. and everyone has their opinions on this. i say b16. you say d16. so pretty much it comes down to personal preference.

civicHBsi91 · #14 06-10-2004, 07:12 PM

there are some dumbass people in this world.

A friend of mine has a beat b16 that he's selling to some ricer for 1,600$ actually and it's not even complete.

I sold basically 3 rota slipstreams in ok condition for 250$ one was bent like hell and he still wanted them

Beyond Imagination · #15 06-10-2004, 07:16 PM

and i bet most of these people are kids. i'll even admit it i've bought products that were appealing to me at the time but has never seen a day on my car. just gets piled in the garage that i find usually a couple years down the road. if i wanted it back then i didn't care how much it costed. a lil smarter now i guess.

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