turbod d16 or all motor b16

[lancer07]

ive been doing a lot of research on both motors and i can't decided on what swap to do. should i go for the d16 motor with aftermarket pistons/rods and turbo it or go with a b16 motor with aftermarket goodies pistons/rods, cams/cam gears and stuff like that. the car it would be going in would be my 91' hatch and i would be swaping out the slow d15b8 motor with duel point fuel injection and 4spd tranny. would also be swaping a 5spd tranny as well.

[Kunundrum]

NA B16, if you build it Properly later all you need to do is swap the pistons and get a turbo kit. the B-series trannys are much stonger than the D-series. the B-series also has more potential than the D. you can Rev a b16 to 9500rpm if you wanted... i would not recoment that with a D.

I am building a N/A B16 with nitrous... i might be a little biast... lol

[90civicrider]

I was thinking those same options.
I've came to the conclusion that I'm going B16A2 . Less than a month till swap time!!!!

[SiZ]

If you want to drive it everyday, it would probably be a lot easier and less trouble to do the B16.
But a lot like Kunundrum, I'm a little biased also.

[FuLL BLown STD]

want some good OPINIONS? check this thread out! http://www.jdmcivic.com/forums/archi...p/t-50909.html

Turbo D!
https://umdrive.memphis.edu/kcharles...boD16movie.wmv

[turtlecrxsi]

That's a badass sleeper. I don't think I'd run a civic that fast without some suspension mods though...

[2CrX]

Turbo B16, the best of both

[FuLL BLown STD]

Originally Posted by 2CrX

Turbo B16, the best of both

[Hilikus Funkin]

one let down of B series trannys is when your shiftlinkage breaks off of the tranny from hard shifting while D series trannys are securely linked. Believe me its happened to a couple friends.

[Kven]

if youre going to build it up, go with the B16; but if youre keeping them close to stock, turbo D

[CivicSpoon]

Yeah if you're willing to spend the $ to build an engine, then the D would be a waste of time (and $). It really depends on what you're willing to spend and your power goals; both current and future.

[lancer07]

thanks for all the comments. the car is going to be driven daily. so i think im gonna go with the b16 and then later maybe turbo it but im still not sure yet.

Kunundrum- good luck with your motor build up

90civicrider- good luck with your swap

91civic1.5HB- thanks for the links. yea i saw that video. thats one sick sleeper he has. thats why i want to go with the turbo D but still undecided.

any more comments.