B16 or B18

[chaseamundo]

If you had your choice between an si b16 or an ls b18 which would you choose and why?

lookin to build the motor and eventually boost.

[bpoweredhatch]

b18 with a gsr trans

[terrytowe22]

x2.

[silverDA]

a hard question i have a 16now,but sometimes i miss my 18 it had pretty good torque for a 90/

[bpoweredhatch]

b16s are slow go with the b18

[redrumracer]

doesnt the b16 head fit on the b18? if so id do that.

but ultimately id get rid of the honda and get something else.

[bpoweredhatch]

takes alot of money to do a ls vtec the right way. i was planning on doing one my self but if its not done right you will spend a ton of money

[redrumracer]

takes alot of money to do a ls vtec the right way. i was planning on doing one my self but if its not done right you will spend a ton of money
then screw the b series and do a h or k series

[terrytowe22]

yea it cost a lot to do a ls vtec if u want one thats already built for boost i will sell u mine in my da shell for 2000 runs in drives.

[bpoweredhatch]

^^^ good deal

[terrytowe22]

yea didn't u want the motor -Kpowerhatch

[G.C]

If your going to boost, just stick with the LS. Go do some h/w on Honda-tech or even on this site. So many people have done both b16 turbo or b18 turbo.

[Hayes21890]

just get a b18c5

if you do the LS vtec, the head will rise unless you do it right, which like others have stated, will cost a good amount of money, but then again so will the b18c5
just do a ls non vtec with the GSR tranny, my buddy has it and it is stout

[Barefoot]

doesnt the b16 head fit on the b18? if so id do that.

but ultimately id get rid of the honda and get something else.or just buy a gsr.

me personally id do a b18 gsr tranny over a b16 anything.

[bpoweredhatch]

yea didn't u want the motor -Kpowerhatchyeah i did want it

[BTEC]

b16s are slow go with the b18
that dependson the driver and builder. the only thing that will ever go in my hatch are b16. ive had 2 boosted b16 in there and it wasnt slow at all.

[redrumracer]

doesnt the b16 head fit on the b18? if so id do that.

but ultimately id get rid of the honda and get something else.
qft

[BTEC]

qft
why?

[redrumracer]

why?
cause i dont like honduhs.

[BTEC]

cause i dont like honduhs.
why? what do u like? is it bc everybody and their grandma got em or bc they are making enough power with them these days to keep up with if not kill the kinda car u like? Just curious not trying to be an a-hole at the moment. lol!!!

[Barefoot]

ive had 2 boosted b16 in there and it wasnt slow at all.keyword is boosted

[BTEC]

keyword is boosted
well he shouldve specified. lol!! my stock b16 made 154 to the wheels and it was pretty descent compared to most stock cars. s2000, rsx, type r's. race all of them back in the days at commerce and they couldnt handle "ole smokie". couldve been the drivers but oh well, winning is winning. lol!!!

[redrumracer]

why? what do u like? is it bc everybody and their grandma got em or bc they are making enough power with them these days to keep up with if not kill the kinda car u like? Just curious not trying to be an a-hole at the moment. lol!!!
well mainly cause when it first all started i was/am a firm beleiver that mod for mod there is no replacement for displacement and that V8 kicked 4cyl ass all day. but now i just dont like honduhs cause mainly everyone has them and i dont like fwd.

[BTEC]

well mainly cause when it first all started i was/am a firm beleiver that mod for mod there is no replacement for displacement and that V8 kicked 4cyl ass all day. but now i just dont like honduhs cause mainly everyone has them and i dont like fwd.
I can respect that. v8's are cheaper to build though. my hatch was my first car, thats how i got into it. bought it shortly after i started at a ford dealership. i just wanted a car at first but they used to race and go to fun ford and dogged me everyday bout how slow my car was and how id never make any power with it. That kinda stuff just motivated me to make it fast. then i ran across a super street mag with a hatch on the front while looking for an audio mag. thats pretty much how it began with me. so it was a sign from the import Gods that this is what im supposed to be doing. lmao!!!

[chaseamundo]

well when i say b18 i mean gsr. b18c or b18c5. not ls.
im a fellow vtec lover... addictions a bit*h

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