b16 in teggi

[speedminded]

The GS-R is a B18C1 but in Japan it is known as a B18C SIR-G. The B16 is a rev happy engine that you can run the piss out of all day long but lacks the torque of a larger b-series so it's a perfect engine for the lightweight crx or EF hatch...not sure what your DA weighs. The DC2 (94+) was actually available with a B16 so it can't be too bad. If you can get a good deal on it then go for it...you can always sell the block down the road and use the head on a gs-r block and you practically have an ITR engine.

[A.P. Photography]

In Japan the DA's came with a B16 (XSi) but the main difference was weight. The JDM counerparts did not have all of the heavy US crash standards and therefore a B16 was a good engine to have in them. I will tell you this from expierence, I have a friend with a B16 in his teg and we run neck in neck all the time except on take off and I can pull away from him there (torque) and then the higher rpm allows him to catch up and then it is pretty much even. Do as speedminded said and get it, then later on get you a GS-R block and have a poor mans ITR.