I’ve heard 700 bucks…
Originally posted by rcnacura
I’ve heard 700 bucks…
Just for the sleeves maybe. GE charges around $1000 installed I heard.
Originally posted by notecLS
Just for the sleeves maybe. GE charges around $1000 installed I heard.
considering one of the TurboMafia guys on H-T has personally seen a GE block take 40 psi like it was a walk in the frickin park, that’s not a bad price to pay. many places also sell/install GE sleeves (vs racing and overboost for two) cheaper than GE charges. however, the owner of Golden Eagle Manufacturing is a regularly posting member on Honda-Tech and apparently gives better deals to h-t members.
$.02
Sorry to dig up such an old thread, but I am seriously considering the stock b20 b/z with low boost. I was curious if anyone else had any info to add to this ?
Originally posted by zoomintegra
[B]then you haven’t been following my side of the discussion.
recap: by taking a bare b18 block from a junkyard (i’ve seen examples personally which only need new sleeves going for as low as 50 bucks), resleeving it, and eagle/wiseco internals, you’ve spent as much on that bottom end as you would buying a b20, and you’ve got a block that can take a LOT more abuse than the b20 can (for a comparable price)…a few hundred more dollars invested and you’ve got yourself one hefty engine package. [/B]
whats the cost breakdown?
with the countless b20 failures i dont see what the discussion is all about.
oops this is an old thread. i think we all know better by now.
I thought b20 gets the extra .2 liter of displacment by boring the cylinders from 81mm to 84mm. This makes the sleeves thinner (duh) and thus weaker.
yes, no?
either way I wouldn’t touch a b20. With the extra cash you’re going to have to drop to get one you could buy and start building a kick ass b18a/b.
Resleeve the b18a/b and bore to 84mm if you want 2.0 liters…
they do do it with bore, but the sleeves are actually thicker - EXCEPT BETWEEN EACH CYLINDER!!! this is expected. if my memory serves me correct, they use a siamese cylinder (all 4 jugs are connected) instead of individual sleeves for each cylinder. if imagestation wasnt slower than a CVCC in a police chase right now, i might be able to show you pictures.
No way a b18 doesnt compare to a b20 ya everyone noes that the b20 has weaker walls but there only a hair thinner and if you get hondata and tune it correctly not too lean or to rich then you got yourself a high 14 sec car and it is vtech witch isnt just 30 hp it revs higher and breaths better and the b20 isnt just 6tq more in tuning ways the graphs show allmost perfect lines in hp and tq not all over the graph
So b 4 you listne to all these no it alls do it your self
[QUOTE=90-JDM-integra;1838191]No way a b18 doesnt compare to a b20 ya everyone noes that the b20 has weaker walls but there only a hair thinner and if you get hondata and tune it correctly not too lean or to rich then you got yourself a high 14 sec car and it is vtech witch isnt just 30 hp it revs higher and breaths better and the b20 isnt just 6tq more in tuning ways the graphs show allmost perfect lines in hp and tq not all over the graph
So b 4 you listne to all these no it alls do it your self[/QUOTE]
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This thread is older then me… didnt know they had b20’s in 2002
[QUOTE=90-JDM-integra;1838191]No way a b18 doesnt compare to a b20 ya everyone noes that the b20 has weaker walls but there only a hair thinner and if you get hondata and tune it correctly not too lean or to rich then you got yourself a high 14 sec car and it is vtech witch isnt just 30 hp it revs higher and breaths better and the b20 isnt just 6tq more in tuning ways the graphs show allmost perfect lines in hp and tq not all over the graph
So b 4 you listne to all these no it alls do it your self[/QUOTE]
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