Hi. Not sure if this is the right spot to post but there is a lot of debate stuff here about motor swaps.
My 93 teg broke a rod. Yes you heard right, half of the rod is connected to the crank and the other half is just sitting in the cylinder… convieniently smashing the valves. I am looking into swapping the b18a for a b16a.
Basically, I know what to do for the swap and all of that. Thanks g2ic!
I was looking for feedback on experiences with ordering a jdm one. Any bad sites? Good sites? I have found a few sites that sent me compression info but they could be lying and send a crap motor but tested a good one… I checked the sponsor sites and none imported the engines.
actually, there are some places that you can request a video of a compression test and they even show you the serial number of the exact motor that you ordered. one of my buddies ordered his motor like this. i did a compression test after we installed his h22 and came up with the exact same results as the video. if they say they don’t have time, chances are they are a bunch of rip-offs.
btw if you get a b16a for your 93, try get an xsi swap, you will get the short geared ys1 with it and 168hp, not too shabby!
The B16a is a nice little engine I had one in my XSI, you will enjoy the vtec it is a nice change from the b18b. I was thinking about doing a b16 in my turbo GS, The biggest reason the b16 is so popular is because of the price comparing to other vtec motors.
a b16 is a good motor i just took one out and put in my built type R motor. a b16 is as fast as an ls motor give or take. y is this a b16 dont have st for TQ. TQ wins races not HP. now a b16 has a great rod to stroke ratio so u can rev the fk out of them if u change the valve springs. i took mine to 9000 rpms all the time but i had head work done and still runs like new. if u want to save money and less work take a b18 but if u want vtec at a good price get a b16 if u want the best of both worlds do a ls/vtec of a 1.8 vtec motor and spend some $$$$$$$.
[QUOTE=kNOwLedGe420;1731434]…Tell that to an F1 race team.
Torque wins DRAG RACES. Mid-range and top end horsepower win circuit races.[/QUOTE]
u ever seen a da on a f1 race team with a 4cyl vtec or ls? im talking drag racing and autocrossing. even on circuit racing u can have all the power u want but if u dont have much tq u are not going to get there fast. fl race teams have great tq.
The power a Formula One engine produces is generated by operating at a very high rotational speed, up to 20,000 revolutions per minute (RPM). This contrasts with road car engines of a similar size which operate safely at typically less than 7,000 RPM. However, the torque (turning force at a given speed) of a Formula One engine is not much higher than a conventional petrol engine. For example, the 2006 2.4 litre Toyota RVX-06 V8 engine produces 552 kW (740 bhp, 751 PS) at 19,000 RPM and outputs 274 Nm of torque giving the engine a 14.3 bar mean effective pressure. This is comparable with the 14.3 bar maximum MEP of the 2003 BMW E46 M3 CSL, the best production car in this respect.