this whole b16 vs b18 vs b20 thing again....

[louie]

hey guys im starting my eg project this weekend, its a carby.... til next weekend so i wanna workout which engine i want,its either b16,b18 or b20... if i go b20 itll probally end up being a b20 with vtec.. tell me what you guys think?

Cheers,

[Benson]

Whats your budget for the B-series?

[louie]

3-4Kish, cheers for the quick reply.

[louie]

but thats with gb, loom,ecu, etc,

[Alexplicit]

how bout a search?

have a read through the performance and price of each engine and work out which is best for you.

b16 - cheap very reliable easy to source parts
Power: 161 hp (120 kW) @ 7600 rpm & 111 lb·ft (150 N·m) @ 7000 rpm

b18c7 - tad more expencive little harder to find parts for, more performance
190 PS (140 kW; 187 hp) @ 8200 rpm & 127 lb·ft (172 N·m) @ 7500 rpm

b20 - i would say around same price as b18, although everything is custom, harder to source parts again, make great power! from what i know, not as reliabe as b16-b18
140-160kw with shit loads of torque :D

[louie]

hmm yeah will have to be between the b18 and the b20 with power, but like you said "not as reliable" any chance you guys know a good place to get a b18c7, where i wont get ripped to the pancreas.

Cheers.

[lsvtec]

a b18c7 would probably cost u more than ure budget

[louie]

mmmmm, rough pricing? i could saving again, its not vital that i have it straight away (:

[lsvtec]

id say around $5000-$6000 for a b18c7 half cut and roughly around $1000 for labour

[lsvtec]

or for example vtec1987 has got a drive in drive out jdm b18cr deal for $5700 for efi eg's

[louie]

(: id rather go for the k24 hybrid for sale then ... ill see what i can work out with him (:

Cheers for the input guys

[lsvtec]

no worries champ

[dougie_504]

$3000-4000 you could try to get a B16A in. $2000-2500 for the full engine, $500 mounts, and some more for labour + belt/pump/gaskets/fluids etc.

You simply cannot afford a B18C or B20VTEC on your budget.


Search, don't be lazy. You're not covering any new material in this topic so I'm going to close it. If you want you can PM me to discuss and if you think this thread will be unique in some way then I'll open it again.