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TimmAh85
04-08-2004, 02:47 PM
Has anyone done a frankestien Conversion to their car?
if anyone has please let me know on how your car travels now and is it worth doing?
CIVIC-R
04-08-2004, 02:57 PM
which frankenstein??? be more specific... The B20/B16, B18/B16 or i guess even K24/K20?
TimmAh85
04-08-2004, 02:58 PM
B18/B16
SPEEDCORE
04-08-2004, 03:12 PM
There are more "Frankenstein" Hondas out there than you actually think..........
I see them every day..... Type R stickers, Powered By Mugen stickers, shocking bodykits etc etc...
Yep, these are the true "Frankensteins".....
scariest farkin' things on the damn roads if you ask me....
:lol:
Setanta
04-08-2004, 04:34 PM
http://www.ozhonda.com/search.php?sid=d98dabc75382dbfda1436a0df842bd06
Search is your friend
BTW - B18/B16 is mini-me - B20/B16 is frankenstein
VTEChnique
04-08-2004, 05:38 PM
BTW - B18/B16 is mini-me - B20/B16 is frankenstein
No man...
Frankenstein / LS-[acronym:d5ecf4f85f="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:d5ecf4f85f] = B18 Block + B16 Head
Mini-me = D15/D16 with [acronym:d5ecf4f85f="Single Overhead Cam"]SOHC[/acronym:d5ecf4f85f] [acronym:d5ecf4f85f="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:d5ecf4f85f] head
B20-[acronym:d5ecf4f85f="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:d5ecf4f85f] is B20B/Z block + B16 (etc) Head.
as for the K-series, it's just called Frankenstein..
basically ANY engine that has a different head than what was originally intended for the block and has mix-matched internals is called a 'frankenstein'.. so basically ALL of the above are 'Frank's'...
Setanta
04-08-2004, 05:41 PM
pfft - depends who you talk to - B20/B16 has always been frank to me - at least on the US 4G forums ;) mini me sucks anyway from the literature - great for 10K miles - then falls over :D
VTEChnique
04-08-2004, 06:13 PM
no it doesnt depend who you talk to unless they are WRONG..
LS-[acronym:560116c0a1="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:560116c0a1] has been around for almost 10 years.. B20 is relatively new..
I have articles in a US Honda Tuning / super-Street magazine from 1996.. FRANKENSTEIN/LS-[acronym:560116c0a1="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:560116c0a1]..
any mix-matched head and block will have a shorter lifespan than a stock motor.. doesnt matter if it's d-series, B-series or even K-series.. of course you can re-build the engine to stronger than a stock motor, but you are gambling on your chosen combination of parts and NO LS-[acronym:560116c0a1="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:560116c0a1]/B20-[acronym:560116c0a1="Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control"]VTEC[/acronym:560116c0a1] or mini-me has run anywhere near 100,000Kms.. as far as I know.
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