EG b18/b20b

[dslt]

hey guys, Im picking up my eg b18/b20 in a few weeks time. Just wanted to know if having a stock b20 bottom end with a worked b18c head could be used as a daily? I mean what are the pro's n cons with this setup.


any info would help

cheers
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[trism]

yes it could

why wouldnt it be able to?

dont drive like a dick and youll be fine

[onlykillzz]

its only has fast as you can drive it so drive it slow and you will be fine

[Benson]

worked head on a stock bottom end?

[55EXX]

stock bottom end? it couldn't be. no one would put a worked head on a stock b20 bottom end would they

[Benson]

with 9.x:1 compression i wouldnt think so..

[trism]

why???????

[dslt]

The reason for stock bottom end is, cause the owner at the moment full built the b18c7 from top to bottom, and it wasnt tuned properly so the bottom end shat itself. This is the reason for built head, he is just putting the b20b bottom end so he can sell the car to me. For 8k i wouldn't be complaining so just wanted to find out if this was an ok build for daily driving.

Car will come with
Powerfc
Spoon valve springs
Spoon cam gears
ARP studs
Oil cooler
AEM fuel rail
ATS gearbox with kazz lsd 4.9fd
Ogura clutch less than 100km old
and a few extra goodies

[cris88]

hey mate.... i think it is a great choice......jus avoid vtecing to muchh undercover xr6's around the area :p hehehe

[cris88]

meh,,, give emm a run LOL

[55EXX]

watch your revs. reason to blowing out the bottom? high revs?

[teh_mechanic]

b20 has longer and weaker conrods. so it wont want to rev as high as the b18.
normally with b20 setups some minor work is done to the bottom end before it can be bolted to a b series vtec head...like the oil galleries need to be modified for vtec if im not mistaken.

anyway, just dont over-rev the thing, take advantage of the extra midrange torque the b20 provides

[dslt]

yeah, previous owner over revved it while not tuned probably. I think it was about 9-10k rpm. I'm actually considering getting the bottom end built a lil while the engine is still out. But hopefully ill be able to source some parts out by the end of the week.

[Benson]

OEM rods can handle 8800rpm..

[dslt]

oh nice, someone was telling me b20 redline would be about 6k.. weird

[trism]

youre confused about the meaning of "redline"


all the "redline" is where manufacturers feel that the engine starts to become weak. thats all it is.

then you have the revlimiter which is a bit further on, and pysicaly stops the motor from reving anymore

[ZeForce]

oh nice, someone was telling me b20 redline would be about 6k.. weird

I rev my B20VTEC to 8k rpm daily.....


As for the OP's question the low end torque should make it an excellent daily driver :thumbsup: