Was suprised how little of torque the B16a had, but you got to remember its a 1.6L non-turbo. Lol i think the B20 might of had you expecting a bit more... but not to worry just change the bottom end+mods+computer and watch the difference
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Was suprised how little of torque the B16a had, but you got to remember its a 1.6L non-turbo. Lol i think the B20 might of had you expecting a bit more... but not to worry just change the bottom end+mods+computer and watch the difference
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Yeah I'm strongly considering going B20VTEC in my JDM CRX when I get home from Europe.
My head gasket needs to be changed, and my timing belt/water pump aren't far off, so I'm thinking B20VTEC with new 2.5'' headers/exhaust, either CAI all piping or DIY ICE box.
Maybe head work, like valves, springs, retainers, gear, shafts, 3-angle.
What do you think?
without spamming, i think people just dont understand it man! these cars are getting more affordable and landing in the hands of a younger generation who are expecting more, without appreciating the engineering...
:-) but then places like Ozhonda will hopefully help educate!
if you want to feel the kick
you need to change to a lower gears so its high in the rev range of the vtec
say 80 kms back to 2 nd gear
you wont feel anything if its a gradual acceleration
in saying that a quality intake , header and exhaust will make the car feel alot better
as vtecs love to breathe
anyway all the haters on b16 must realise it is a 21 year old design and forget it was the best 1.6lt na motor for its DAY
compared to other motors today of course it will seem so to others
My JDM B16A with Type R cams, IHE and B18 gearbox gave a long and good 'kick', people that sat in it thought it had a B18CR lulz.
It was preety fkn quick though for a b16
What do you mean best 1.6L motor in its day
I'd say its still the best 1.6L motor on the market!
How many cars nowadays with a 1.6L would beat a b16a civic
I left my mates impreza rx for dead and thats a 2L motor and he had full exhaust, i'm running stock b16b headers and standard d series catback
subaru has alot of power loss with is AWD system ... u would probably beat an N/A EJ25 as well
I'm currently using just I/H/E (2.25" RS*R headers and 2" 5Zigen catback).
This year I was planning to save $20,000-26,000 toward a house deposit but I've decided to get this car-thing out of my system before I move out of home and go all independant - I have all my life to grow old and boring!
So I'm planning to get home from Europe with around $3000-5000 and I'm going to use half of that and half of my projected savings from this year to fund my CRX build.
I'm looking at budgeting around $12,000-15000.
Will use this money to do:
- B20VTEC
- ITR GBox
- Lightweight flywheel
- HD clutch
- Coilovers (either BC or S2)
- New tyres (RE001 or T1R)
- New head gasket, timing belt, water pump
- 3-angle grind
- Valves
- Springs
- Retainers
- Shafts
- Gears
- 2.5" full exhaust setup
- New CAI or DIY icebox
- ECU & tune
Do you think that'll be enough $$$?
I'll try to DIY some of it myself (although I'm no mechanical genius) because the CRX is my weekend car and I can just drive my EH Civic to work lol :)
EDIT:
Forgot to mention:
- Retrim leather seats
- Minor body work
- Fix sound system
Yeah man, i remember calculating an all out build, it was around the 8 grand mark. Im pretty sure your budget will be more than enough otherwise you should consider H2B or K series.. Because you already have a B16A it shouldnt cost you too much. It all depends on how far you want to go.
I want to stay B-series and I want to turn it into a street-legal monster with track capabilities :)