i drive a JDM b16a em1 stock. with CAI and a exhaust. i can kind of feel the kick in it. but it makes more noise than its pulls.
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i drive a JDM b16a em1 stock. with CAI and a exhaust. i can kind of feel the kick in it. but it makes more noise than its pulls.
The SR16VE-N1 is an engine especially tuned by an external company is it not? Furthermore I think there were only a few hundred made so it's probably best compared to an engine built by Spoon or similar.
Also, given that the SR16VE-N1 is so rare I would assume that buying and building a B116A or B16B would be just a much or cheaper.
When I consider the quality of an engine I look at cost also, but in that case a SR16VE non-N1 would probably also be great quality.
Yeah true that.
Wah, didn't think mentioning Sr16 and BT 20v 4AGE would get ppl thinking + researching!..
also being a p plater vtec is prob the best thing to have with all the power restrictions. Good enough for me atm :)
isnt the sr16ve the biggest output 1.6L motor stock?
i dnt mean 2 b a nissan h8r (although i really dnt like SSS) but the sr20ve isnt that gr8 anyway i raced a m8 who has a n14 sr20ve will comp and all he got like 118kw atw and he only got my egb16a with i/h/e by only a bonnet he was spewing lol
lol think the neo motor was about the 140ish kw at the fly
my tyres aren't that great but even with 50% throttle in the wet i wheel spin all the way to 7k+ rpm once vtec engages
=_=
my current tyres have like 7500km left so i'll get a better tyres later and see what happens.
I own an em1, and of course at 6000rpm+ you can hear the engine snarl which I personally enjoy.
My B16a2 had been driven by a middle aged lady most of its life (serviced religiously to boot) who rarely drove in a spirited fashion, so it is in excellent condition and still drives like new. I take care of it fastiduously and the only mod i have is an an Injen CAI.
As far as a 'kick' is concerned, i would more describe it as a building surge of power which u cant feel pre-5500rpm. IMHO the switch over is more apprent than in a DC2, which ive also had experience driving.
Drive it from 6000 until the 8400Rpm cutout, and u'll feel a nice manic surge of acceleration.
Ive driven other guys B16as and some of them are crap because they have been neglected.
Launch it from 4000rpm in first and shift at 8000, then quickly and cleanly put it in second and do the same. I dont know many other NA 1.6s that can pull off excelleration like that. (im talking about ADM cars, not imports.)
well even if the sr16 or sr20 is better (imo they arent, sr's are the glass motor apparently) as said above it was put in a heavy chassis.
Whats the point of a great motor if its put in an average car.
I'll stand by my point and say for its time the b16a was the motor if its time... they were out in EF mind you so they are aging. And as for the B16B well i think for class racing, i think its a better package from factory than the sr16, i mean i've raced a sss and it was slow
b16b is 131kw atf correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by eg5civic
Despite it's age the b16a is a very robust and hard-wearing engine. Its the most underated engine of all time in the motoring community here in OZ.Quote:
Originally Posted by eg5civic
Talking ADMs, the b16a has been around since about 1993 (since 2nd gen CRX, correct me if i'm wrong).
Median ks on an average b16a is 200,000, and as long as they've been serviced by the book, they should still be going strong.
IMO, they've aged well :honda: