B16Ä2 VTEC "KICK" "FEELING" Non Existent?

Hey Mike,

Gen2 CRX ceased production in 1991 and the B16A CRXs were never released in Australia. The EF8 (CRX SiR) was imported and are now not importable anymore :(

From 1992 onwards the Gen3 CRX was produced and despite the fact that the chassis is hideous and a terrible update on the Gen2 it did come with the standard B16A2 which made 170BHP.


As for the B16's...most of them have been flogged or are simple just old and in need of a rebuild. The standard B16A from the Gen2 CRX SiR made 158BHP (117.9KW) and made 93KW ATW straight from the factory.

Found an interesting read. http://asia.vtec.net/beystock/honda/civicr/
Shows the differences between the B16a And the B16B

And the b16b was supposed to have made 185ps, which is 182hp, or 136kw at the flywheel

As you said alot of the older b16a's have been flogged, or are just long in the tooth.

should put a itr crank in the b16b. instant B18C lol

i know right... i really want to but its healthy atm and i cant justify the money i'd have to pay someone for labour, PLUS i'd need a tuneable ecu as the pistons are different to ITR ones and you run higher compression afaik

edit- plus i'm on p's its so tempting to go for a stroker and b20 it but too much money for an apprentice :( still nice to know the potentials there and i'd never get caught as a p plater :D

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Originally Posted by dougie_504

Hey Mike,

Gen2 CRX ceased production in 1991 and the B16A CRXs were never released in Australia. The EF8 (CRX SiR) was imported and are now not importable anymore :(

From 1992 onwards the Gen3 CRX was produced and despite the fact that the chassis is hideous and a terrible update on the Gen2 it did come with the standard B16A2 which made 170BHP.


As for the B16's...most of them have been flogged or are simple just old and in need of a rebuild. The standard B16A from the Gen2 CRX SiR made 158BHP (117.9KW) and made 93KW ATW straight from the factory.

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My mistake, it was the 3rd gen, not the second. I'm not much of a CRX man :confused:. Still, I do like the shape of the gen 3 CRX/delsol. IMO its a nice looker. Pity about the chassis, ive heard its especially bad when the targa top is off.

But i must say that B16as can take a good flogging, as long as they are serviced regularly (like, every 5000km). Also depends on what you class as flogging. I'm guessing u mean heavy track duties. That'll make an engine wear out quick.

One thing I hate is seeing a cold engine get flogged, or just any car getting flogged ona wet road so they get massive tyre-spin...sigh...

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Originally Posted by dougie_504

One thing I hate is seeing a cold engine get flogged, or just any car getting flogged ona wet road so they get massive tyre-spin...sigh...

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it worries me when i see threads and people ask 'is your engine warm?'
are there people out there that have no clue about warming up an engine?

also i see video clips of people revving and condensation/steam comes out of the exhaust...
at least drive the car around then come home and film the exhaust...

i can feel my b16a vtec "kick" in...

i love how people talk about b16 vtec "kick". it's a 1.6L... srsly how much extra torque do you really expect to feel?!! lol
if u wanna feel it, do your cams or sit in the passenger seat as long as you have good I/H/E.

the VTEC lets you rev longer. the car next to you (soon to be behind you :p) is reaching for gears when you're just hitting the "ok let's go" part of the rev range.

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Originally Posted by kraiye

i love how people talk about b16 vtec "kick". it's a 1.6L... srsly how much extra torque do you really expect to feel?!! lol
if u wanna feel it, do your cams or sit in the passenger seat as long as you have good I/H/E.

the VTEC lets you rev longer. the car next to you (soon to be behind you :p) is reaching for gears when you're just hitting the "ok let's go" part of the rev range.

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Originally Posted by kraiye

i love how people talk about b16 vtec "kick". it's a 1.6L... srsly how much extra torque do you really expect to feel?!! lol
if u wanna feel it, do your cams or sit in the passenger seat as long as you have good I/H/E.

the VTEC lets you rev longer. the car next to you (soon to be behind you :p) is reaching for gears when you're just hitting the "ok let's go" part of the rev range.

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I also would like to :thumbsup:

we all know hondas are shit for torque unless modded . If you want a car that kicks you back in your seat buy a rwd turbo or 4wd turbo. Even my b20 feels pretty torquey, but after going in a drive in my uncles 12 sec WRX , it feels babyish. So in the end if you have a 14 sec turbo rwd/4wd car and a 14 sec na fwd car, which one will feel faster?