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depends on the nature of the track. if you're at a track like sandown where there are long stretched straights, then of course you will find a B18C slow compared to all the turbos.
on a tighter track, even a B16 is competitive. you won't really be left for dead in a place like winton.
tight tracks you can almost ignore power. an example is the F-SAE. the 600cc engines are limited to a 20mm throttlebody restrictor. at first this seems crazy...but when you think about it. the cars are NEVER at 100% throttle cause the tracks are so tight....the cars can get to 100 in less then 4 seconds, but they never actualy get to 100 in practice. if you try at 100% throttle you'll either understeer or oversteer off the track (depending on how the car is balanced.
but i say ALMOST. even in very short straights if you have a short ratios and an agressive final drive it can make the difference...but only if the suspension and chassis is set up properly.
h22a it man. i smash b18cr's in my eg, im assuming a h in an ek would do the same
get short ratio gears. its all in the gearing. otherwise, do some aftermarket cam or up the compression and tune. or just get NOS!
after some long long long thread,
just one little question.
does beating a eg with b18 makes u fly?
at end of the day it's just a civic,
the chassis is built for daily use and some good control over corners.
if reali concerns beating ppl's car that much
why don't just get a quicker car with the money on mods?
Because beating a civic with another civic makes u fly!
Impossible question, back in the day i beat a sydney head that came up here with a b18c eg and i was in a b18c ej8. I am by no means a good driver. Why not do as benson said and k swap, that way you dont really have to worry about being beaten by much. You can do the swap cheap if you source package deals from the states and do it in your garage. You get a 6spd box which is great for daily driving and you can have p/s and a/c. Or you can sit on the internet all day and wonder what if and waste time doing that.
well if you have a mint condition eg with a b18cr motor and shit poorly condition ek with a b18cr
or vice versa
whos car do you think will win
comes down to more than just what motor you have in the car
more to the fact who's engine is running better, tuned better, combination of parts that work together, suspension , tyres, clutch, set up, driver, etc
so end of the day some one could have a b16a that is faster than a b18cr
too many variables to say unless you find out for your self
most egs with b18crs do low 14's or less
so thats a something to aim for