Legalities of B18c swaps.

[SIKCVC]

just rang a couple of engerneers and yes you do need it... so many mixed messages its gonna cost me $480 but at least i wont get hastled by the cops over it. now all i need to know is the weight of both engines.

[tofu R]

how many cc's is the b16a? i think i read somewhere that the b18c is like 1834cc?

1834 for the gsi
we got a little less for vtir and itr .. 1797
look at those cubes man !
hehe =P
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[2ds]

i do believe the main difference between the b16a and the b18c's is infact the stroke (eg the engine was given more capacity by increasing the stroke not the bore) and so the b18c weighs almost the same as a b16a. i'd like to see a cop who could tell them apart too =)

if this sounds jumbled, well i havn't slept yet.

-2ds

[McChook]

reply...

I reckon go a B20 bottom end with a B16a Head (for compression). Stuff like Cams and valve springs fit the B16s and 18s, so why not pick the better of the two...

And like a cop would know the difference. All B series engines look exactly the same from the outside. Hell, my mate has a Datto 1600 with an SR20DE, and the cops dunno the diff.. and he's had the strip search 5 times on suspicion it might be a turbo...

[[[d a n n y]]]

well think about insurance... :?