Best engine to turbocharge

[Paul1985]

hey guys,
just wondering..

in an EG sedan.. what would be the best engine to turbocharge (i mean of all available options, eg. d16y, b16a, b18c etc etc)????

ive read that the b18c is no good due to the compression of it already or something?? not too sure... so i was wondering what would be the best just out of curiosity, i was thinking b16a.

maybe someone could mention the pros and cons of turbocharging each engine type.

thanks

[tRipitaka]

i read that the b18b is the best to turbo because of it's compression..
plus no vtec..

[Paul1985]

it seems as if more d series engines are turbocharged than b series..
i might be wrong but thats the impression i get.
dont know whether its coz people decide to turbo there d engines rather than do a na b series swap, because they like boost..

[Q_ball]

i read that the b18b is the best to turbo because of it's compression..
plus no vtec..

tru dat b18b yo

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

i read that the b18b is the best to turbo because of it's compression..
plus no vtec..

I agree the b18a or b18b are supposed to be the safest and best to turbo.

[Paul1985]

hmmm might have to do some searching on these 2, only ever really wondered about the b18c no the a or b, thanks guys...

any idea on the costs/availabilities of these if wanting a 1/2 cut ?
are they rare or quit simple to stumble across

[tRipitaka]

what one are you talking about ?
the b18b ? or the b18c ?
b18a = LS tegs ? i'm guessing ?
b18b = GSI tegs
b18c = VTIR/Type R tegs

and you would find that most people boost their dseries because they start off with the dseries, and would rather get the best "bang for you buck" mods.. i.e boost

[saxman]

the best engine to turbo is the one with the best fuel management/tuning


any of those engines can be safely turboed and make plenty of power.

I personally would spend the money an engine swap would cost to build the internals of the engine that's already there. You'll make more power for the money that way.

[BLKCRX]

b16 450kw @11,500rpm at the wheels ! and power is still increasing... just wait till i add more boost.. ;-)
b16 the whole way perfect rod/stroke ratio.

Regards James

[Stoosh]

i wouldve thought the b18c cuz it has the VTEC..but why are people sayin its bad to have turbo with a VTEC engine? wouldnt that make the car even faster? u get the turbo kickin in then the vtec? how is that bad?

[Paul1985]

im not too sure but i think its got something to do with the compression of the b18c... i think turbocharging it adds too much or something...

im not really sure myself

[Savant]

uhhh lower compression?

but it's not a problem anyway!

Does anyone postuing here actually know what they are talking about? blkcrx seems to be the only one with experience...