B16A or B16B???? bang for buck..

**Sitwy** · 27-09-2005 12:34 PM

I wish the work shop is not located in melbourne >.<

**blusir2** · 27-09-2005 09:50 PM

i only there on weekends to help with sales and sum work on thr floor...
i have a full time job apart from it.. i have known adrian for many years and thats why i will go down and help him with sales and give him an extra hand on the workshop floor when he is too busy...

im the only asian guy there so u will notice me next time if u see me??

**Perry** · 27-09-2005 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by blusir2

i only there on weekends to help with sales and sum work on thr floor...
i have a full time job apart from it.. i have known adrian for many years and thats why i will go down and help him with sales and give him an extra hand on the workshop floor when he is too busy...

im the only asian guy there so u will notice me next time if u see me??

oh i was about to ask adrian if he needed help on the weekends as well ehhee
ill see u around there soon bro

**intacivic16v** · 28-09-2005 08:52 AM

Work shop in Sydney... thats a bit of a bummer i used to live there a year ago, now i live 10hours away near the QLD boarder

**blusir2** · 28-09-2005 10:05 AM

well we have authorised dealers in Queensland... u have plenty of resources.. anywayz.. u dun have to come to our workshop but just get good advice.. and like i said just start off by thinking how much power u want and how much u can afford.. that is the best platform for a start on wat to get...

good luck

**Civic Type R** · 28-09-2005 01:17 PM

Any chance of heading out west - Perth way ?

**Dylanamus** · 03-12-2006 08:59 PM

The b16b us a destroked b18c, not just a "better" b16a. So despite both engines being 1600cc, they are not in the same league. The short stroke of the b16b makes it a really fast revving and fun engine to play with. You'll probably have to give people a better idea of how much you are expecting to pay for your front cut for anyone here to give you better advice.

For example, every time I see a b16b front cut for sale, it's so close to the price of a b18cR that as tempting as it is to get the underdog b16b, it just doesn't remain a financially economical choice. I'd give you this advice too if I knew that your deal was not far off what you could pick up the big brother for.

The conversion itself will cost roughly the same in labour for any choice as all are b series hydro and will all require the same attention mostly.

Based on your goals, I would personally recommend a b16a and put the balance towards suspension modifications. Take hipowerracing's CRX (with an untouched b16a onboard) as an example. Without any extra power beyond the b16a, (and CAI etc), that car has pulled lap times above evos, wrxs, skylines etc.

If you get the b16b conversion you'll find yourself wishing you could still afford race coilovers, semi slicks, and thicker/wider swaybars, while your laptimes will probably be worse than the stock b16a with handling mods.

If you've budgeted for handling improvements aswell and can afford the whole lot, then why not get the b16b! As mentioned, it has a closer ratio type R LSD transmission! That's just what I reckon...

**e240** · 04-12-2006 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by blusir2

these idiots spend over 200k on their supposed euro sports car and they get ripped by a 1989 crx... hahahaha

at the end of the day, I'd rather be an "idiot" with 200K to blow than a nothing with a rice rocket wondering how to afford the next oil change.

**preludacris** · 05-12-2006 03:03 AM

who wouldnt

but they still get ripped by a 89 crx in need of an oil change. funny huh.

**e240** · 05-12-2006 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by preludacris

who wouldnt

but they still get ripped by a 89 crx in need of an oil change. funny huh.

Funny? Nope..I see it more as sour grapes. Just because one has a Porsche doesn't mean they have to drive the balls off it. They probably don't have ego to make up. These people don't even care if you're faster than them, and you probably rely on them to give you a job.

A Class 2D Porsche can clock a 1:45 at Eastern Creek in the hands of a capable driver easy. Can any 4 banger rice rocket come even close to that?

**Dylanamus** · 05-12-2006 10:03 AM

Gets off topic pretty quick these days haha. Seriously, bottom line is if you can afford the b16b, yes it is better than a b16a. Simple. But I would get the b16a with handling mods over a b16b and no handling mods any day. If you haven't already discovered it, you will soon come to realise that handling is everything in a FWD. Leave the all power and no handling to the muscle cars.