b18c head

**rainy dayz** · 07-08-2005 04:06 PM

ok yes i am new here but before you flame me and tell me to search i tried and i didnt find anything helpful

basically i have been reading on the 'poor mans type r' with b18c head on b16a and i was thinking of doing this on my EK.

how much would i be looking at for the head?
would i need to change the intake manifold?

thanks for yor help guys

**rainy dayz** · 07-08-2005 04:12 PM

yeah sorry it posted it before i had finished typing.

i have read about this in regard to type R head, but would a vtir head work too?

i am interested in the price/performance between the 2

**barefootbonzai** · 07-08-2005 06:00 PM

welcome man, but you got it the wrong way around. You need a B16 head on a B18 block.

**panda[cRx]** · 07-08-2005 06:07 PM

yeah was about to say the same thing lol

afaik changing to a b18cr head wouldn't give much of a performance increase as its pretty similar to the b16a head (hey feel free correct me if i'm wrong lol)

as far as a vtir head u'd prolly be better off with the b16a head.

as for prices i'm not sure but i'll have a b18c head up for sale so0on

**TODA AU** · 07-08-2005 08:14 PM

B18C2 cyl head works really well for high rpm.

**spardikis** · 13-08-2005 07:10 PM

look at the civic delsol gen2 (b16a2) head as it has pretty good (nearly the same as type-r) flow properties but a little less comp than the b18c. Also with the poor mans type-r look at your bottom end reliability....
balancing internals, different rod bolts and rods, oil reliefe valves, etc etc.... It's pretty hyped up and good if done properly, but look at the negatives as well. Its probably cheaper and more reliable just to go for the vtir bottom end with civic del sol head-combo. then thin gasket to rais comp.

**tinkerbell** · 14-08-2005 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by TODA AU

B18C2 cyl head works really well for high rpm.

why?

**Chi** · 14-08-2005 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by TODA AU

B18C2 cyl head works really well for high rpm.

Yes im wondering too, Charlie @ GPC told me similar thing, but wouldnt explain to me why, He just said it is dont ask why!

**revNhevN** · 14-08-2005 08:38 PM

heres my theory. i have read all type-r heads hand ported and polished by honda to flow better. put on a 1.6L b16a, i guess you would only see gains at higher revs where unristicted flow is more important.

type-r head = b16a that has been ported and polished by honda, is this correct?