B16 block and head build

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B16 block and head build

By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:32 pm #188732 okay so i got a B16 head with my B18 and was going to do a LS swap.
now im looking at picking up a B16 block to use my head with.

i need to know if my head will bolt onto the block?
its a 2000 sir 2nd gen A2, short block
and i have no idea what my head is?

how do i find out? and is it a straight bolt on?
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:41 pm #188735 any b16 head will bolt to any b16 block... gen dosent matter, for that fact any gsr head will bolt to a b16 block... even the b17 head (same casting as b16 but diff. cams) will work, as long as its a b series vtec head and the vtec block it is a direct bolt up, dosent matter, they all use the same head gasket for that matter....
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:18 pm #188739 awesome! so its only the LS swap that needs the oil line feed?
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:19 pm #188740 correct :thumb: , ls/v and b20/v are the only ones that need an oil line
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:21 pm #188741 good to know thanks :thumb:

now another question that i was wondering....
say i wanted to build the B16 using other parts from better B series
what should i go with? pistons, crank, and all that stuff?

i plan on staying N/A
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:37 pm #188743 personally, if your going b16 all motor, and you dont want to spend the money for an eagle stroker kit like the one i have, i would shotpeen and balance your stock rods, and deburr the parting lines or casting lines on the beams, get arp rod bolts, knife edge the stock b16 crank, bore the block, and maybe shave the head a little and some mild port work, and the get high compression kit i gave you the link too below, and balance the whole rotating assembly, and id do a fully built head with crower valvetrain... id say you could pull off close to 250 whp (maybe more :?) na with a setup like that... the only reason i say to keep your stock b16 crank is because the b16 has and amazing r/s (rod to stroke ratio) of about 1.74:1 with is great for high reving... wich if you stay na is what you will have to do to make power is to rev it...

http://fjdistributors.com/product_info. ... cts_id=216


i have heard that the gsr engine and itr engine have narrower connecting rods than the b18a/b and b16a engines... so the interchange ability there maybe limited...
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:07 pm #188746 hmm i would love to make 250!
how much difference is the stroker kit compared to the link you sent me?
if its worth the money ill pick it up.
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:07 pm #188747 hmm i would love to make 250!
how much difference is the stroker kit compared to the link you sent me?
if its worth the money ill pick it up.

if you have a link on that stroker kit, please send.
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:16 pm #188748 my stroker kit is about 1500 new its the eagle .... honestly the only thing you pick up is some torque... i got mine used for a great price... it was in one engine and the guy leaned it out on the dyno and melted a piston, didnt hurt the bottom end, i had it checked at a machine shop... so all i need is a set of pistons, im looking forward to my build... one day lol



http://crower.com/cat/import/honda/stro ... oker.shtml

(mine) http://www.cimotorsports.net/motor-spor ... -b16a.html
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:08 pm #188758 all that money just for some extra torque.
hmm ill spend that money on HP 8)
ill start shopping around for some parts to build the bottom end.

if anyone else has info please post.
Thanks! :thumb:
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:14 pm #188761
99cx wrote:all that money just for some extra torque.



im not gona lie, the components are way high quality and the crank is lightend, i wouldnt have gotten it if i wouldnt have gotten a good deal on it used, the crank still had assembly lube on it when i got it... but for the money it costs, you can do alot with they first way i told you :thumb: the big thing that would hit the sweet spot for an engine like that would be an 98+ itr or ctr or si trans... the itr is ultra low geard and lsd... and the only difference between the ctr and si, is the ctr has the double syncro and lsd...
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By 99cx
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:18 pm #188763 haha really eh, that tranny is a must then.
how much do those usually go for?
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By forcefedEG
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:21 pm #188767 for an all motor setup that trans will keep you in your power band better, i would highly recomend investing in one,

from hmotors there about 1200+ shipped on a pallet, i have seen them for 700 to 800 in local traders, thats going off of the itr trans, the si you could prob find for the 500 range, but for tha kinda power id highly recomend an lsd equiped trans as well....
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