Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The '92-'93 GSR with the B17 has essentially the same powerband as the B16 and I can speak from experience that it doesn't feel bogged down.
Yeah, but if they didn't drop the compression ratio in the B17A, it would have sat squarely between the B16A and B18C. It already has 117ft-lbs, and the HP would have been more like 165-170 if they gave them B16A pistons.
Another thing that helps the G2 GS-R is the gearing. It has a huge gearing advantage over the RS/LS/GS and the B16A transaxles.
Originally posted by MrFatBooty
B16 in a teg is no problem.
But, it's not going to be "blazin' fast" either. Remember, the Japanese lower models where powered by a SOHC ZC, so of course a B16A is an upgrade from that.
