Originally Posted by Spec R
i've seen/driven/ridden a few b16 powered DC integra's. i'm so used to my slow ass LS, that the b16 seemed much more at home than the standard b18b, not to mention that its quicker, faster and smoother. sure it has less torque, but its not like its THAT much less. what would be slow is a b16 with a LS tranny. now that would be shitty. yes yes the torque curves/peaks are totally different between the two and i know that....
now,if you put a b16 tranny on a ls motor that should tear the b16 too pieces.And the torque difference is huge...thats why we have longer gears.Because we make all the torque too get through the gear quicker, than we would if we had too rev the piss out of it, ie b16.Spend the 1500 like this,custom turbo kit.Or if it was me,400 tranny...300 cams...300 p30 pistons...and the rest can be used for tuning if ya want.Theres a post on honda tech of a all-motor b18b1 making 190 hp and 160 torque.And he only spent about 2500 doing it...