Originally Posted by AF
Uh yeah, don't do a B18C5 if you wanna run boost. Do a B18C1, even built ITR engines tend to like to go boom after a while, even with a good tune. People get greedy with the boost.
Neither engine is really well suited for crazy boost anyway. H22 suffers from thin cylinder walls and the usual shitty open deck block design, but nothing a set of sleeves can't fix.
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The compression ratio of the B18C5 isn't much different than the C1...people are just stupid and run FMU's.
Originally Posted by Brad
you can run higher boost on an LS than a GSR, or you can run less boost and have vtec.
Not true...it's all in the tuning. A competent tuner and a good EMS/fuel setup goes a long way.
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