i am happt to finally here someone respect the dseries on here.i wouldnt waste my time with the b-18 unless it was a b-18c,the b-18 plain ls motor puts down 150 h.p. tho not 140 and ls vtec puts 180 h.p the type r is like 200 h.p. why waste ur time and money on hasport?? i can put down well over 250 h.p on a mini me d15b with z6 head or plain old z6 complete boosted plus well over 200 lbs less weight!!!
Originally Posted by
jlicrx
well, stock it is only 130hp - due to the additional 100lbs or so that you will be adding with the B18 engine, tranny, etc. the stock engine is not going to be much quicker than your Si - unless you convert it to LS-VTEC, it is kind of a dog - there are several D-series engines that make just as much power, and essentially bolt right into your car without having to buy the transmission, mounts, shift linkage, axles, etc. required for the B-series engine - some of those engines are the JDM D15B VTEC, JDM SOHC ZC VTEC,
JDM DOHC ZC non-VTEC, USDM D16Z6 VTEC and USDM D16Y8 VTEC - these all have 130hp and don't add any weight to your car, except for the DOHC ZC which adds less than 15lbs.