So, what jdm engine series would you recommend if i wanted to F/I??

 

well the BEST would probably be B18B non vtec.. they like forced induction..


Another *good* motor would probably be the B18C1...

check out westcoaststyle's car.. its turbo b18c1.. I worship it

Why are you so hell-bent on a JDM motor?


I guess it would be the B18C and B18B motors, respectively

 

JDM is not "all that" and the proverbial bag of chips... you can often find a good deal on a US engine.

For boost, it would be a toss-up between a B18B and a B18C.

If money was no issue, I'd go nuts with an H22A plus turbo.

Then again, if money was no issue, I'd pick a different car to work on. Honda motors are expensive... Supra, DSM, and RX-7 engines aren't.

 

the nice thing about type R engines is that if you want to go boost with it, you can sell the stock parts (pistons, rods, etc) on ebay for $$$

well, you'll get more than you would gsr parts :dunno:

 

H22 is where the speed is at. Alot more base horsepower (220) provided you get the right motor. I have a h22 civic and its bad ass with no mods. I am also the only one in my area,that I know of, that has one, and that is cool.

Austin

 

If you're going to be upgrading the engine the ONLY drawbacks to getting a GSR engine instead of a Type R are: Intake manifold, and transmission. The GSR comes with a dual stage intake manifold which is almost universally thrown out the window by modders. The R comes with limited slip in the trans, as well as a tweaked final drive.


But seriously, if you're going to rebuild the engines at all, all the advantages of a R vanish. The R's cams make more power, but a piddly amount more... either way you'll replace them. Pistons have a higher dome, but not enough for aggressive cams. Rods slightly stronger, but not strong enough.

The fact of the matter is that the R engine, while a trick little number, is still just a tweaked street machine. If you're going for power it'll need just as much modification as the rest of the VTEC engines.

 

The intake manifold is a minor problem, thanks to the Skunk2 manifold and similar R copies made for the P72 bolt pattern.

The GS-R trans is also a minor inconvenience, as you can drop in a number of LSD's and change the final drive gear (ex: a JDM Type R 4.75) if you like.

 

Exactly. He asked if the R engines were less customizable. Those two problems are the only barriers to tuning in which the GSR costs more to modify than the R.