hmm.

 

i will say B16A2

 

I agreed, b16a2 is a better platform overall.. better tranny, better head, and you can always swap out a nice longblock for that 1.6 later

 

no offense, but if you can't decide which engine you want, then you don't know enough about what you want or enough about each respective engine.

My opinion is that the b18b is a more worthwile swap, no question about it.
I've always wondered, granted the b16 has considerable top-end compared to a 1.6l d-series, but why go through the trouble of swapping in a motor with the same displacement? IMO it's just not worth it. The torque gains from the b18 are the driving factor (no pun intended) behind my opinion. And remember, IF you decide to turbo this engine in the future, the b18 will walk the b16 all day (on similar budgets).

 

Go B16A2.

 

On similar budgets . Of course it would. B16A2's are 2000-2500 dollars, whereas the b18b is less than 1000, you could do a lot more with a B18B if your budget is limited.

He is right about the torque. It will pull harder, which makes it more fun.

 

Id go with te B18B as mentioned the torque is there. stock for stock id say youd be hanging with b16s. Plus if you do decide to go vtec later on you can always slap*well more to it than that but you know what i mean* on a b16s head on there, change to a b16s transmission. your set basically. if you plan on doing turbo later on keep the ls tranny longer gears means you stay boostin longer.

 

i decided to get best of both worlds.. i have already purchased an LS/vtec swap.
hoping to drop it in this week.. ill let you guys know how it turns out.

 

make sure the rods have arp studs, and that the head gasket isn't leaking in any way

 

yes do make sure u have ARP head studs on it