i dont know if this is been posted yet but is a turbo on an 98 ex as realible as a b16b or a b18c swap i need power i cant take this shit anymore intake/exhaust just made my v tec louder lol and my car deeper i need power with a daily driver that i that i know is realible? how my miles have you guys had your swap for? any new info is great i have been studying all the possibilitys and paper work doesnt mean anything to me i would like to know how your rides are going with the turbo if you have it or with a swap

 

I swapped my engine to a B16a and found a nice power difference over my old sohc ZC motor. I personally would get a B18B and turbo it if you are looking for power.

 

ask these guys

http://www.turbod16.com/

 

How many of these threads are made a day?

 

:sqfawk: a shit load

 

Building any tuner car requires knowledge and patience, and it will be as reliable as the builder made it. If power is your quest, and you're not breaking it... you're not pushing it hard enough. Once you start, there's no magical point where you'll be satisfied enough with it to stop. There is no such thing as "enough" power.

If you want reliability, then don't build a tuner car. Buy a bone stock car that's already fast, or get a second car so you can break your tuner with confidence.

 

couldn't of said it better myself

 

i already have a car with more then enough horsepower but i cant drive that everyday i wanted soemthing for my honda casue i like it alot it easy/fun to drive but its a good daily driver with great gas mileage but its slow as shit and i want to knwo my options with an import

 

stock answer v. searchandyou'llreadthisathousandtimesover:

Which is more reliable? Impossible question to answer, heres why. A b16a or b18c swap seems like the most reliable solution because you're just putting another bone-stock factory built honda motor in. Of course, you're buying a motor you know nothing about... you don't know how many miles are on it, how it was treated or maintained, or if there is anything wrong with it. But what about turbo? Tons of people have reliably turboed their cars and piled the miles on with no problems, but then tons of people haven't. There might be something inherently unreliabe about turboing a motor that was never intended to be used that way, but that "problem" is dwarfed by the unreliability caused by faulty installation, tuning, parts selection and research.

Bottom line: Decide what you want, and get it. Be careful and take your time, it will only be as reliable as you make it.

:edit: in response to your last post, if you want to make it fast, expect fuel economy to suffer.

 

Haven't we been over this?





















There's never "enough" horsepower.