B16 with B18 head? a couple questions
12-14-2004, 02:22 PM
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B16 with B18 head? a couple questions
I searched around and didnt really find anything close to what i'm looking for. I'm buying this 89 civic hatch with a B16 swap, its an awesome swap and the interior is in such great condish...Well, right now i have a 12 sec car and i'm looking to be at least a 14 sec maybe 13sec car non turbo so my brother says "get a b18 head for the top end and keep the b16bottom end for the torque" is that true? I know i can swap'em but is that the right swap b18 head and b16 bottomend? So will i have pretty good low end and high end with that swap?...All i could find when i searched was b16head on a b18..thanx
12-14-2004, 02:23 PM
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oh yea, thats not the only mods i'm doing to make it 14,13sec car. I'm doing cams, pistons, rods, injectors, ignition, and i'm thinking nitrous but i'm not sure...thanx
12-14-2004, 02:25 PM
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How about a B18 block and a b16 head sounds better. I think the only differences between 18 and 16 heads are the cams. But with the block you will get more displacement which is never bad.
12-14-2004, 02:26 PM
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by B18 head u mean C. but the b16 head flows better so theres really no point. u could do a B18B (LS) with a b16 head and u get LS/Vtec which is where low end tq and high end HP come in.
12-14-2004, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ShayneBishop
my brother says "get a b18 head for the top end and keep the b16bottom end for the torque" is that true? I know i can swap'em but is that the right swap b18 head and b16 bottomend? So will i have pretty good low end and high end with that swap?...
a b16 practically has no bottom end torque. a b18 block with b16 head would be much better.
Originally Posted by daveb91
How about a B18 block and a b16 head sounds better. I think the only differences between 18 and 16 heads are the cams.
12-15-2004, 02:44 PM
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aaaahhh, ok thanks guys. That pretty much answers my questions.....Well i already have the b16 so if i was to do any head swap or head work what should I do? if any....
12-15-2004, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ShayneBishop
aaaahhh, ok thanks guys. That pretty much answers my questions.....Well i already have the b16 so if i was to do any head swap or head work what should I do? if any....
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Originally Posted by ShayneBishop
aaaahhh, ok thanks guys. That pretty much answers my questions.....Well i already have the b16 so if i was to do any head swap or head work what should I do? if any....