LS Vtec
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From: Oakland
Originally posted by fastacurachick
Reasoning? And an overall better performance?
Reasoning? And an overall better performance?
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From: Westside til I die
Rooster, you got it backwards. The B18C1 head has the smaller combustion chambers, resulting in a higher compression. IMO, the Type R head isn't worth the money people want for it, when you could just go find a bare b16 head for CHEAP, get a nice p&p job and new internals, and voila you have a better head than the ITR....or you could even do that with a GSR head but they are harder to find.
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From: USAF
Dubster is exactly right...
The b18c1 head has a smaller combustion chamber, yielding a higher compression ratio.
the b16a head has the same combustion chamber volume as the ITR one, so u can just do what I did and save some chingeros... which is, get the cheaper head and throw fresh ITR valvetrain inside... unless u go Titanium... Then well... ;-)
Harry
btw, off topic, but don't let everyone scare u from doing the LS/VTEC, I did forged internals, etc. fresh bearings obviously, but mine's running nicely and I love it ;-)
Just something to keep in mind ;-)
The b18c1 head has a smaller combustion chamber, yielding a higher compression ratio.
the b16a head has the same combustion chamber volume as the ITR one, so u can just do what I did and save some chingeros... which is, get the cheaper head and throw fresh ITR valvetrain inside... unless u go Titanium... Then well... ;-)
Harry
btw, off topic, but don't let everyone scare u from doing the LS/VTEC, I did forged internals, etc. fresh bearings obviously, but mine's running nicely and I love it ;-)
Just something to keep in mind ;-)
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From: Winnipeg, MB
autotec, you decided to keep your car I gather..good for you! FastAcuraChick...Don't buy that GsR head, I've got one I'll sell for cheap with a brand new rebuild. 450 bucks. I've also got a b16 head with type r cams complete for $650. e-mail me at kanga_rod@hotmail.com if you are intrested. I've also got an LS bottom end if you're looking for one, it's got all the parts and shiz ready to go for LsVtec, you'd save yourself lots of money and pain if you picked it all up at once (from me, hehe)
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From: Oakland
Originally posted by dubster99
Rooster, you got it backwards. The B18C1 head has the smaller combustion chambers, resulting in a higher compression. IMO, the Type R head isn't worth the money people want for it, when you could just go find a bare b16 head for CHEAP, get a nice p&p job and new internals, and voila you have a better head than the ITR....or you could even do that with a GSR head but they are harder to find.
Rooster, you got it backwards. The B18C1 head has the smaller combustion chambers, resulting in a higher compression. IMO, the Type R head isn't worth the money people want for it, when you could just go find a bare b16 head for CHEAP, get a nice p&p job and new internals, and voila you have a better head than the ITR....or you could even do that with a GSR head but they are harder to find.