i have heard that there was a b20 that was v-tec, does anyone know......

 

in a cr-v? not in the U.S.

 

In japan..there the b20tc motor..which is equipped with vtec...

 

Yea, they have more hp than the regular cr-v engine. My mom has one in hers and im thinking (not positive) that the hp is 170 vs the standard.

 

my 2002 cr-v is equipped with a 2.4L DOHC i-VTEC engine. Don't think the ones in the US and UK has em. Only Australian and Japanese models have the 2.4L i-VTEC engine.

 

nope. All b20 variants are non-vtec from the factory. The only difference is that 97-98 motors have an 8.8:1 compression ratio while the 99+ motors have a 9.6:1 compression ratio and a revised intake manifold.

the b20vtec you've heard of is a motor peiced together with the B20 shortblock and a vtec cylinder head. This motor is not made by honda... its a custom-built motor common to civic/integra enthusiasts because it makes pretty good power. There is no reason you couldn't build a motor like this for your crv, however.

The second generation crv DOES have i-vtec, but it isn't the comprehensive i-vtec system found on cars like the rsx-s, but rather a simplified version with variable valve timing only on the intake side (like the 7th gen civic si)...

It is possible, much like the b20vtec, to mate a k24 crv shortblock to a K20A cylinder head, making a boat-load of power.

I know a fair amount about both setups, but particularly the B20 version (I'm building one for my car right now h: ). Feel free to ask whatever you want about either.

 

the 99+ crv motor makes 20hp more than the 97-98 one. Thats 146hp as compared to the 126 of the older car.