IntegraRS

Hey guys i got alot of opinion on engines, what do u guys think would be better to get more performance, leave my ls motor just get a b16a head or get the whole b16a engine. The b16a is from a gen 1 civic.

WildoutWhiteGSR

ls

tdot2gteg

1g???? i never knew thay had b16's in 1978?? ls more displacement.

HKJ

pick up an entire b16. use the trans and head for an lsvtec, and sell the block for some extra money.

luksta

when you leave stock tranny and swap the engine doesnt the gear ratio go all weird ?

PhatGSR

im with hkj, put a b16 head on the ls block. as far as tranny dosen't matter which one you use, just some are shorter geared then others.

Smartass pHO

D15 swap. You'll be very unique!

Buff4Prez Yo

iTrader: (2)

ls/vtec gives you the best of both worlds. lowend torque from the b18 and top end from the b16. if you swap the b16 pistons into the b18 you'll bump up your compression. use whatever tranny you want. i personally would stick with the LS tranny for 2 reasons. 1. cost effective and 2. you're not going thru gears so fast. the ls bottom end still produces enough torque if not more to pull you pretty good on the ls tranny

DaGizzer

1st Gen meaning the 1st B16A motor to be used in production not hte first GEn of the civic. B series began in the mid/late 80's (JDM CRX SiR) after Honda stole GM's Variable Valve Timing Technology and came out with VTEC.


I would use the B16 Head and Tranny. The B16 bottom end is useless. Get the trq from the LS bottom end and high RPM HP from the B16 head. Make sure you swap for a short geared tranny SIR/ITR.

If you have lots of kms on your LS, I would shop around for a complete motor. B18C1/C5 or K20.

Engineland has a K20 for 2 grand. Just get an aftermarket ECU and JDM 5spd RSX tranny and your car will haul ***.