B20 or B18? VTEC?

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B20 or B18? VTEC?

By 99cx
- Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:00 pm #190466 okay i can get a B20 form a 1998 CRV for a very good price.
i still have my B16 head.
now what is best?
keep my B18?
B16 head on B20?
B16 head on B18?
or even B18 with B20 parts?

what can i do here to make some power?
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By Greasedmonkey
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:49 am #190539 It all depends on how much you want to spend.

The 98 B20s are the lame duck ones. 8.8:1 CR. 126hp/140ish tq.

Since you already have the LS and the B16a just use them. Do it right or you will be doing it again. There is a sticky about building a reliable LS/Vtec motor on this site.
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By 99cx
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:58 am #190541 Thanks for the info.
is there any info on this site about the poor mans type R?
i know someone on here has it?
im thinking about doing that
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By forcefedEG
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:54 pm #190589 if you can get the b20 for 300 or less buy it and put it back, the poormans r is essentially a gsr bottom end with b16 head,

and my b20 was the "lame duck" version as well 97spec... and it still ran awsome...

granted you can swap in ITR or CTR pistons into the poor mans R, and mild port the head yourself and get ITR or CTR cams and basicly have a type R,

however my poormans R is a bone stock gsr bottom end, with a mild ported b16 head with gsr cams, made off of all stock parts, and ive walked b20v's and even dyno tuned boosted z6 setups and i beat one fully honda built lsv.

and for what its worth in that setup id get GSR or Si gears :thumb:
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