D'janiero
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Hey guys.
Well after owning my EK9 for over 6 months now,and appreciating how good the car is in stock form, the modding bug is slowly but surely trying to reel me back in (I always said I would leave my ek9 stock).
I love the way the car handles etc so I don't want to alter anything there, however I have been thinking about different engine upgrades.
I have spoken to quite a few honda techies so far including some on this forum who have given me some great info, but now I've got a lil dilemma as to which route to take.
Option 1) - Buy a B18C engine, sell my B16B and find a reputable person to carry out the conversion. Alot of honda people have suggested this option, as they believe it will be more reliable than a turbo setup, plus alot easier to live with on a daily basis.
However, I wonder if I'll get bored with the power and crave for more.
Option 2) - Sell my B16B, buy a B16A, give it a full service and buy all the relevant parts needed i.e. turbo kit, fueling etc to safely run 250whp at around 8psi.
The only thing which concerns me slightly about this setup is that, I've read horror stories of people blowing up turbo engines on stock internals etc. But surely this must be down to bad tuning?
Option 3) - All of option 2 but have the b16a fully built , i.e. pistons, rods, bearings, ARP headstuds, oil pump, water pump, hone & bore etc, so I could run more boost i.e.300whp plus if needed.
So far option 1 and 2 are the main ones I swaying towards. I reccon I'd be more than happy with, 250whp for a daily driven car. Having said that, the torque increase from fitting the B18C might be enough for me.
I havent really got a budget to work to as I will be collecting parts over time. I'm not in no real rush to mod really. I want to look at all my options before hand.
Thanks for any input / opinions on this.
Well after owning my EK9 for over 6 months now,and appreciating how good the car is in stock form, the modding bug is slowly but surely trying to reel me back in (I always said I would leave my ek9 stock).
I love the way the car handles etc so I don't want to alter anything there, however I have been thinking about different engine upgrades.
I have spoken to quite a few honda techies so far including some on this forum who have given me some great info, but now I've got a lil dilemma as to which route to take.
Option 1) - Buy a B18C engine, sell my B16B and find a reputable person to carry out the conversion. Alot of honda people have suggested this option, as they believe it will be more reliable than a turbo setup, plus alot easier to live with on a daily basis.
However, I wonder if I'll get bored with the power and crave for more.
Option 2) - Sell my B16B, buy a B16A, give it a full service and buy all the relevant parts needed i.e. turbo kit, fueling etc to safely run 250whp at around 8psi.
The only thing which concerns me slightly about this setup is that, I've read horror stories of people blowing up turbo engines on stock internals etc. But surely this must be down to bad tuning?
Option 3) - All of option 2 but have the b16a fully built , i.e. pistons, rods, bearings, ARP headstuds, oil pump, water pump, hone & bore etc, so I could run more boost i.e.300whp plus if needed.
So far option 1 and 2 are the main ones I swaying towards. I reccon I'd be more than happy with, 250whp for a daily driven car. Having said that, the torque increase from fitting the B18C might be enough for me.
I havent really got a budget to work to as I will be collecting parts over time. I'm not in no real rush to mod really. I want to look at all my options before hand.
Thanks for any input / opinions on this.