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This may seem like a big question, but in comparison to other Honda/Acura engines, how "quality" are the B17 engines in the 92-93 Teg GSR's? I have a 94 Civic right now, and I wonder if it would be a small step down in reliability since the B17's aren't nearly as common as B18's. I hear you guys talk smack on the old 2.0 Prelude motors so much, makes me wonder if these are just as bad (bad by honda standards, anyways)

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I almost got one of those from a friend, but my honda dealership friend said that it would be too much headache to try in a civic. Something about the tranny/axles or some ---- not fitting. ???

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B17 is the exact same thing as a B16 just a different crank. They are just fine..

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so would it be safe to say that the B17 is better than a regular B16?? say for a obd1?

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sure, more tq.

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I thought the difference was only like 1 or 2 lbs/trq over the b16.

Stan

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almost 10 extra hp and i'm not sure how much more tq, you figure it out, the only thing is, they are only from 92-93 which means high mileage

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yeah but sometimes honda motors just keep.....going and going and going and going... ;)

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92-93 is not old, considering all 1g B16's are 89-91. Unless it has over 150k miles I really wouldnt worry about it. The usdm B17a and the JDM B16a 1g both produce 160hp, only difference is the 6lb ft's more torque the B17 has.

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B17's are so cool, cuz they are so rare!! i like being different! Everybody will think "oh its a B16 or maybe a B18, not too many people even know of the B17! I likes ;D

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I agree with greddy, b17 is dope.

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My buddy ran one in his CRX. With 55 shot he pushed a 12.9 with 199 whp (w/ the nos). At the road race track he pushed the rev limiter up to 9600 and the damn thing wouldn't blow. It was a awesome engine that he ditched for his JDM ITR motor that pushes 195 whp without nos, and 250 with a 75 shot. Once he gets traction, he'll be mid 12s easy. the ITR before tuning ran a 13.4 without nos.

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please dont call nitrous nos unless you are talking about the brand if i hear another person say "nawz" im going to choke the life out of them and run them over with my car

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nawz, nos, nas, nawz, nos, nas, nawz, nos, naws :-*

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yeah, why does everybody here get mad when people call nitrous, nos?!?!? its the same ---- just different company who puts their ------- name on it and changes the electronic parts about it!?!?!? its still nitrous oxide right!!! nos, nawz, naws, nitrous!! why does it piss poeple off????? when people over here say "hey that civic is running nos,"....people dont go all ------- hey wire saying is not nos its zex, venom, NAWZ, NOS, NX.....same ------- ----.....get over it!! :P

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Im sorry maybe its just me but it sounds gay to me. Every ------- ricer I know down here in florida thinks there 18 second civics are fast and furious and it gets annoying if you hear it all the time plus it was just one of my gay "jokes" i was ------- around every one here seems pretty uptight lately

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na not uptight, it just sounded like it really pissed you off...and i thought it was no biggie

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i guess i just come across too harsh and i seem like as ------- sometimes sorry

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it's cool man, i could really care less, just tone it down a bit, i mean everybody talks ----, but you can only go so far without pissing someone off....

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Yeah i know what you are saying ill work on it :-*

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awww i feel the love back in the air