SOHC OR DOHC? updated!!! yipee!!!
04-27-2004, 02:20 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
Thats not true, soona s you lower compression on that motor to make up for hte boost you lose that NA power advantage. Thats what I was getting at. 
The real advantage you would have is that you could control the exhaust and intake timing much better then you can on a SOHC.
The real advantage you would have is that you could control the exhaust and intake timing much better then you can on a SOHC.
04-27-2004, 02:22 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
Yeah, but when you start running in numbers upwards to 18+ psi you gotta start lowering compression or you're running extremely high risk of blowing a piston through the crank. So when you lower that compression... you lose power.
If you're running ----- boost like 11 psi, then a B-series is definitely better but you're just a -----
If you're running ----- boost like 11 psi, then a B-series is definitely better but you're just a -----
04-27-2004, 02:23 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
Originally Posted by Chacko
Yeah, but when you start running in numbers upwards to 18+ psi you gotta start lowering compression or you're running extremely high risk of blowing a piston through the crank. So when you lower that compression... you lose power.
If you're running ----- boost like 11 psi, then a B-series is definitely better but you're just a -----
If you're running ----- boost like 11 psi, then a B-series is definitely better but you're just a -----
no B for me!
04-27-2004, 02:24 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
who said anything about lowering c/r?? i've said it a million times, and i'll say it one more time. you put the same exact set up running the same exact boost on a b16 and a d16, which one's going to make more power??
04-27-2004, 02:25 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
Not to mention the motor is like 30 lbs lighter, and the transmissions are alot stronger for d-series. Plus your general cars with b16s are overweighted because of their transmissions you guys gotta use that nasty half shaft ---- while we just use our straight axles bizitch!
04-27-2004, 02:33 PM
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Re:SOHC OR DOHC?
I love d-series motors but the fact of the matter is, if you want a cheap bang for you buck get the d-series, they are very cheap to come by and make some decent numbers with a good setup. But there is a reason that b-series motors cost so much, and why do you think Acura's come with b-series instad of d-series, they are just plain better. You get better cam adjusting, beefier rods, and higher compression (not saying this is good for boost). But in the end you see stock boosted b-series, making just as much power as semi-built d-series. You get what you pay for. I am in no way trying to convince anyone to get a b-series, but it's easy to see that b-series are better than d-series.
Go with the z6.
Go with the z6.
