B17A good?
 

I got a chance to get a 92 civic hb si for $2000, needs paint, not worried about that. It has the first gen. gs-r engine in it the B17A. Is this motor worth gettin into as far as are the parts available and how well do they interchange with the other B18's. By parts I mean bolt ons. Also is the motor strong as fas as running 10-15psi on stock internals or would it be better to run 6-10psi to keep the motor together. Any input is appreciated.

Re:B17A good?
 

Also is the motor strong as fas as running 10-15psi on stock internals or would it be better to run 6-10psi to keep the motor together. Any input is appreciated.

Also is the motor strong enough as fas as running...

Re:B17A good?
 

take that motor out and put it in storage or sell it... that is one of the rarest motors in the world and if you turbo it i will have to kill you... j/k, put it on ebay man, you will get quite a bit of $$$... enough to get an ls that you can boost to hell and have money to modify it(b17 has slightly high compression)

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thats a really good deal you could almost get that much just sellin the swap

Re:B17A good?
 

the only diffrence of teh b17 and b16a is the crank. you can stick a B17 crank in a B16 and it will be a B17 then (remember to get the pistons too lol)

Re:B17A good?
 

So why is it not good for boost if the only thing different from the b16 is the crank?

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Since it is a rare motor i probably will end up swapping motors to a b16a. With this motor can i use the stock tranny and wiring harness, etc. In other words can i take just the B17 motor out and bolt the B16A right up and plug it in?

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is the block taller like a b18?

Re:B17A good?
 

yes, your the b16 will bolt right up and plug right in, you can use your tranny also. the b17 would be fine for boost, it just has a little high c/r, but i think it's the same as a b16's c/r, so you really wouldn't gain anything by swapping one for the other. as far as parts for it, basically anything for a b16 you can use for it, i'm not positive about rods, but i'm sure the pistons are the same.

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accually the B17 has slightly LOWER compression. it uses flat top pistons that give about 9.5 to 1 CR.... the motor also uses the same head as every B16A/ITR its the PR3 head...


i got one of these motors yesterday :) and for SUPER CHEAP, when my buddy went to pick it up the shop owner said "why would you want this POS motor?"