building a b16a1
 

hey guys, i am some what new to the racing game, i want to build a pretty quick b16a with keeping a stock bottom end, just curious what are some good hp mods, should i lower my vtec engagement? to like 4400? how many hp are the stock injectors good up 2 ? i dont want to turbo, maybe nitrous eventually but just a small squeeze! plans right now are get a lsd, intake off of ebay, itr or ctr cams, cam gears, intake(istalled), header, exhaust(installed),racing clutch and flywheel, tuned ecu, will i need a better fpr? or fuel rail?? also i have a 91 civic hatch back on 14's (factory) with a b16a with just intake and exhaust, what should i expect to run in the 1/4 mile ?

Re:building a b16a1
 

Just turbo your car man. Keep reading the forums and you should be able to build a nice budget turbo setup.

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i dont trust turbo cars, well not here anyways, i live in arizona man it get 120+ degrees here in the summer, that is bad, plus i want to be all motor with nitrous and beat turbo'd cars..hehe, i just dont know enough about turbo's, i kno this is the place to kearn, but i dunno dont have the patience to piece up a turbo kit

Re:building a b16a1
 

It seriously floors me when people come here asking and EXPECTING us to help them with NA engine building. This is HOMEMADETURBO. If you're not attempting to turbocharge your engine, or at least willing to read and get the knowledge necessary to do so, there are many boards that are more geared towards what you want, but this isn't one of them!

Re:building a b16a1
 

so nitrous is forced indction, well i geuss your right.....not..... so since its a turbo site no one knows anything about all motor cars? makes no sense

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and second my car is a daily driver driven 80 on the freeway boosted when its 120 out isn't reliable, boosting just has to many problems, you in here has made a hmt kit and hasn't had a problem to this day? and drives 40 min to work everyday but one out of the week? plus anyone can slap on a turbo system and tune it, building a na engine is just more fun, and alot of hard work !

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i agree na is more fun and takes a lot of skill espesally to run with you turbo guys butt its possible i love beating turbo cars in na's on more thing the rules of the forum is no rules you can talk about any thing witch what pheonix is doing

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this guy...humm
high hp + heat = hot motor
turbo + heat = hot motor
no one else seems to have this problem
have you ever heard of a WRX or a evo or a protege or neon srt-4 or anything else that has a turbo? do they heat up?

do it right and you won't have those problems. do some research, look around at other sites forums
honda-acura.net
honda-tech.com
hondaswap.com
(this is just a few)

talk to people, research and dont jump into things right away. research and see what works. sometimes what sounds better not always is better. the name brand ---- works just as good as the non-name brand stuff. (sometimes) but if its a matter or 1 or 2 hp and a huge price difference...(aka stainless exhaust???why waste the money??)--unless dads payin for everything, a steel one does the same dam thing. research everything you do. --and yes this is homemadeturbo.com there are other sites for all motor.
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

Re:building a b16a1
 

nitrous= Fucks up your motor with the quickness
turbo= Lots of fun and safe if ya do it right and RESEARCH

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putting in bolt ons is not building an engine.

lowering your vtec activation point will make your car slower, tests have proven that it's best to have it around 5k. your fpr and fuel rail will be fine for everything else you have listed. I hope you have access to a dyno, if not those cam gears are going to be nothing but worthless bling.

turbo is not a garaunteed engine killer, if you tune it right it's safer than one of these thrown together nitrous kits that has no fuel compensation.

of course on hmt you're going to have a hard time getting help with na an n2o, the t stands for turbo, not nitrous.