b18b1 engine

pvtclayton · Post by **pvtclayton** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:42 am

Is the b18b1 worth the time and money to build up

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:00 am

pvtclayton · Post by **pvtclayton** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:09 am

are turbo applications fairly simple on this engine?

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:29 am

Depends on your goals. It's about as simple as any other engine. You get out of it what you put into it I've seen them anywhere from 240- about 1100whp

pvtclayton · Post by **pvtclayton** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:02 am

wow thats nuts wish mine was pushin those numbers but im currently in the prosses of putting the motor in just wondering where this car is gonna go afterwards any suggestions what works best with these engines

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:17 am

Honestly I suggest you read up on it and do a lot of research and decide what you want out of the motor/setup

pvtclayton · Post by **pvtclayton** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:49 am

that i will do thanks for the info ill let yall know how this turns out

Landon353 · Post by **Landon353** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:00 pm

If your just going to do a simple turbo bolt on (and when I say simple, its not haha) then its a great motor. The b18b motor handles boost a little better than the other b series motors. But once you get into actually building the block, i was told by my tuner that it is almost useless to build the head just because they dont flow as well as the vtec's. So you could always do (if your planning on building the block and boost) a turbo Ls/Vtec conversion (basically just put a vtec head on there..they have conversion kits on goldeneagle's website)...I believe an Ls/vtec conversion kit is like $500-$800 but im not for sure. I have a b18b that is boosted but on a stock motor, and im eventually going to build the bottom end to handle more boost, so it all depends on your goals, and boost or no boost. :PDT_Armataz_01_11:

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:33 pm

yes, set yourself a HP goal and intended use of the car and there are several folks that can steer you in the proper direction. IIRC @300whp is the limit on a stock LS motor, anything past that and you will need internal (and cylinder head) upgrades. ALOT of the durability of any modified (especially boosted) engine is in the tune and how it's maintained.

Landon353 · Post by **Landon353** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:30 pm

luvmyhondas;250462 wrote:yes, set yourself a HP goal and intended use of the car and there are several folks that can steer you in the proper direction. IIRC @300whp is the limit on a stock LS motor, anything past that and you will need internal (and cylinder head) upgrades. ALOT of the durability of any modified (especially boosted) engine is in the tune and how it's maintained.

^Couldnt have said it better myself!