bildo16;27103 wrote:there is a reason you spend a lot of money on those motors, they have a lot of power stock. a stock type-r runs high 14's, that is 2 seconds quicker than a stock ls, put the c5 in a hatch and it will move. plus you have the added bonus of having one of the highest power per liter motors ever built, just for bragging rights. search hard enough and you could find one for under 4k.
B16B CTR full swaps can be had for under $4K $3750 to be exact.
Well worth money spent on a ITR/CTR motor, compared to a b16a/b18 (c/b)
-Higher redline.
-Type R motors are Hand, measured and assembled by one person.
-Factory LSD
-Higher profile Cams.
-Factory Port and Polish
-Cast alluminum oil pan