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This motor will be taking a while to build. In a way its proving alot harder to plan as im not really after all out peak power figures, i want it to have a flat curve, be super reliable and reasonably economical. I have my goals and i want to stick with them.
I could easily just go buy big cams, build a higher comp bottom and all the bracings but it will just get into the realms of lumpyer idles, low MPG and an engine that generaly wears faster than usual.
Im basicaly planing a build with all of the bracings for a high comp race motor i.e. crank girdle maybe even 5 cap one, plenty of crank breather's with an exhaust vacuum, rebuilding a gearbox to suite the engine (luckily a shorter FD is not really needed with b20 having the torque to pull) renewing all suspenssion arms/bushes with adjustable and polly to hold it all on the road. I have set my budget to around £5k on the chassis and £5k on the engine.
If anyone is thinking about building a B20 then i would highly recomend taking a good long read through hondacrx.co.uk and there Project threads. Those guys love there b20's and there are plenty of different builds throughout different stages. Plus there's DNR's super crx b20 build thread on there.
First off will be the chassis build. Even though im prity much set on the B20 idea im still going to spend a good few weeks or so really researching into K20 motors and there swap capabilitys. I know a reliable well done swap is at the least £7.5-£8k but thats a stock motor with bolt ons and remap. Where as a you can prity much build a b20 to almost any spec up to 245-250hp within £6k If you already have B series. I just dont really think a K20 swap is worth £2k more for the same results. Plus at the end of the day if i come to sell the car and want to keep the motor i have built then i can still just pull it out and plonk a b16 back in. Then swap my b20 into what ever i decide to buy (clearly will be a honda of some sort EK9 or DC2).
But as i said this will be all over the next 3-4 years. I was considering just buying dunx's toda b20 EK9 track car and puting the interior back in but with insurance and such going the way it is i think i will wait till im over 25 at least before looking at any Type R's. Plus my EG6 is kinda like part of the family now, had it since i was 19 (now almost 23) and would be just to hard to part with.
I could easily just go buy big cams, build a higher comp bottom and all the bracings but it will just get into the realms of lumpyer idles, low MPG and an engine that generaly wears faster than usual.
Im basicaly planing a build with all of the bracings for a high comp race motor i.e. crank girdle maybe even 5 cap one, plenty of crank breather's with an exhaust vacuum, rebuilding a gearbox to suite the engine (luckily a shorter FD is not really needed with b20 having the torque to pull) renewing all suspenssion arms/bushes with adjustable and polly to hold it all on the road. I have set my budget to around £5k on the chassis and £5k on the engine.
If anyone is thinking about building a B20 then i would highly recomend taking a good long read through hondacrx.co.uk and there Project threads. Those guys love there b20's and there are plenty of different builds throughout different stages. Plus there's DNR's super crx b20 build thread on there.
First off will be the chassis build. Even though im prity much set on the B20 idea im still going to spend a good few weeks or so really researching into K20 motors and there swap capabilitys. I know a reliable well done swap is at the least £7.5-£8k but thats a stock motor with bolt ons and remap. Where as a you can prity much build a b20 to almost any spec up to 245-250hp within £6k If you already have B series. I just dont really think a K20 swap is worth £2k more for the same results. Plus at the end of the day if i come to sell the car and want to keep the motor i have built then i can still just pull it out and plonk a b16 back in. Then swap my b20 into what ever i decide to buy (clearly will be a honda of some sort EK9 or DC2).
But as i said this will be all over the next 3-4 years. I was considering just buying dunx's toda b20 EK9 track car and puting the interior back in but with insurance and such going the way it is i think i will wait till im over 25 at least before looking at any Type R's. Plus my EG6 is kinda like part of the family now, had it since i was 19 (now almost 23) and would be just to hard to part with.
its all in the planning. ACE!
