Yea but you melted it because you have turbocharged the engine whereas is not designed for that isn't it?? This is not a clue of not being bulletproof imo!bulletproof? no way! i have a b16b with a melted piston if your intrested.... if your just looking for a 1.8 block then any b18c 1/2/3/4/5 should be good
bulletproof? no way! i have a b16b with a melted piston if your intrested.... if your just looking for a 1.8 block then any b18c 1/2/3/4/5 should be good
Yea but you melted it because you have turbocharged the engine whereas is not designed for that isn't it?? This is not a clue of not being bulletproof imo!
The word bulletproof is always enclosed in quotes
because an engine either of a car or an airplane its a human creature so.......but as Dino said they are called "bulletproof" because of their reputation to last through time and under pressure.
The word bulletproof is always enclosed in quotes
But here's a question I wanna ask: Do you think that a 202 bhp PROPERLY TUNED B16A/B can blow up?? In other words, if its even possible to take it to Honda and tell them to make it produce 202 reliable bhp, won't they do it? It just happens many "professionals" are out there who ruin engines and say "faulted parts" or even "that's what might happen when you mod it".....
Wait a minute Dino, I'm not saying that a B16B cannot fail!Yes, a properly tuned 202 BHP b16b can fail. Simple question, simple answer.
And are you implying that a reliable 202 bhp b16b isn't possible because honda didn't build it?
A properly tuned 202 bhp b16b can fail just like a properly tuned 185 bhp b16b by Honda can fail. What I'm saying is that it won't fail because of the 15 bhp more(I repeat if and only if its perfectly tuned!!). The difference would be only the engine wear that would be a bit faster. I think Honda could "easily" release another 15 bhp from the standard program without any side-effects, only by sacrifycing some kms of the engine duration
I think Honda could "easily" release another 15 bhp from the standard program without any side-effects, only by sacrifycing some kms of the engine duration
Yea, when they were building a "Civic" (for the citizen) Type Ri think honda could have made it 250bhp all motor and still reliable if they wanted too, but they have things like smog/cost/drivabilty/fuel economy/etc... to keep in mind
they had to consider things like the ones you mention that normally are not considered by most racing cars manufacturing companies. 
I think Honda could "easily" release another 15 bhp from the standard program without any side-effects, only by sacrifycing some kms of the engine duration
wow, we so jacked this thread
The way you say this might be perceived by someone who has zero knowledge like: ""Honda "pushed" the B16A a lot to pull out another 15 bhp by sacrifycing engine mileage and renaming it to B16B"", whereas the truth is that the parts are of better quality and provide more duration than the stock B16A parts, so the B16B engine is more durable than the B16A even though it makes 15 bhp more
The way you say this might be perceived by someone who has zero knowledge like: ""Honda "pushed" the B16A a lot to pull out another 15 bhp by sacrifycing engine mileage and renaming it to B16B"", whereas the truth is that the parts are of better quality and provide more duration than the stock B16A parts, so the B16B engine is more durable than the B16A even though it makes 15 bhp more
i think its more a matter of parts being of better quality... but doubt they differ in reliability.
