im building a B18A with:

9.0:1 SRPs
Eagle H-beam rods
Crower LS Turbo cams
Z10 main girdle
Worked head
T3/T4 not sure on trim yet.. still deciding
HKS SQV
Lancer EVO intercooler (front mount)
and some secret goodies

 

It is my opinion that there is no difference in the usdm and jdm motors. the 10 hp difference in rating most likely comes from emisions stuff on the us motor such as a cat and intake silencers. If you are going to build up the motor it will not matter which one you start with you are going to replace the intake tubing and if you run a test pipe on the usdm motor or add a cat to the jdm one to be legal here you will negate the difference. but its your money do what you want.

unreliable in what way? Ive never heard that its unreliable.

 

i live in florida we dont have emissions tests. but anyway what do you think of me doing a ls/vtec setup adding forged rods & pistons and THAN turboing?

 

Like I stated earlier if your concerned about money dont go turbo it gets very expensive. Ask RiceRocket or Mr. Self Destruct.
Otherwise that is a good plan dont forget youll need an engine management system like hondata that will allow your ecu to see boost larger injectors and some dyno time to make sure your not gonna blow the thing up after driving it for a week.

And just because we dont have emisions test does not make it legal to remove your cat its a federal law not a state emissions test thing. Besides Im pretty sure that we will have emission testing again in a few years. Im not saying that people dont take them off all the time and get away with it but ask your local muffler shop to make you a test pipe and see what happens.

 

oh yeah dont forget rings and bearings too.
while your at it have the block cleaned up at engine lab.
also might want to consider new hoses water pump and belts while its apart.

 

holy shit this sounds like a lot of money should i just swap in a b18c1 and be done with it?

 

you should drop in an all-tec motor---just my opinion---

 

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If youre swapping H22!!!!!!!!!!!! Get an H22 high comp pistons tune it and be done with it. Got torque?

 

Got nose dive?
Got understeer?
Got cut and welded body panels?
Got an extra 200 pounds over the front wheels?

No thanx I would stick with a B series motor.