B18b or B20...What would Jesus do?

[Zenmachine]

Hey guys, so my B18a is pooched (Too much blue smoke to deal with) and I'm looking for swap optoins. Im not going to be boosting I'm just looking for a cost effective solution with maybe a small torque or horsepower gain. Dont want to be splicing wires or doing any frankenstein stuff either so my optoins seem to be a JDM B18b or a JDM b20b. What would YOU do?

Thanks!

 

[Kuchtaboy]

B20.

no replacement for displacement. :thumbs up:

 

[Ominous G2]

If no boost go B20.

 

[Ghettokracker71]

Jesus likes torque,...b20!

(plus PWJDM still has them for DIRT cheap,....b20/vtec?)

 

[Aussie]

are the b20 and ls cams different

 

[Ominous G2]

He said no frankenstein, I would just go with I/H/E.

You have a 90, so there will be a small amout of wiring involved.

 

[Ghettokracker71]

He said no frankenstein, I would just go with I/H/E.

You have a 90, so there will be a small amout of wiring involved.

Run it obd1? (or would that be odb0? for a 1990?)

 

[Aussie]

He said no frankenstein, I would just go with I/H/E.

You have a 90, so there will be a small amout of wiring involved.

swaping cams is not a frankenstein, even bolting up an LS head is a direct bolt up, if it flows better and the cams have better duration for top end power why wouldn't you do it.

 

[Aussie]

Run it obd1? (or would that be odb0? for a 1990?)

obd0

 

[ltrain]

id do a b18b over a b20 unless........ b20z < id consider that for an all motor set up

 

[Aussie]

yea other b20s have no top end whatsoever, screw the little bit of extra torque you get, it's not worth it. Thats why I was saying put a b18b head on it.

 

[Ominous G2]

swaping cams is not a frankenstein, even bolting up an LS head is a direct bolt up, if it flows better and the cams have better duration for top end power why wouldn't you do it.

I know, that was implied to ghettokracker asking about B20/Vtec.

We posted at the same time.

 

[Aussie]

I know, that was implied to ghettokracker asking about B20/Vtec.

We posted at the same time.

Gotcha

 

[JDMxDB8]

B20 Ftw!

 

[1caintegra]

i would go b18b if u live in cali cuz b20 are illegal.b20 vtec would be sick up u have to spend money to have it done right. other wize u got ticking time bomb on ur hands.since ur going all motor get a b20z bolt ons and a civc tranny good to go.until u upgrade ur internals.plus there dirt cheap buy two.