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**dre5491** · 04-08-2008, 07:24 PM

Oh nice lol I was a little scared for the B16 in it lol. Unless he swapped it. But if your car already has a B16 why swap it right?

**PrimeTimeV6** · 04-08-2008, 07:49 PM

He swapped it...lol...I believe its a B18 with a type R head. I know its FULLY built. The only thing stock in there is the crank. That car is a beast.

**dre5491** · 04-08-2008, 08:00 PM

Tight tight. My stepdads friends son lol. Had a Civic Si Fully built I'm not sure what year it ran low 10's and it was boosted. Idk why but the motor blew in it. Not sure if he put another in it or not. I know that he didn't swap it thou he had a B16 in it..

**PrimeTimeV6** · 04-08-2008, 08:08 PM

Nice...lol

**dre5491** · 04-08-2008, 08:18 PM

Yea it was nice atleast lol. I know it didn't have stock internals so he shouldn't have been running too much boost. Unless he was running like 20 lbs all the time but I doubt it because he had a laptop in his car that was connected to the ECU and he could mess with all that stuff. It was a nice car. He had about $15,000 in the motor ALONE.

**PrimeTimeV6** · 04-08-2008, 08:22 PM

That sounds like me...lol

**PrimeTimeV6** · 04-08-2008, 08:23 PM

15 grand in it that is.

**TJ213** · 04-09-2008, 02:48 PM

What are your feelings on diverter valves vs BOVs?

btw, often people debate over what 8psi means, if it changes depending on your setup. Do you agree that it changes with setups, or that it stays the same.

**8695Beaters** · 04-10-2008, 07:08 PM

Yes, boost is a crappy way to measure how good the compressor is. There's a really good editorial in this month's SCC about that topic. When it comes online, I'll post it (or you could just buy the mag). Since how much air a turbo compresses is a function of how big the engine is and how big the turbo is (and its efficiency), 8 psi in an NHRA Hemi V8 is very different from 8 psi in a D16B. Unfortunately, everyone measures turbo eiffieciency in boost, not flow or efficiency, so switching terms would just be really confusing.

As for BOVs, set-up right (like so many other things on cars) can work just fine. They are more common, so more people know how to use them. Whatever floats your boat I guess. The trick with a BOV is to not let all the boost out when it releases. Since my first turbo car is still on its toes, I'm not all that sure about turbo tuning. I can build the system, but after that, I'm kind of in the dark. I'm more of a suspension/chassis/brake guy myslef, and not much on engine dynamics (that's junior year of mech engineering and I'm a frosh). The plan with the Sil-Eighty is to fill in the holes in my knowledge with some real world consequences.

**dre5491** · 04-11-2008, 03:14 PM

I'm sure people that don't know much about the engine are wondering this or people in the future will be. So for future reference...What would you have to do to an engine internally to get the max amount of boost out of it?

04-08-2008, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
dre5491 Honda Coming Soon Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,295	Oh nice lol I was a little scared for the B16 in it lol. Unless he swapped it. But if your car already has a B16 why swap it right? __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!!

04-08-2008, 07:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
PrimeTimeV6 V8 Eater! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,608	He swapped it...lol...I believe its a B18 with a type R head. I know its FULLY built. The only thing stock in there is the crank. That car is a beast. __________________ Accordv6 + supercharger = FUN Personal....www.myspace.com/brandonkupihea HondaClub....www.myspace.com/hondaclubdotcom PrimeTimePerformance....www.myspace.com/primetimeperformance

04-08-2008, 08:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
dre5491 Honda Coming Soon Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,295	Tight tight. My stepdads friends son lol. Had a Civic Si Fully built I'm not sure what year it ran low 10's and it was boosted. Idk why but the motor blew in it. Not sure if he put another in it or not. I know that he didn't swap it thou he had a B16 in it.. __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!!

04-08-2008, 08:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
PrimeTimeV6 V8 Eater! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,608	Nice...lol __________________ Accordv6 + supercharger = FUN Personal....www.myspace.com/brandonkupihea HondaClub....www.myspace.com/hondaclubdotcom PrimeTimePerformance....www.myspace.com/primetimeperformance

04-08-2008, 08:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
dre5491 Honda Coming Soon Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,295	Yea it was nice atleast lol. I know it didn't have stock internals so he shouldn't have been running too much boost. Unless he was running like 20 lbs all the time but I doubt it because he had a laptop in his car that was connected to the ECU and he could mess with all that stuff. It was a nice car. He had about $15,000 in the motor ALONE. __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!!

04-08-2008, 08:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
PrimeTimeV6 V8 Eater! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,608	That sounds like me...lol __________________ Accordv6 + supercharger = FUN Personal....www.myspace.com/brandonkupihea HondaClub....www.myspace.com/hondaclubdotcom PrimeTimePerformance....www.myspace.com/primetimeperformance

04-08-2008, 08:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
PrimeTimeV6 V8 Eater! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,608	15 grand in it that is. __________________ Accordv6 + supercharger = FUN Personal....www.myspace.com/brandonkupihea HondaClub....www.myspace.com/hondaclubdotcom PrimeTimePerformance....www.myspace.com/primetimeperformance

04-09-2008, 02:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
TJ213 Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,624	What are your feelings on diverter valves vs BOVs? btw, often people debate over what 8psi means, if it changes depending on your setup. Do you agree that it changes with setups, or that it stays the same. __________________ Comma Club Member #1

04-10-2008, 07:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
8695Beaters Geek In Training Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,235	Yes, boost is a crappy way to measure how good the compressor is. There's a really good editorial in this month's SCC about that topic. When it comes online, I'll post it (or you could just buy the mag). Since how much air a turbo compresses is a function of how big the engine is and how big the turbo is (and its efficiency), 8 psi in an NHRA Hemi V8 is very different from 8 psi in a D16B. Unfortunately, everyone measures turbo eiffieciency in boost, not flow or efficiency, so switching terms would just be really confusing. As for BOVs, set-up right (like so many other things on cars) can work just fine. They are more common, so more people know how to use them. Whatever floats your boat I guess. The trick with a BOV is to not let all the boost out when it releases. Since my first turbo car is still on its toes, I'm not all that sure about turbo tuning. I can build the system, but after that, I'm kind of in the dark. I'm more of a suspension/chassis/brake guy myslef, and not much on engine dynamics (that's junior year of mech engineering and I'm a frosh). The plan with the Sil-Eighty is to fill in the holes in my knowledge with some real world consequences. __________________ "I really like going fast. Just go off and meditate in the wind, you know? As corny as it sounds it works and feels good. It's a good way to just let the weight of the world off every once in a while...is this a big pose? I mean, yes this is a pose! I mean am I driving down the street to not get noticed in this thing? I mean rebellious is what this thing is I would say!!!" -James Hetfield

04-11-2008, 03:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
dre5491 Honda Coming Soon Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,295	I'm sure people that don't know much about the engine are wondering this or people in the future will be. So for future reference...What would you have to do to an engine internally to get the max amount of boost out of it? __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!!

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