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I don't think it's underrated adnoh, i think it's because you're at 600FASL.
I'd be happy as shit to hit a low 14 in my stock b16 coupe, but it will not happen here.
[looking for a 14.8 when i get a new clutch
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I personally think the b16 in stock form is OVER rated, but let me explain why:
When i swapped my b16, i did it because of MONEY, my plan was an H, but the b16 came up for cheap, so i said, ehh why not? $1,100 for complete swap > $2,400+mounts+axles+wiring/tearing a hole in the floor.
[yea, we've done a couple
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I KNEW what a b16 motor was/is, but 90% of n00bz0rs don't.
They think that the b16 is some god send motor that will have them hangin with every '10 second car'.
But truthfully i didn't even expect to hit a 15.5 when i did, and now that i'm at 15.0 i realize that my climate sucks for racing
But i know that had i gone with the h22, i would be accidentally running high13s-low 14s.
Converted to your weather/altitude, that's like low-mid 12s there
Do i regret going b16? not at all.
Would i trade it for an h22 drop in complete swap? You betchya.
I have gained alot of respect for the B series, but I wouldn't buy one for anything upwards of $1,500 complete.
Total swap after axles/harness/misc parts/hoses/etc was $1,500
Total swap for h22 would've been around $3,000
Half the money, and half the torque
[i just re-read that, and realized i may have contridicted myself a lot; forgive me, i am still flu-filled]
Also: I have driven 4 h22 civics[3 hatch, 1 coupe], and NONE of them had any 'understeer' or nose dive issues.