Enigma

My friend has a b16 in his CRX, he definitely needs more torque and some better top-end. I was wondering if he got a hold of a b18c5 head and swapped it, would it raise compression and add that extra bit to help?





Trevor

boostjunkie

no.


b18c5 head > b16 head...


and not just in size..

boostjunkie

now if he put a b18a/b/c block in it with a b16 head, THAT would raise compression.

cootees

You may get some, however torque is produced by the bottom so if you are looking for torque as opposed to hp best bet would be to go with a b18 or b20 engine swap. Why is it that he is looking for torque in specific? I would think a b16 would produce plenty for a crx.

themacuser.org

'eh?

cootees

Bottom end. Thats where majority of your torque is made.

themacuser.org

where's the horsepower made?

cootees

lol, I can see where this is getting. It is all made together. To get the most torque possible you would concentrate more on the bottom end as opposed to the top end. Yes, when you do bottom end work it will also increase the hp, and vise versa. You know what I am trying to say. You can gain a higher hp to torque ratio by working on the top end or a higher torque to hp ratio by working on the bottom end.

Enigma

I just got seriously confused.. what does he need to do in order to raise his torque? I was thinking maybe some adjustable cam gears WITH cams.. what you think? CHAHONDA, I need your help.

MORE IMPATIENT

he needs to get a bigger motor, AS IN LITRES, he has a 1.6, if he wants to have more torque he needs to build the block and give it a bigger stroke, or bore size, or he can swap in a b18 or b20 like someone said earlier, b18 motors have more torque than b16's because of there litre capacity and stroke.........