D16A6 or B16A2

[RudysImports]

I have a d16A6 short block, and a B16A2 Bare block.... I want to know which will be a better block to build to drop in my 95 Coupe... Before I spend any money on them with the first step of machining them, and hot taking them,I wanna pick one one out... I do wanna have enough boost, that will also allow me to spray....

Which route should I go?

[90civ_zc_racer]

well bro i am a d series kinda guy but in this situation i would drop the b in your coupe. your car is already obd1 along w/ that b16 so wiring shouldnt be hard. and plus you got another cam which sounds so good when revving above 5500 lol. sell me your a6....

[PhoenixB16]

well bro i am a d series kinda guy but in this situation i would drop the b in your coupe. your car is already obd1 along w/ that b16 so wiring shouldnt be hard. and plus you got another cam which sounds so good when revving above 5500 lol. sell me your a6....

B16a2 is obd2............... and this question should be a no brainer....... B16 before any D series..... Bring on the D series guys talking shit and making comments about pulling B16s so I can laugh myself into a coma.

[josh]

sell it and go K

[Dead Bird]

IS this question from 2002?

[young_ar]

I have a d16A6 short block, and a B16A2 Bare block.... I want to know which will be a better block to build to drop in my 95 Coupe... Before I spend any money on them with the first step of machining them, and hot taking them,I wanna pick one one out... I do wanna have enough boost, that will also allow me to spray....

Which route should I go?

I don't want to point u in the wrong direction but go with the d16.

[FranktheTank]

well bro i am a d series kinda guy but in this situation i would drop the b in your coupe. your car is already obd1 along w/ that b16 so wiring shouldnt be hard. and plus you got another cam which sounds so good when revving above 5500 lol. sell me your a6....


Lol B16a2 is from a Em1. that means obd2

[azracer41]

put a vtec head on the a6 then boost. how much power do you want out of it? a D series is a hell of a lot cheaper than a B and in case of the B16 your a6 has more torque anyway.

[PhoenixB16]

I just realized this was in the FI forum.... In THAT case,boost that sohc.... You can go through ten of them for the price of a good B series.... And IMHO the tq figures do not merit the use of the D..... It has what,like 5 more lb/ft? lol...... Only thing going for the D is the fact that you can find them for like $50-$150............ Unless your just one of those dudes thats just hellbent on trying to prove something with a D........

[azracer41]

i am actually building a B right now. but my car has a a6 in it and my friend with a B16 kept begging to race me i told him since he had a vtec switch leave vtec off and i pulled him in 3rd gear at the top end and kept going. so since then i have always brought up the torque factor

[onefst91hatch]

boosted D. just do a cheap vitara build and boost the holy piss outta that thing. thats what i did. lol

[RudysImports]

Well the fact of it being OBD2 is not a factor to me, believe that is why they made the OBD2 to OBD1 harness....On the other note, next month my stock boosted z6 will be able to run... depending on how that goes, and feels, I think will point me in the right direction... maybe low comp sohc for boost, and a high comp dohc n/a ???

[die in a dick fire noob]

umm, no they didn't make obd2 to obd1 harnesses for obd2 motors to go in obd1 cars, they made them for obd1 ecus to go into obd2 cars...

this question is a no brainer like most have said, the b16 is going to be a better motor period. the d16a6 is probably the best d you can find to put in (that or a z6). so if you have the a6 and it's in good working order it would cost less. as far as which is better to build it will be the d all day long.

and eric, "put on a vtec head and boost it"... vtec isn't really going to matter if he's boosting, if you're going to boost the d stick with the a6 head, if you're going to boost anything build the b and do it right so that it doesn't blow and you'll be much happier.

[azracer41]

umm, no they didn't make obd2 to obd1 harnesses for obd2 motors to go in obd1 cars, they made them for obd1 ecus to go into obd2 cars...

this question is a no brainer like most have said, the b16 is going to be a better motor period. the d16a6 is probably the best d you can find to put in (that or a z6). so if you have the a6 and it's in good working order it would cost less. as far as which is better to build it will be the d all day long.

and eric, "put on a vtec head and boost it"... vtec isn't really going to matter if he's boosting, if you're going to boost the d stick with the a6 head, if you're going to boost anything build the b and do it right so that it doesn't blow and you'll be much happier.

it will just give the motor more power and the turbo doesnt have to work as hard

[rudsone]

obvious troll is obvious

[Hopeless EP3]

b16s are slow

[rudsone]

b16s are slow

you just lost the game.

[sohcisme]

Build the a6 its the best sohc block. By the time you get all the b series parts together and in the car you could have a boosted mini me.

[RudysImports]

yeah that is the way im going, just removed my a6 from my rex, and will start breaking it down, send it to get cleaned up, and start the low comp build... thanks

[92SiSpoon]

B16a2 is obd2............... and this question should be a no brainer....... B16 before any D series..... Bring on the D series guys talking shit and making comments about pulling B16s so I can laugh myself into a coma.
i sir am a d series guy. and prepare to get flamed...

jk, i really ama d guy but only because after the race i like the look on peoples faces when i say it is just a turbo d... ;) but in any case, the b would always be a better platform to build from. that low end, before boost, power is better. making all around drivability better. and you can make more power with it. thats always fun :crazy:

[jake2001z001]

Talk all the shit you want about boosted D series. But Boosted D vs Boosted B, D series have been proven to not crack or fuck the shit out of the cyclinder walls as much as Bs do. B series are very very notrious for cracking cyclinder walls. Ds are not. I would just chose d anytime over the B

[efcivic91]

I think I agree with most here. Boosted D is the way to go. Overall cheaper build and if you do happen to blow your engine i can gaurantee another block is waiting for around 150 easy, goodluck in finding a b16 that cheap.