HELP... B16 or B18 series in EJ8

[E-TECH]

Just curious what everyone thinks.

For an engine swap:

Best B16 series engine or B18 series.

B18's like a C5 are definetly powerful as its coming from a Int. Type-R,
but are they worth the price? Is there a cheaper setup to give the same range?

I've heard, as far as forced-induction, B16's are good. But I'm not sure if this is true or not.

I would rather a "N/A" setup, but could be persuaded to "Forced".

I would like to rebuild my EJ to be kinda sleeper-ish. No flashy crap and an N/A setup would work better for that, but they become spendy.

What engine series of the two would be more reliable as N/A and would it a port/polish/sleeve etc.. type rebuild be acceptable to do?

[ronjdm36]

if you're gonna go NA, do the 1.8. i don't wanna quote the overused saying,i'm sure you know if. but, the extra displacement is worth it. and you don't have to go with an itr to get good power, a gsr that is worked well is just as good in my book. its all up to personal preference i guess. i like NA because of reliability, turbos can also be reliable also, if you build and tune right. like i said, its all in preference.

[boosteddx]

poor mans type r...b18c1 block with a b16 head "pr3" put the type r internals into the head to transform it into a pr3-4 and call it a night for n/a builds ...revs high like a mother.start off with a b16a2 and work ur way up till your use to the new weight balance and feel of the motor.

[ronjdm36]

i'm telling you guys, the p72 head is the way to go. it WILL outflow a pr3 head(with a good PnP and valve job), plus you get that compression bump. and if you are going to build the head, why short yourself by getting stock type r internals. go with something better, at least for the valves springs and retainers. type r cams are pretty decent though.