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    #11
    ^^ opo... B20A is old school, B16A at a lower displacement for that much HP is far superior than B20A.

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    #12
    Regarding your question in the other thread...
    The B16B is the engine from the Civic Type R and makes 185 HP stock.

    If the B16B head is mated to the B20B/Z block, that's effectively a "B20VTEC" or "Frankenstein" motor.

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    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Type 100 View Post
    Regarding your question in the other thread...
    The B16B is the engine from the Civic Type R and makes 185 HP stock.

    If the B16B head is mated to the B20B/Z block, that's effectively a "B20VTEC" or "Frankenstein" motor.
    To moderator:

    sorry if that is a double post for i thought it merit different thread for it involved other car engine. I am naive with honda engine

    yap it is a B20B block with type R head (type R is B16B, ty). What is the horsepower and torque of this Frankenstein motor. Will this combination produce more hp and torque than the B16a/b. how about the availability of parts.

    I test drive the car and it easily hit 140 kph and it seems it still has power but cant go above due to safety, tire/road concern

    Ask also the fair market price of this car, it is 1996 Civic with B20Vtec?

    Im still in the stage of shopping, reading, et al for money is very hard to earned

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    #14
    Ask for a dyno sheet for the true power rating of the car at the wheels. The B20VTEC or Frankie motors aren't "official" so to speak, so it's hard quoting an exact power output figure.

    Besides, once you put a car on a dyno (or dynamometer) and measure the power output at the wheels, you're getting the truest measurement of the engine's performance because everything else that can cause powertrain losses (the gearbox, alternator, A/C, etc.) has been factored in.

    Most cars' HP outputs in brochures are taken directly from the crankshaft...no losses factored in. Typically there's a 15%-30% loss once the power gets to the wheels

    One thing's for sure...magastos yan sa gas. B-series engines were never known for fuel efficiency

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    #15
    double post...sorry
    Last edited by Type 100; August 12th, 2008 at 09:21 AM. Reason: double post

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    #16
    do the coined engine set up "Frankenstein motor" has something to do with the Frankenstein novel which Victor perceives the means by which inanimate materials can be imbued with life, huge and powerful. He sets about constructing a man using means that Shelley refers to only vaguely. The main idea seems to be that Victor built a complete body from various organic human parts, then simulated the functions of the human system in it. So this is the same principles applied n this B20vtec, bringing a dead engine to a monster life engine

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    #17
    The origins of the term aren't as romantic as you think.

    Kaya lang tinawag na "Frankenstein" yung makina kasi chopsuey-hototay yung ginamit na piyesa.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Type 100 View Post
    The origins of the term aren't as romantic as you think.

    Kaya lang tinawag na "Frankenstein" yung makina kasi chopsuey-hototay yung ginamit na piyesa.
    "chopsuey-hototay" Ah i see chop chop po pala so dapat po ba napakababa ng price nito as compare SIR salamat po sa info.

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