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August 8th, 2008 10:11 PM #11
^^ opo... B20A is old school, B16A at a lower displacement for that much HP is far superior than B20A.
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August 11th, 2008 08:43 AM #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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August 11th, 2008 12:16 PM #13
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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August 12th, 2008 09:16 AM #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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August 12th, 2008 09:17 AM #15
double post...sorry
Last edited by Type 100; August 12th, 2008 at 09:21 AM. Reason: double post
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August 12th, 2008 08:55 PM #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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August 13th, 2008 02:53 PM #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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September 7th, 2008 01:11 AM #18
Buhay na buhay ang BGC this evening. Bukas halos lahat ng restaurants. Sabi pa nung isang cashier...
Traffic!