hey guys, name's Ron. i've been a Mitsu guy for the last 3 years but i'm gettin rid of my Eclipse now and have a new project. 93 Civic Del Sol S model... yes that's right, the mighty del slow! I have a b18 that i got from a friend of mine for 100 bucks with a brand new head on it (only about 2k miles) but is "blown" b/c a guy blew 1 piston ring. I plan on building this car as an all motor beast - fully built head, cams, port and polish, 1mm oversized valves, 3 angle valve job the works -along with a perdy forged high compression bottom end (probably 10.5 or something along those lines) with a knife-edged crank. and a nice shot of nitrous for some interstate fun w/ my old rival EVO's, STI's etc etc. anyways just wanted to intro myself. hope to be gettin some good advice and info from yall when i start buildin my motor here in about a month or so.

 

Thats going to be a nice build. Keep us updated and if you want, make a build thread.

Welcome to the forum!

 

thanks a lot. its currently red and i did all the body work to it to get it ready for paint (gonna make it white with either black or gold rims) you have a really good lookin ride urself there! i'll start a thread on it as soon as i learn a bit more about the car and the engine i'm putting in it. i'll be asking for advice on which parts give the best gains and have the best reports etc etc. thanks for the welcome.

 

welcome to the forum buddy...how bout pics of your body work? i gotta do my quarter panels on both sides...already got the panels and just found a "cut -n-weld guy" and i just cant wait to get that goin...

 

Welcome to the forum Ron.Sounds like a good engine build your working on, what whp are you going for?

 

always nice to have a new contributor to the forum. Good luck with your build.

 

luck? you kidding me??? j/k man. whp rating?? i'm not sure to be honest. if you ask me what kind of power you'd be pushing w/ a 50 trim on a certain psi blah blah blah i could get it down to 10-20whp but on all motor, especially on a honda? i have no idea. honestly i'm not even sure what the engine code for the b18 is.. i know it's non v-tec but no idea what kind of stock h/p it's pushing so, no clue. i can tell you what will be done to it when it's done though:
cams (probably combo of 264/272)
titanium valve train
1mm oversized valves
port and polish head and intake manifold
oversized tb
3 angle valve job
probably in the ballpark of 10.5:1 cr pistons (something i can still use 93 octane on)
lightweight/knifeedged crank (i'd like to stroke it if possible)
fidanza lightweight flywheel
100 shot of nitrous ready for a big race
full exhaust (something quite if possible... i don't want the "typical honda" sound as they call it that sounds like a sick cat) lol
if anybody wants to takea blind shot on what kind of hp rating i'll be looking at... go for it.

 

So it`s one of these.

B18A - Non-VTEC
- Found in: 1986-1989 Accord Aerodeck LXR-S/LX-S (Japan) / 1986-1989 Accord EXL-S/EX-S (Japan) / 1986-1989 Vigor MXL-S (Japan)
- Displacement: 1834 cc
- Compression: 9:4:1
- Power: 130 hp @ 6000 rpm, 120 ft/lb torque @ 4000 rpm
- Transmission: A2N5, E2N5
B18A1 - Non-VTEC
- Found in: 1990-1993 Integra RS/LS/GS (DA)
- Displacement: 1834 cc
- Compression: 9:2:1
- Bore: 81 mm
- Stroke: 89 mm
- Power: 130-140 hp @ 6500 rpm, 121-127 ft/lb torque @ 5000 rpm
- Transmission: YS1
B18B1 - Non-VTEC
- Found in: 1994-2001 Acura Integra "RS/LS/GS" (DC4/DB7)
- Displacement: 1834 cc
- Compression: 9:2:1
- Bore: 81 mm
- Stroke: 89 mm
- Power: 142 hp @ 6300 rpm, 128 ft/lb torque @ 5200 rpm
- Transmission: S80

Have a look at this site...
http://www.hondaempire.com/engines/b-series/index.html

Maybe it`s helpful. Good luck with your project.
You got some nice plans for your engine

 

good info, thanks a lot. well even though it's only 142 i guess i'll be hoping its a b18b1. quick question though.. othe than the obvious v-tec, how does the b18c (from what i hear, this is "the" engine to have if you have a b18) differ from what i have? is it the compression ratio that give it an extra 50+hp? seems a lil extreme but it's gotta be something. -- gonna try to get some pics up today