# al right my bike or b16a1?help me dicide **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410 "2006-04-03T07:28:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![91crx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/9de0a6/32.png) [@91crx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91crx)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/1 "2006-04-03T07:28:19Z")
i have a 1996 kaw.600r do i sell it and get b16a1full swap?i think that this is a better way to go more power. can anyone suggest aplace to buy and install engine and is 3 grand enough to do this swap?i would love to just have nice engine and a 14sec. car id be happy with dat.any one want to come see by bike email me @ [chubbymanzach@yahoo.com](mailto:chubbymanzach@yahoo.com) thanks zack ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/2 "2006-04-03T07:38:53Z")
you’d trade your bike for a 14 second car? ur nutz! i mean, i’d never trade my bike for a car, but i could see ppl trading a bike for a 11 or 12 second car… but not 14… have fun gettin 3g’s outta that too… kawi’s in those years dont sell well i dont think good luck ---
**Author:** ![91crx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/9de0a6/32.png) [@91crx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91crx)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/3 "2006-04-03T07:42:51Z")
ya they do i have a mint ass bike its never been down but i thnk thid set up would be a rieliabe set up and have potential to up grade ---
**Author:** ![2toneishot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2toneishot/32/6010_2.png) [@2toneishot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2toneishot)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/4 "2006-04-03T08:32:40Z")
keep the bike…youll miss it more … ---
**Author:** ![STAGE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@STAGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STAGE)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/5 "2006-04-03T21:13:13Z")
I say sell the bike and use the cash for ur swap. A friend of mine did a ZC (DOHC 1.6L non-vtec)swap on his 91 CRX Si (No turbo yet). Seems to be working out rather well for him. U may want to consider that also. I think the ZC is good for about 130hp or so. Throw some cams on it. Maybe port the head and manifold a bit. Not sure what the price difference is between a typical ZC & B16A is. ---
**Author:** ![SlowCivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SlowCivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlowCivic)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/6 "2006-04-04T03:32:08Z")
> [@MagnumRT20](#): > > I say sell the bike and use the cash for ur swap. A friend of mine did a ZC (DOHC 1.6L non-vtec)swap on his 91 CRX Si (No turbo yet). Seems to be working out rather well for him. U may want to consider that also. I think the ZC is good for about 130hp or so. Throw some cams on it. Maybe port the head and manifold a bit. Not sure what the price difference is between a typical ZC & B16A is. ’ If you do it get the B16a it is much much much better than a zc. Hell a stock 89-91 si D16a6 is better than the zc. ---
**Author:** ![RickSI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@RickSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RickSI)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/7 "2006-04-04T04:22:19Z")
> [@SlowCivic](#): > > ’ > If you do it get the B16a it is much much much better than a zc. Hell a stock 89-91 si D16a6 is better than the zc. I agree.U wont be able to find that many performance part for zc so go with the B16. ---
**Author:** ![SinisterCRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@SinisterCRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SinisterCRX)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/8 "2006-04-04T07:10:55Z")
D’s are a dime a dozen. Turbo a d16a6 and call it a day 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Evolved](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Evolved](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Evolved)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/9 "2006-04-04T07:57:16Z")
Sell both the bike and the car. Use the money for downpayment on a new car that is already fast. That’ll be cheapest. ---
**Author:** ![91crx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/9de0a6/32.png) [@91crx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91crx)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/10 "2006-04-04T08:00:04Z")
the b16a cost way more and the zc bolts rite in and its way cheaper i talked to some shop in bridville and it would only take 1 day and the guy there has 9 crxs and they all have zc dohc and there alll happy. here what i talked about yesterday, lighted flywheel, si/ex tranny, stage 2 clutch, header hi flow cat,and the zc dohc 1.6.then i wouldnt have to sell bike. and its only around 2 grand. iwas just gona do this until i have enough to do b16a2. thanks for feed back. if any one has zc swap please reply and tell me what u think. peace ---
**Author:** ![91crx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/9de0a6/32.png) [@91crx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91crx)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/11 "2006-04-04T08:03:05Z")
forget sellin my crx iv waited for 5 years for one and i finnally got 1 ---
**Author:** ![whoshonda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whoshonda/32/5961_2.png) [@whoshonda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whoshonda)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/12 "2006-04-04T18:02:53Z")
dude if u get a zc u will kick urself in the balls cuz it will still be slow as balls. If u cant afford a b16 atleast get an LS motor. Go B-series dude, or just slap a turbo on a single cam and replace them for $250 everytime they blow. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/13 "2006-04-04T19:33:31Z")
as long as you dont plan on racing anyone with the zc then you’ll be happy ---
**Author:** ![STAGE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@STAGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STAGE)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/14 "2006-04-04T21:13:47Z")
> [@91crx](#): > > the b16a cost way more and the zc bolts rite in and its way cheaper i talked to some shop in bridville and it would only take 1 day and the guy there has 9 crxs and they all have zc dohc and there alll happy. here what i talked about yesterday, lighted flywheel, si/ex tranny, stage 2 clutch, header hi flow cat,and the zc dohc 1.6.then i wouldnt have to sell bike. and its only around 2 grand. iwas just gona do this until i have enough to do b16a2. thanks for feed back. if any one has zc swap please reply and tell me what u think. peace ZC ZC ZC!!! yeah the B16 is more powerful. but like u said it’s more expensive as well. The stock D16 is good for what, 105hp or something. Upagrading to the ZC should show noticeable speed for ur CRX. Afterall it is a lite car, so it doesn’t have to have insane power to be quick. U could also throw together a cheap (but reliable) turbo kit for more power if u want it. Check this site out [http://www.homemadeturbo.com/](http://www.homemadeturbo.com/) My buddy who has the ZC swap showed me this site awhile ago. Hope it helps ---
**Author:** ![SohcSleeper95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SohcSleeper95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SohcSleeper95)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/15 "2006-04-05T01:57:50Z")
If your planning on getting a b16a2 in the future why waste an assload of money on a ZC swap…that would put a huge dent in your b16 fund man. Do it once and do it right…B16. ---
**Author:** ![Full-Race\_Si](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a4c791/32.png) [@Full-Race\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Full-Race_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/16 "2006-04-06T18:21:13Z")
i got a bare b16 block for sale… cheap oil all drained out and person before i got it dorve it like that i have all the pistons to prove it … cylinder walls are not even scratched … its urs for $50 picked up ---
**Author:** ![Highway\_Star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Highway\_Star](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Highway_Star)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/al-right-my-bike-or-b16a1-help-me-dicide/181410/17 "2006-04-08T09:23:12Z")
a ZC is great as a paper weight, and not a motor. 1.6L’s is just not enough in a honda. i’d get the swap, and put a gsr crank in the bottom end… that fucker would SCREAM in a crx. not only that, but your engine stamp would still say B16. those cranks are pretty cheap too. or turbo a D series. that shit has to be fun.