Calling all honda gurus

i got a b15 i want to build it up to 250hp or 350hp
what is the limit to the block ?:

i was going to purchase the following parts:
HONDA: 1.5 (1493cc) D15B1 D15B2 D15B7 SOHC 16V [75mm]
*CIVIC [DX, S, LX] 1988-1995
*CRX [DX] 1988-1991
*DEL SOL [S] 1993-1995
THE KIT COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING ROCK PARTS & COMPONENTS:
FULL GASKET SET #FGS2090
PISTON RINGS #PR211
PISTONS #P290
CONNECTING ROD BEARING SET #RB200
MAIN BEARINGS SET #MB290
THRUST WASHERS #TW205
OIL PUMP #OP290
TIMING BELT #TB290
PISTONS/RINGS: STD, .020 OR .040
ROD/MAIN BEARINGS: STD, .010, .020 OR .030

  • turbo and dry nos setup… strickly street motor so i need to be able pass emmissions and all that happy bull shit …

the best way to get that power is use a different engin cant put it any other way

or buy a DSM :greddy2:

i looked at dsm motor on ebay … i was thinking of just having a race chassis built around it and drop a 350 in it …but that is not what is going to happen

dsm are ghey

you need vtec biznichh

they are GREAT! buy a DSM! :bigok:

stfu

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250hp is easy. The turbo hatch im tryin to sell is around 230hp with a stock motor and a straight t3 and a cooler. 440cc’s, rom editor(full standalone capabilities) and 4-5psi.

If you did a nicely matched t3/t4 with 550’s and the proper tuning, people are making close to 300hp all day long.

i am not a fan of any d series

go B u can find em pretty cheap

problem with you set up is I see no sleeved motor no forged internals, no nothing but factory honda parts. if you run a bottle and a turbo on that motor and try to get 300whp out of it on stock internals you are doomed. either go B series or build the D right

there’s no bottle needed…that is just asking for problems.

You can do it all boost, just with a LOT of fuel. Probably keep the a/f’s like 11.5 or maybe even lower to be safe.

mini-me, turbo’d.

one cam VTEC head from a 90s Civic EX… slap that bitch on your block, do the neccesary work to complete it, then slap a turbo on it… something that’ll spool quickly, like a T-28.

what are u all babbling about. B15, there is no such engine. d15b1, d15b2, d15b7, yes, but no b15. If your reffering to one of the d15 engines, im assuming u have a b2 or b7 since u said u have a dx. Those both have about 9.6:1 compression, which is the highest d-series comp.

There are 2 things that u can do to get 250-300 whp out of a d, and reasonably cheap.

  1. Tear the engine down, put a z6 head on it, not a y8. Then toss in some pistons and rods(i.e either ls rods and grand vitara pistons, ~8.5:1 compression, or some eagles/srp,je whatever FI piston you choose) Build a decent turbo setup to run 12-15 lbs. T3, decent FMIC and good fuel management.

  2. Leave the bottom end alone, take the head, do a mild port and polish, maybe a zex turbo cam, cam gear, and a new headgasket, and timingbelt. Build your turbo setup something that will run up to 10lbs pretty effiecently.

I did number 2, Jason(gearhead) has the car that i built. All i had was a bone stock d15b2, t3 turbo, log mani, SMIC, 2.25 charge pipes, 2.5 straight exhaust, running turboedit. On 4lbs of boost i stayed dead even with a FWD 2g eclipse running 12lbs, from a roll at 30 to 110 and from a dead stop. The small amount of higher comp of the stock engine will give u a few more ponies that u woulnt have to make up in boost, so u have less tuning hassles, and less chance of detonating. My hatch was gutted to the max, and there are quite a few ppl around that willl vouche for how fucking hard it ripped.

all in all, after buying the engine, si tranny, and the entire turbo setup, i had 1200 dollars into, but alot of hours. IF you have the skills, 300 is cake for less than 2k.

b15 was a typo and i already got an z6 head… and money is all a tax write off so i am not worried about that… now that i i heard all of that … that is all i needed to know…

I remember some guy on GMPT that was working on putting a 350 in his talon after he got crankwalk. i dont know whatever happened to him, but i do know he had a cardomain page.

here i found it

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/419184/1

i talked to a guy today that all he dose is build street rods and he said he was able to drop a small in it … with a lot of welding and what not

go B 18 b low compresion and good for turbo. probably get move avalibility on parts too with a b series engine.

This is what happens when a muscle car guy has no faith in a 4 cylinder.