Whats so special about them??

[Dirty_Legs]

first of all. im buying a 94 integra from a friend of mine. he has a jdm b16a engine in it. my question is, whats so special about them? and the car is slow. he said something about its running with a LS tranny and he also said with a b16 tranny it should be decently quick. true story?

[SickSi99]

nothing really special about the b16. it just happens to be a really popular choice for swaps on my different applications because of its aftermarket support and simplicity as far as the swap itself. they've been known to make decent power for a budget build.

[ALlTroTTle]

Originally Posted by Dirty_Legs

first of all. im buying a 94 integra from a friend of mine. he has a jdm b16a engine in it. my question is, whats so special about them? and the car is slow. he said something about its running with a LS tranny and he also said with a b16 tranny it should be decently quick. true story?

yea, the b16 tranny has shorter gear's.

[Dirty_Legs]

i see. do they put down more power then the usdm b16s?

and my girlfriend has a LS non vtec integra. also an auto. i was driving her car and raced my friend and i kept up with his car. i mean really? tranny does that much of a difference? i was a little shocked to be honest. how much quicker would the car get after i swap out the tranny to a b16?

[thablasta]

Originally Posted by Dirty_Legs

first of all. im buying a 94 integra from a friend of mine. he has a jdm b16a engine in it. my question is, whats so special about them? and the car is slow. he said something about its running with a LS tranny and he also said with a b16 tranny it should be decently quick. true story?

It'll be quicker with a transmission with gear ratios that match the power band of the engine.

[bman5000]

i have an eg coupe with a b16 And and ls tranny and it spanks my ls teggy ? but yea a b16 tranny deff. makes a diff. good luck bra

[ALlTroTTle]

Originally Posted by Dirty_Legs

i see. do they put down more power then the usdm b16s?

and my girlfriend has a LS non vtec integra. also an auto. i was driving her car and raced my friend and i kept up with his car. i mean really? tranny does that much of a difference? i was a little shocked to be honest. how much quicker would the car get after i swap out the tranny to a b16?

the reason a b16 tranny has short gears is becaue b16's have power up in high rpm's. so with the shorter gears you can get there quicker.

[EKREY]

yea b16 shorter gears i b doin 60 in 5th and rpm is at 3500 already

[Dirty_Legs]

Originally Posted by EKREY

yea b16 shorter gears i b doin 60 in 5th and rpm is at 3500 already

i would hate to be in the interstate with your car then. lol

[Dirty_Legs]

Originally Posted by ALlTroTTle

the reason a b16 tranny has short gears is becaue b16's have power up in high rpm's. so with the shorter gears you can get there quicker.

that makes sence.

how much can i find a b16 tranny for? i found a couple around local shops around my area but all them needs to be rebuilt.

[SickSi99]

check honda-tech around the classifieds.

[thablasta]

Here's a listing of all the B series transmissions. There's no such thing a b16 transmission. There is S4C, S80, Y80, Y21, Y1.

[sdlEF]

the Y1 (b16) tranny is the one most ppl talk about

[Dirty_Legs]

ohh.... nice diagram. "y1" tranny is what i shall save up for.

[alexanderig]

i had a b16a in my ek and would take brand new si's off the dig