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Today I put some Type-R camshafts in my friends B18C1 (GSR) which is in a 1992 Civic hatch. Install was pretty straightforward... just like a B-series Mazda with the exception of there being a cam tower brace across all the cam towers, and there is no hydraulic lash adjusters. Once I got the ITR cams in, there was no valve adjustment required... a testament to Hondas quality control.
We took the car for a spin and I got to drive... since I did all the work. The engine idled normally, there was nothing out of the ordinary. So I took it to a isolated road and let it rip. I went from a dead stop. I lauched at about 3000rpm and the tires just spun. Its a hell of a lot easier to modulate the throttle in this car then it would be in my Festiva, because of the turbo. 5000RPM comes up and it sounds like the exhaust header cracks in half... which is the best desription of VTEC I can think of. I shifted hard into second, and within a few seconds I needed to shift into third. The shit you hear about VTEC kicking in is true... as soon as the VTEC system engages the secondary cam follower, you hear it, and then about 1000RPM later at 6000RPM, you can just feel the engine start making top end power. It almost feels like a small turbo spooling up. I definately pulls you back into the seat (which were very nice Integra GSR leather seats in this case).
I was amazed at how versatile this engine is. It pulled with moderate torque at lower RPMs, pulled nicely through the mid RPM range, and then screamed at higher RPMs when VTEC kicked in. The transmission shifts very smooth and the shifter throws are very precise and short, even with the stock GSR shifter he had installed in the car.
All those people that think negative about Honda obviously havent driven one or they have, and just choose to hate on them because they cant face the fact that Honda makes some of the best 4 cylinder engines in the world.
Ill be honest and say that if I had the money, my daily driver would probably be some sort of Civic with a B18C in it. The swap would be the only mod to the car. Good on gas, and fast when you want to go into the upper RPMs. My car would still smoke the shit out of his Civic though... because I rule!
We took the car for a spin and I got to drive... since I did all the work. The engine idled normally, there was nothing out of the ordinary. So I took it to a isolated road and let it rip. I went from a dead stop. I lauched at about 3000rpm and the tires just spun. Its a hell of a lot easier to modulate the throttle in this car then it would be in my Festiva, because of the turbo. 5000RPM comes up and it sounds like the exhaust header cracks in half... which is the best desription of VTEC I can think of. I shifted hard into second, and within a few seconds I needed to shift into third. The shit you hear about VTEC kicking in is true... as soon as the VTEC system engages the secondary cam follower, you hear it, and then about 1000RPM later at 6000RPM, you can just feel the engine start making top end power. It almost feels like a small turbo spooling up. I definately pulls you back into the seat (which were very nice Integra GSR leather seats in this case).
I was amazed at how versatile this engine is. It pulled with moderate torque at lower RPMs, pulled nicely through the mid RPM range, and then screamed at higher RPMs when VTEC kicked in. The transmission shifts very smooth and the shifter throws are very precise and short, even with the stock GSR shifter he had installed in the car.
All those people that think negative about Honda obviously havent driven one or they have, and just choose to hate on them because they cant face the fact that Honda makes some of the best 4 cylinder engines in the world.
Ill be honest and say that if I had the money, my daily driver would probably be some sort of Civic with a B18C in it. The swap would be the only mod to the car. Good on gas, and fast when you want to go into the upper RPMs. My car would still smoke the shit out of his Civic though... because I rule!
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