Honda B18C-Series - Unleash The Power

One Of The Biggest Advantages to having a proven mainstream tuner car is all the hard lessons have been learned. The best and brightest in the tuning industry have already worn out their dyno rollers, made the big mistakes and collected molten engine internals from the floor in an effort to discover the perfect combination of parts for a given powerplant. Enthusiasts get the free ride and the pay-off: potent parts combinations that make power efficiently and reliably with a high degree of cost effectiveness.

We went on a nationwide rampage to coerce some of these tasty recipes from leading tuners. Let the power (and in some cases, boost) flow.

Honda B18C
The Honda B-Series motor is the Small-Block Chevy of the import scene. The big question is: all-motor or turbo? Most people like to go with an all-motor set-up because they think it's cheaper but the truth is the all-motor trail requires a lot of more money when it comes to power for your dollar. I like to go over all the pros and cons of the particular set-up. Ask the customer why they would like to start as an all motor, and how much power they are interested in making? Most of the time their power expectations are unrealistic for an all-motor build and we move into the realm of forced induction. I see too many enthusiasts waste time and money running the gauntlet of all-motor mods only to end up re-buying a lot of the components to go turbo. Things like lower compression turbo pistons to supplant high compression all-motor pistons, a turbo header in place of an all-motor header, intake, exhaust and installation costs. - Ralphy Estevez, DRT

Stock [153 WHP]
Stage 1 [170 - 185 WHP]
Intake [AEM CAI]
Exhaust 2.5 inch cat-back [HKS] [GReddy]
Header [Hytech]
Camshafts [Skunk2 Tuner Series Stage 2 or 3] [Toda Stage B or C] [Buddy Club Stage 4] [Jun Stage 3]
Stage 2 [200 - 220 WHP]
Pistons 11.5:1 or 12.5:1 [Arias] [Wiseco]
[CP] [JE]
Rods [Crower] [Manley] [Pauter] [Eagle]
Tuning [Crome ROM Editor] [eCtune Pro Demon] [Hondata]
Stage 3 [240+ WHP]
Valves [REVS]
Springs [REVS]
Retainers [REVS]
Headwork [DRT Port and polish]
Turbo
Stage 1 [250 - 300 WHP]
Bolt-on turbo kit [Rev Hard]
Fuel System [DRT 440/550cc injector upgrade kit]
Tuning [Stand-Alone Engine Management]
Stage 2 [300+ WHP]
Pistons low compression [Arias] [Wiseco] [CP] [JE]
Rods [Crower] [Manley] [Pauter] [Eagle]
Stage 3 [600+ WHP]
Block [Dalton cylinder sleeves]
Source
Drag Race Technologies (DRT)
drtracing.com
718.397.8586

Honda K20
Stock out of the box U.S.-spec K20A2 motors will put out about 180 whp, that's as much as a B18C-R with all the bolt-on parts. The K-Series has larger everything compared the previous generation. Intake and exhaust ports and valves are larger; intake manifold runners and plenum are larger; exhaust manifold and system are larger and straighter...those are just the things you can see - the list goes on and on. - Elton Lo, Raceline Development

Stock [180 WHP, Raceline Dynojet]
Stage 1 [200 WHP]
Cold-Air Intake [AEM] [Injen]
Header [DC Sports] [Buddy Club]
Exhaust [HKS Tri-Power] [GReddy] [Tanabe]

Stage 2 [215 WHP]
70mm Throttle-body
Intake Manifold [RBC]
Tuning [AEM EMS]

Stage 3 [225 WHP]
Camshafts [BluePrint Racing Stage 2] [Skunk2] [Crower]
Intake Manifold [Stock Ported]

Source
Raceline Development
racelineusa.com
626.292.7030