Every wonder what an engine looks like when you remove the head??

(see attached!)

David Miller
dmiller@...
'89 CRX DX, white, 189K miles
'90 CRX Si, yellow, 46K miles
'99 CR-V EX, white, 104K miles (awaiting new exhaust valve at machine shop)


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Let us know how the work comes out. I believe you stated you had a problem
after adjusting the valves.
SALTMAN

It looks like now is the time to put that VTEC head on there :-)

--Ron

> It looks like now is the time to put that VTEC head on there :-)

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about that. ;o)

A worked-over B20 block + VTEC head = ~210whp & ~160ft-lbs last time I
checked.

Erik
www.e-mcsquared.org

Cool picture! Looks like some carboning on the pistons (especially #1 cyl
- which had the burnt out valve??)... what kind of shape were the pistons/cylinder
walls in? Sure makes it roomy under the hood with the manifolds, intake
piping, and head removed! Thanks for sharing this!

- Rod

Did this include header, cat-back exhaust, porting&polishing, etc.?
That's some serious increase in horsepower, and especially in torque...

I don't see any headwork, but here's a couple pages to peruse:
http://asme.me.utexas.edu/members/vryce/swap/swap.html
http://www.c-speedracing.com/integra.html
 
Heck, here's a complete How-to!
http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/b20vtec/b20vtec.html
 
There's even a complete website dedicated to it:
http://www.crvtec.com
 
This makes me think about getting a 2000/01 and using the money saved to do a VTEC head swap.  Pretty common and can make very good power (at least 20-25% more than a 2002!).  I wonder how the 4wd system would handle nearly 50% more power though......
 
Erik
www.e-mcsquared.org