D16 vs B16

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D16 vs B16

By zeppelin101
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:59 pm #87573 Apart from the obvious things what other advantages are there to this?

I was swapping a B in around april time but uni is killing me and I got a bit of freelance on a mates 300ZX to do as well so I'm putting plans on hold.

Basically, I know a B will be better from the outset but at a much higher cost and a lot more work for me.

However a D... I can use the standard mounts, same tranny, all I'd need is ECU, loom and a fuel pump pretty much, making it probably about 1/3 the price of a B16.

The extra money I could put towards a turbo setup and sit happily at 200hp right?

What would you guys do?
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By teal_dx
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:09 pm #87574 Yes, but depending on what kind of turbo setup you're talking about, the B16 could be cheaper, and more reliable as a DD. If you shop around and piece together parts rather than buying a Kit then the turbo D could be cheaper. :thumb:
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By zeppelin101
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:13 pm #87577 I'd probably piece one together as I am a bit of a tight arse lol

I'm not gonna go around running mad boost though, I'd quite happily sit at 6-7psi which afaik is the limit for a D on standard internals anyway.

I'm not so much fussed about running massive power, whoever has the car after me can worry about that. I just want a reasonable amount of power to upset much 'better' cars with good response.

With that in mind perhaps an NA setup would be better... but running low boost you're not gonna get belted in the back of the head when the turbo kicks in ~3.5k anyway
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By zeppelin101
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:29 pm #87584 I'm not afraid of a little extra work, although having said that there isn't a single job I've done to that car which has gone smoothly... even fitting a new radio the first one I bought ate CDs and the Pioneer in there atm didn't fit right for ages until I spent a day sorting all the crap behind it lol

I dunno, I'm not gonna plan on either for now just bare in mind that both are an option. Then when I've got the cash ready I'll make a decision and get on with it. I suck at making plans, never carry them out lol
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