after beating rx8 or any other swapped B16/H22 civic yea its well worth it....manual reborn with TSI turbo kit on 8 psi push around 200+whp....as i said check at the 8th gen civic forums n u ll get to know how much power R18 can give on boost
Top 10 things that make the R18 perfect for boost
- Ultra-lightweight but strong engine, and transmission, cyl head uses integrated manifold.
- Bore and Stroke are identical to the legendary GSR and ITR B18.
- The R18 uses a full one-piece main bearing girdle.
- "Long-rod" Forged Steel Connecting rods with rod BOLTS (not studs - easy to upgrade to ARP hardware).
- The R18 has a 10% reduction in friction from a special cylinder wall hone and moly-sulfide bead blast and ion treated piston rings. High durability and low friction.
- Pistons cooled by built-in oil jets (typically only found on high end honda motors). This is important for a turbocharged engine which has increased piston temperatures.
- Cylinder head design is an ultra efficient way to deliver high temp exh gasses immediately to a turbocharger.
- Easy to disable EGR using OE Honda components.
- The R20 is available for more displacement and power power. Any R18 guys looking for BIG power can do a bottom end swap to the R20 (or sleeve your R18 to 2.0L!).
- Hondata FlashPRO is available!! MAF based engine management makes tuning very accurate and simple for manual and automatic cars.
Honda Civic FG/FA R18 Turbo Kit - Full-Race.com
