500-HP HONDA TURBO B16A-POST BIG BANG BUILD 

This channel has taught me more about engine tuning and modification than any channel I've seen on youtube. Well done man! If you ever want to collaborate on an engine build let me know!

Richard is the perfect combination of enthusiast/mechanic. I could listen to him talk shop for hours at a time. I would love to drive any Honda w/ 545hp/380ft.lbs 😬

That speaks volumes about the engineering that goes/went into those engines. I'm impressed.

I just purchased your Xtreme Honda Horsepower book today !! Love your videos like I do all engines

We were also in on the early k-series honda 2.0 rsx turbo motors. SBE, no ring-gapping. Very cautious tune ups, and large exhaust sides, made a forgiving, and powerful deal.

Well now you need to do a 2.3 Ford Lima. N/A and Turbo

Love the Honda stuff as well sir!

Wow....that is amazing work sir!

Love these motors. Had a B16a1 in a CRX with a small shot nitrous and it was a blast to drive in the street.

Great video as always and thanks for reminding me why I run a V8.

Getting close to 100k subs buddy! 👍🏻

This channel is awesome! Love the info, keep up the good work Richard!!!

Thanks for the Honda content!

B16s love boost due to the almost perfect rod to stroke ratio. Also oem GSR cams make huge power gains for boosted applications

After watching your videos im fairly certain ring Gap was the reason I broke piston in my turbo geo Metro

Loved this video

Thank you thank you... I've learned so much from your channel...

Do a 2.3 Ford Lima N/A and throw a turbo on it stock until it broke . Please!!!!!!!

Yesssssss. I've been asking for this..i hope he does the r53 mini cooper engine next i been asking for

Great video

Awesome content

Good test. Here's something to consider. In the early 60s Pontiac put a 4 cylinder engine in Tempests. I think it was half a 389. If you could lay your hands on such an engine, it would be interesting to see what you could do with it

some Honda v6 turbo stuff would be awesome too. Loving the videos

Yesssssssssss more honda

That NA dyno chart is sweet. I mean, the dip in the middle is screwy, but whatever, shifting at will have you above 5000 anyway. This would be a fun setup to run around a road course.

Love the import content. Something different!

Honda’s make power with boost. Their cylinder heads flow very well.

Hell yeah!! I was a Honda guy before I fell in love with Camaro’s 👌🏽😎

In our research with the old 2.2 dodge turbo 4 from the 80's, they would break piston ringlands between the 1st and 2nd ring down at the 175whp range because of a hotspot in the chamber. Those same seemingly fragile pistons would go on towards 400whp once the "glowplug" in the chamber was addressed.

You should do an Srt4 engine video too... Keep up the nice work!

I know you wrote a book on the focus Zetec but I’d love to see a combination build up of the zx2 Zetec with vct on exhaust side. If you work the combustion chambers and unshroud the intake and exhaust and make a sord of swoop from the side of the chamber wall coming towards the divide between intake valves and then do the same on the other side and then blend the chamber walls into the unshrouded intake and exhaust then blend the sharp edged spark plug boss and port the intake and exhaust and deck the head 100 thousandths( which would still give you plenty of piston to valve clearance) then put in a custom intake cam with more duration and use a ported aluminum probe intake and long tube headers for the N/A test and then test with turbo with an optimized tune they can make a lot of power. But I love all motors I love when you say your not a ford or chevy or mopar guy your an engine guy and I feel the same way. Keep testin. Your videos are great!

Right on

B SERIES HOTNESS!!!

I don't understand stopping dyno pulls at 8000rpm. We had issues with the powdered metal honda oil pump above 9000rpm, but was remedied by a billet oil pump gear and a good harmonic balancer.

Nice.

I'm not necessarily brand specific. I appreciate power on every scale. I'm getting somewhat tired of the played out LS turbo powerhouses. Cool to see something different.

These b16a motors love the gtx3076r, seen numerous setups make over 600 on the same 24 psi you took this thing to. Faster response as well. Jump to a B20 vtec with a 3582r and your making over 700 on same boost

Love to see some 2jz testing.

Another great video sir! I also have an idea. Can you do a comparison of the 3rd Gen VVT 5.7 Eagle head & 6.4 Apache head motors to include the truck and car intake manifolds? And can you do a comparison of the Moes, Jay Green, and Comp cam options?

Gotta do some inline 5 turbo Volvo’s!

Will you do a general review of difference of electronics on engine between big 3.

4g63 is another big power 4 banger 😁

My b16 with 83mm bore just put down 361hp at the wheels on 15 psi on 105* day at 7800 rpms, we stopped due to the heat and im going back in 1 month to finish the tune, I have 16 more psi to go and maybe another 2000 rpms.

Your convincing me to send my B16 del Sol. Lol. I don't want a crazy horsepower car though so at least I know I would be safe pushing far less power on a stock motor.

Back in the day with only FMU for management and T66 was a blast

You should do an old school 4g63t 6 bolt. I've heard of people pushing to 600hp, with completely stock internals?.?

Honda!!!! Thanks!!!!

The miracle of efficient 4 valve heads. They certainly can make horsepower. I suspect that with 500 HP on the street, that engine would have the lifespan of a mayfly. Have to tune a couple hundred HP out of it to make it to the 7-11.

Love the channel and its so grwat to see some honda love.. you wanna show an impressive honda engine do the k series stock on boost

Damm that's impressive. I was always under the impression that i need arp head studs, not anymore. It's a shame you didn't do a b20 turbo with all the myth's about the weak cilinder walls.

Hey Richard. Do some stuff on Honda v6 engines. I think it would be interesting

I think it would be awesome if you did a Toyota 20R or 22R or something like that.

Yesssssss

Rice Rice Baby!

I'm surprised the torque numbers are so low. Is that a factor of cams and/or turbo sizing? Please do more four cylinder turbo tests.

Currently running a a3 b16 on my daily … make me wanna rebuild and slap a turbo on it since it use to be a circuit engine and I belief is tired now. I would be fine with 300-350 whp. Lol I want reliability and fun lol

I would like to see a 2.4 Ecotec build.

Rods, pistons springs and retainers are an easy 700 HP set up as you'll find

Have to love any engine that revs past 8500 , DOHC for the win

Should look into doing a Honda j series v6, they’re quite capable even in stock form

we dont change ring gap and we boost 1.0bar no problem (15psi) with 95RON

With a b16 head it’s the poor mans type r b20vtech but b20 walls are thinner then b16/b18 I remember my friend having one of these in a crx/delsol integra with nitrous

Richard could you possibly do a boosted Toyota 22R ?

I'm still waiting on a 2JZ big bang on a stock bottom end.

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Do you have impeccable notes about every dyno session, engine, and run? This was run 15 years ago and you talk about it like yesterday.

Richard, you really need to do a video on a K24! Cheers!

Smoky motor 🙁wish I had saw your videos earlier went up on boost on my stock 5.3 now I have a very smoky driver side ,if anyone has mosquitoes I’ll spray for you😂😂😂

How do you size a turbo for a high reving efficient 4cyl ? Big turbine and hotside seems like the beast way to keep back pressure down I'm guessing?

Piston rings transfer heat from the piston to the cylinder walls. Butting rings gets to be a chicken or egg conversation. Are butted rings and broken ringlands caused by excessive piston temperature? We saw less piston issues in sbe hondas as we began using bigger exhaust housings and wheels.

I wonder how reliable this would be for a daily driver.

Would of liked to see boost curve, back pressure reading and turbo rpm.

Had someone in a camaro forum ask about iron duke performance mods. Wink wink.

Id love to see a honda v6 engine (j32 or j35a8 3.5 liter v-TAAAK)

What about some Mazda 13b rotary action, Not just for Puerto Rican's grew up in Miami, love me some rotary turbo.! Mighty mouse 1.3 liter...

Ford Lima 2.3! Do iittttt!

So how much I have a 91 si and I definitely need one

Great test. Were those reused head bolts Torque to yield or not? Have you ever reused TTY head bolts? If so, were there any sealing issues? Curious.

Time for a K series N/A build.

I wish Richard could get another stock Honda D or B series and give it the .019" ring gap on stock pistons and rods and see where the limit is then...

Richard, hear me out turbo but flip it around have the hot side be the cold side and let’s see the power loss. Wacky thoughts on my lunch break

Richard please do a k honda that's where I'm going and would love some information before

Wait how come you say foot pounds but on screen it says pound feet? Is it pound feet correct way to say it??

What's the chances of seeing an H series big bang in the future

That's what i want to do to mine but put a 1.8 stroker in the b16 block

6.5 gm military hummer with BOOST!!!!!!!/ also 68 oldsmobile 350 with BOOST!!!!

How about an old Cavalier with a big bang 3900 swap.

B16 works well turbo but supercharged they don’t make the power like turbo I think it’s because intake temps are to high on Honda’s

How about some other guys, import edition? 1UZ, 4AG, 3S-GTE, 1 or 2JZ, SR20, any RB, 4G63, or even some Honda J-motor goodness?

More boosted Honda stuff

Do you think outcome would have been the same on stock rods and pistons with ring gap????

E85 or race fuel?🤷‍♂️

Don't crush that dwarf Hand me the plyers

when are we gonna get a 5/6/7m Toyota?

The motor makes a lot of hp, but the torque suffers. I think that is the difference between say my 1.4L Cruze, which pumps out more torque at low RPM. I’m beginning to believe that not making massive amounts of torque on the low end is the key to blocks surviving. My Grand National makes a ton of torque on the low end and guess what, the block has been known to split. One guy with a 6766 turbo made 625/683 to the wheel and his block survived but for how long I don’t know. That’s probably over 700hp and close 800 ft-lbs of torque to the crank. The 109 blocks have made over a 1000 wheel hp and probably 950 ft-lbs of torque but with every modification possible to strengthen the block. My understanding is because the block is off center that cost quite a power my having the crank pin split weakens the the engine as a whole. Maybe I’ll get Richard to Big Bang a 109 block one of these days, with at minimum replacing the stock center main caps with billet still ones.

Do a Chevy 2.2l

whats better for turbo, 4-1 or 4-2-1 headers ?

If back in the 80's you'd tell me that a 4-cylinder can make +500hp... I would've laughed at you.

H22

What fuel were you using on these dyno runs?