BIG BANG B16A-HOW MUCH BOOST? 

I’d love to see you do this test again with some ring gap. Keep on putting out awesome content

I remember reading about this a LONG time ago in one of the tuning magazines. I'm pretty sure I still have it. Awesome to know you were the one behind that write up. Was way cool to read about back then. So many myths flying around back then.

Videos like this over years have given me not only the confidence, but the crystal clear understanding of how things work in the engine bay ... dont have any family or friends with a background of mechanic work AT ALL!!! Strictly self and internet taught, ive had many project cars and bikes up to know that I learned how to work on thanks to videos JUST LIKE THIS .. thank you for Amazing content truly informative and appreciative and im sure many others like me are !

Love all the content but especially the Honda stuff. I've made 612 on a stock b18b sleeve with CP 9-1 Pistons and scat h-beam rods with a VTEC head. I have a 84 1/2 mm la sleeved GSR which has no cylinder reenforcement. That motor has 10 to 1 wiseco pistons, Manley turbo tuff rods. It made 847 to the wheels. It was dynoed on a mustang Dyno. Both of the engines were extremely reliable and the GSR is still in my race car.

Great test, I was vary surprised when you posted something about Honda’s a couple weeks ago. I’ve ran a stock bottom end b16a with 10psi about 50000 miles 260hp and the thing just wants more, after watching this I’d be happy gapping rings and shooting for 350. Any more Honda stuff you have I’ll watch 👍

Keep them coming! Really loving the vast variety of different engines/tests and all the knowledge and data to help us all out! Thanks Richard!

When your watching “fastest car” on Netflix and get bored, so you switch to RU-vid to Richards newest video and then Richard pops up on Netflix with Chad lol.

This is just interesting as a car fan. I love seeing the variety of builds on this channel

I look forward to these videos in the morning!!!!

Thanks for all the different varieties of platforms you are putting up lately. I subbed when you had around a thousand subscribers and it has gone nuts over the last few months. Almost at 50 thousand subscribers. You put in all the hard work, and we appreciate it. Can't wait for more videos to come. Thanks again Richard. Cheers.

Thanks for doing all these vids. It takes tons of time so thanks!

Just got my hands on a stock B16A, this makes for perfect timing. Awesome video 👍

I got one for you, a junkyard b20 big bang, since b20's are known for having weaker cylinders than the b16,b18 blocks

Keep the honda/acura goodness coming buddy! I enjoy your videos and love hearing the conclusion. Thanks for the time you put in for videos for us to watch.

There isn't much I wouldn't give up to be apart of all this dyno testing!

Love all the big bang stuff . Big bang every motor I'll keep watching them

This is cool. love the variety!

Love the content keep it coming!

You’re what the world needs right now!

When I was starting out years ago with a local tuning company in Washington state your Honda books got my threw it. 👍

Wow. Some great information from 15 years ago thats still relevant in today's world. Would love to see you redo this test!

I'll take a brake from tuning my gto with Hp tuners, to watch Richard's greatness.

First time watching your video, i found it very knowledgeable! Thanks!..

You the best man... great advice and testing

Man I love this guys attitude

Id love to see an early Miata 1.6 big bang. Love your videos. Thanks for all your hard work

I wonder what a stock b16 with more ring gap would do in a big bang situation?

Love this video thank you!!

soooo...I NEVER subscribe to a channel....but Mr. Richard, you've earned it. SUBBED

Awesome tests by the way,

Even though I don't do Hondas it's interesting to erase the myths surrounding the stock engine. Thanks for a great dyno session.

You guys are awesome and have a lot of really really good info others don’t share in this video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I would like to see the actual pulls with split screen of the info so we can see the blow by at higher rpm ect ect. But I love the video

Great Videos keep it going

Very informative!! just what I need to know , thanks.

Great job and your doing great detail with all your videos.. Love it.. Keep up the great work.. Would to see 2zzge dyno upgrades...

Awesome test! I had no idea those Little buggers could produce that much power at roughly 15 psi. Thanks for posting it 😁

Love this stuff

Broke 50k subs! Keep on killing it!!

very cool Richard, would be cool to see this revisited with more gap.

Superstreet did a b16a with arias pistons stock rods 24psi 507whp. I had a b16a2 12psi beat it up for about a year daily driving till 2 pistons cracked just like you explained. I learned something from your video bigger ring gaps, thanks

All great!! thanks again!!

I had a 1989 clean ford probe gt with the old f2t when I was young. Did head stead, ring gap, water meth, 2000cc injectors, I think it was a master power gt45, on Megas squirt. Ran 28 psi forever, all my friends said it would never last and I ran that setup for 5 years with absolutely no issues. It's all about the tune people.

I love the video the way to explain everything.... my b16 is pushing about 300 on everything stock only 13 psi ... hopefully to push more soon

Awesome stuff!

Pretty cool, it's amazing how much power these stock engines can actually make. Honestly I think I would have taken that original small turbo setup you got going. The power and torque curve was much nicer and smoother. And for street use I suspect the car might even be faster, because you'll be pulling longer and sooner rather than it all rushing up at the tail end. At a drag strip where you can stay in the high RPM ranges you probably get a different result. Great video keep up the great work

Love all your content especially the Import stuff wish you could do some more modern series stuff!

GREAT VIDEO. Please make more Honda videos. K Series will be great. I’ll make sure to share all of them!

Good stuff Richard. Can you please post a video on any K24 stuff you may have?

Super cool video.

This was awesome to see. Ide like see gap the rings and redo next??

Awesome video! And as far as i know to really break passed 500hp safety is to css your block and beef up the rods.. but really thats it. Also springs and retainers if you wanna rev to the moon, but definitely not needed for 7k rpm

I'd be curious to see a Big bang subaru! They're famously blowy-uppy, how much cold Richard Holdener make? I suspect they don't have quite enough ring gap stock, and often times people are trying to shove way too much boost in at low speeds.

Thanks rich. This is exactly what I wanted to see. I love chevy but as a kid I played with Hondas.

Need to get a early non VVTI 2JZGE from a lexus and do a big bang test on it . You can pick them up cheap $400-$1000

Not into 4 or 6 bangers but since you're doing it I watch

Hey Rich! Been here since you had 1200 subs. You are almost at 50k. But you deserve 2 million plus. If you are ever in Nc, your welcome to come by and have a beer.

Got me wanting to boost a 3800 series 1. Loved the old 11th gen 98 regency. Would be a pure sleeper

In my Christoper Walken voice: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more ring gap!

I love the B series Honda stuff. Keep it up. Also, the chevy stuff is great, but I'd like to see some more HEMI and Honda videos.

Very cool!

Ive been giving new life to old stuff most my life. I reuse almost everything if i can an its like anything or even us,well blow up or go crazy if pushed to much.

That stg 3 wheel is never really street friendly, but that's what you had around. Great content as always

I would love to see some euro big bang.. M113 5.4 Mercedes!! Would be epic

Subscribed!!!!

The bone-stock B16A record, last time I saw, was 560whp. Made it 2-3 runs, then cracked the ringlands (no gap). That's stock from the throttle body to the exhaust gasket. Comparing a chassis dyno b16 (155whp with same mods) to yours (185hp), that means ~650hp. They are pretty crazy little rice burners. The K-series are even wilder, but they have aweful transmissions when you feed it so much torque.

Will we ever see a big bang 300 Ford?

Damn those subs are jumping! Good to see , hope you end up making a lil bit of money for giving us so much good info .

Running a Honda MPFI converted SOHC no-vtec D15B2 block, JE 9.4-1 forged pistons, eagle rods, full Manley and Isky racing valve train. Factory crank, cam, and ECU with a manifold pressure bypass set up on 8psi 6850rpm limiter. No smoke, no issues, 27-32 MPG 24000 miles so far. Would love to see what an 89-91 D15 motor is capable of on your big bang program!

now a days lots of high powered honda builds use CSS cylinder support system they convert your block to a closed deck, otherwise a sleeved block like darton MID or LA sleeves are also a good option. Ive heard around 450+whp stock sleeves start to be a gamble some might get away with it and some might crack a sleeve, of course a few pulls on the dyno doesnt really show how long it will last over a longer period of time.

Would love to see that b16 properly gapped and with a modern turbo that would give a nice power curve and see how high it will go!!!

1996 B18C Type R, arp headstuds, oem head gasket, e85 and 19 degrees of total timing. 410/277 @ 14.5psi eBay t3/t04e .63 exhaust housing. I road race it at that power level, zero failures.

I’m always shocked by how small of a ring gap the piston manufacturer’s suggests. Now if building for myself I run the largest feeler. .028 instead of .018? Haven’t broken a piston since. I don’t have any empirical data to back this up. Just anecdotal experience. Thank you for the great content. You’re great at explaining complex topics.

Testing idea for you, with catch cans and different number/diameter hoses. I’d be curious to see someone hook up a pressure gauge to see how much actual pressure is in the valve train with no vent vs ventilation and what diameter lines.

I can personally tell you that my forged LSVTEC (B18B1 1.8L non-VTEC block with CP pistons and Eagle rods with a B16B Civic Type-R head with cams, MLS head gasket, ARP head studs, etc) makes 612 whp with the possibility of making more. It runs on E85 and has a Garrett GTX3582R dual ball bearing turbo. The limiting factor of power is the turbo only had a .63 AR exhaust housing. I just bought a 1.06 AR housing for it. The only sleeve support I have is a blockguard. I also have a Cylinder Support Systems installed JDM B16A in my basement with Wiseco pistons and Eagle rods as a backup.

Can you do a video on the Chevy Sprint 1.0 Turbo 3cyl I'm a..... Asking for a friend being a 3-cylinder guy is not something I would usually admit lol

Hey Richard. I love your channel.i wish I could do that for a living. my dream. You living it.

An engine I am always curious about, is the Suzuki H27A V6, found in the 98-06 XL-7, and the 05-07 Grand Vitaras. They are all aluminum, closed deck blocks, and supposedly very light (~260 lbs, long block). I have *heard* that the crank is forged, but have never had opportunity to confirm that rumour.

Holy 2002 setup, Batman! This test would be much more interesting if it was redone with modern turbo tech.

Many people have been successful including myself running 650whp on stock sleeves. That’s with running h beam rods and forged pistons... I have seen a few gsr engines reach similar power levels completely stock with just head studs but seem to only last 10-15 passes down the strip

So nice

Ford 2.3 would be great, I’ve heard they’re monsters with a good head on them

Love the Honda stuff! Put these myths to bed! I remember you talking about your MPG oriented civic hatch. Maybe any videos or even a verbal overview talking about the set up?

I had a ls turbo and cracked a sleeve the piston and rods survived!

I was curious why you chose a "medium" size compressor and a .63 hot size. The 57mm 3076r was always the 400hp pump gas turbo i used ten years ago. Maybe try a modern billet 67mm to 70mm wheel in an anti-surge housing with a hot side around .9-1.0 a/r? Maybe gap it at 22mm top and 24mm second? I wouldn't be surprised to see 700hp.

Like to see some numbers on pump gas good video

I know a lot of people would love to see how far you can take a b series with CSS block (cylinder support system) and simple valve spring upgrades. A big bang 4 cylinder. I can almost guarantee you'd see 1000+hp with a css block pistons/rods and valve spring upgrade.

Like to see this done with a 2.2 ecotec

I would love to see that in a Austin Mini.

Turbonetics size is best for a street car. Powerband is balanced thanks

Would love to see this done with modern setup, I’m a dyno tuner, and I’ve gone well into the 400fwhp range on dead stock B16’s without any drama at all. Shops locally have gone 500fwhp standard engines totally untouched at north of 20psi. On E85 with GTX3076 turbo’s generally! Would be interested to see a modern redo.

I swear the next time someone ask me about what should they mod in their hot rod engine, turbo or not, I'll scream: " THE M.F PISTON RING GAP, THAT'S WHAT ! Just make it plenty bigger. Patron Saint of ALL Boosted Engines and Punisher of Crooked Facts , Richard Holdener said and proved so already. " 👌🏻😊👍🏻 Looking forward to next video. U ROCK. 🤘🏻

As far as the b18 and stock parts, I always had issues with smashing ringlands and blowby manifesting. I never changed the ring gap I'll admit [in most cases] As far as that motor, pistons are the weak point's. They can make good power.

Please please please do a LT motor from 93-97 f-body cars. Be really interesting to see what kind of power these would support on some boost.

Should get some SOHC Hond tests going aswell ! Keep the good content coming !

I’m truly upset that you didn’t record the pulls in the dyno , besides that it’s a great video

Would be cool to see a big bang 12v vr6

Can you do a fuel test for 87, 91, 93, E85, Avgas and Race Fuel. Changing the timing to suit each fuel.

I would love to see how far it can go before the bottom end breaks.

🙀 mmm more Honda’s!! 🤤

Even with a good tune you can run high cylinder pressures and bend rods, crack pistons and rings.