b8 got 2 engines one is a b8 180 and 1 more is b8 210
the difference is the 180 is using vj20 turbine n its not ball bearing and it is 180 hp(im using)
the b8 210 comes with a ball bearing vj23 turbine stronger conrods n pistons(maskulin using )
b8 gives the most power when it is in a FWD...
as for the half cut price is b8 180 is around 4.5k - 5.5k and the 210 starts around 7.k to 9k depends on what u get with the half cut (the 210 halfcut is hard to get now day)
so far im using for 1 year plus no major problems to the car .....even if the timing belt breaks also engine not affected