Power With These Mods!!!????

[crabby760]

i have a 1997 civic ex d16y8 if i place these mods on this motor how much power should i expect and is it worth the money? these are my prices i got

Aem Cold air intake (Bought)
dc 4-2-1 ceramic header (bought)
apex-i world sport 2 exhaust (bought)
test pipe(40.00)
mugen race ecu(bought)
fuel pressure regulator (45.00)
vafc (250.00)
skunk 2 intake manifold(255.00)
crower stage 2 camshaft(325.00)
cam gear(75.00)
springs/retainer kit(280.00)
stage 2 port & polish head(280.00)
aem fuel rail(150.00)
bigger injectors(200.00)
bigger fuel pump(120.00)

Last but not least FULL DYNO TUNED TO MAXIMUM POWER
Total would be about 2200.......



is this set up worth the money or should i just spend 2 grand on a greddy turbo kit?

[crabby760]

also curious if anyone has used or heard of zex comp cams or obx cams and how do they compare to crower?

[superbluecivicsi]

[whispers] $2200 DOHC swap [whispers]

or a SOHC turbo.

[civickiller]

first off, dont get a test pipe, get a high flow cat, dont kill the enviornment for just a few hp, its not worth it.

second, you cant full tune your engine with a vafc, you can only tune fuel but you cant tuen timing so its not full tuned for maximum power

third you should think about getting a tb to go with your intake mani because no sense in getting a mani if your running stock tb

i would just get the greddy kit

[Prelude707]

I'd just go with an engine swap to a GSR or the Greddy kit w/Hondata. Oh yea, don't get OBX anything. There make P.O.S. products. I'd defintely go Crower.

[crabby760]

ok now the question is greddy turbo kit vs b16a.... and how long would my motor last on a greddy kit?

[crabby760]

also does anyone know what horsepower number a d16y8 is looking at with a greddy turbo kit with intercooler at 7 or 8 psi?

[crabby760]

also if i put say a zex comp cam or a crower cam for n/a will it work with a turbo? let me know on that too thanks

[civickiller]

first off, shut your mouth about obx, have you tried there lsd ? i bet you think it would break on the first run yeah, well youd be wrong because it handled 400whp launches on slicks and its still holding up to this day. obx is changing and is now becoming a good company so you better stop talking and spreading rumors.

as for greddy vs b16, my friends 5th gen sohcvtec coupe with a greddy kit was beating my friends 4th gen hatch with a b16. and you motor will last long if it is tuned good.

the only thing you have to worry about with a cam is having too much blow by. check out specs on a sohc turbo cam and either get a turbo cam or one with specs close to that

[crabby760]

can someone please answer my questions... PLEASE

[crabby760]

what numbers does the greddy kit put out on a d16y8 average? with the kit with intercooler and boost controller TUNED

[sofast]

Originally Posted by crabby760

what numbers does the greddy kit put out on a d16y8 average? with the kit with intercooler and boost controller TUNED

I dont know what #'s that puts out but a Flux capacitor and a few banana peels should give you what you want.

[crxlvr]

to answer the question you'd be lucky to have 150hp to the ground maybe 165 to the crank.

[crabby760]

150 whp with a greddy kit with intercooler and boost controller and bov with it dyon tuned?

[civickiller]

i would have to say somewhere between 150-170whp for a greddy kit on a sohc vtec, even more if he has internals done to it.

but if you get an ems of some kind then you can run even more then 7 or 8psi, more like 11 tuned good. that will give you some good hp numbers