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Forum: Engine Machining & Assembly
03-27-2018, 07:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Reman crank wtf?!?

...my feelings exactly...im just wondering if it can be saved...and jrcivic - this is a 30 year old engine man, honda discontinued major parts for these loooong ago. It goes in a 88-89 only,...
Forum: Engine Machining & Assembly
03-26-2018, 07:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Reman crank wtf?!?

Also, the extra oil these spots will collect probably adds half as much as it would take to smooth them, thats another concern. Oil shedding aids in cooling and reducing weight on the assembly, if i...
Forum: Engine Machining & Assembly
03-26-2018, 07:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Reman crank wtf?!?

Ive never seen such roughness on internals..supposed to be a pretty big and reputable place..my main concern though is that screw. My thinking is it could come loose, cant tell if its been threaded...
Forum: Engine Machining & Assembly
03-26-2018, 05:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By BigD4207

Reman crank wtf?!?

So i just bought a reman crank from a certain scottish named auto parts store. ( Crankshaft rebuilders inc. supplied). Looking over it the journals and everything check out on tolerance. Then just...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-27-2013, 06:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,181
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Best Oil

10-30
Depends on what you want out of your oil, do you want ultimate protection, cheap but good all around, or something you have to change less often. For protection and fewer changes, Royal Purple...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-27-2013, 06:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,181
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Best Oil

10-30
Depends on what you want out of your oil, do you want ultimate protection, cheap but good all around, or something you have to change less often. For protection and fewer changes, Royal Purple...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-27-2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 562
Posted By BigD4207

Re: 90Dx intro question and future hopes

Especially for a car with that many miles, get new timing belt, tripe check for correct timing, new fuel filter, and you will probably solve the sputtering issue for the most, as for oil in the spark...
Forum: Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
05-27-2013, 05:50 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 34,588
Posted By BigD4207

Re: 92 eg build. slight build beast7, building 4th gen dohc zc

80 shot is a bit much on a stock motor especially daily driven, it won't last long....there's a reason the rods bent...zc rods are the strongest stock d rods I believe. I would suggest backing off to...
Forum: Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
05-27-2013, 04:50 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 34,588
Posted By BigD4207

Re: 92 eg build. slight build beast7, building 4th gen dohc zc

Firstly, the point was, for the price to drop in a STOCK b series, you can drop in a nearly fully built d capable of 650+ hp. Anything past that ie turbo, bout the same, but it takes a good 3k+ to...
Forum: Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000)
05-24-2013, 06:23 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 34,588
Posted By BigD4207

Re: 92 eg build. slight build beast7, building 4th gen dohc zc

Simpleton...it costs so much more to put any other motor but a d-series into a civic that comes with a d...for several reasons, they will never be as good as the d. with the zc being imo the best of...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-16-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,312
Posted By BigD4207

Re: How is this sooo cheap?

japanese steel > u.s. steel....just saying..
china and japan are not the same country, not the same at all....most decent aftermarket parts come from japan, including most of the one's i've used,...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-16-2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,312
Posted By BigD4207

Re: How is this sooo cheap?

all depends what you buy from ebay...i got parts from sealed power, runningstrongllc - which are some pretty nice replacement valves for 115 a set, cometic, npr....it's all good stuff for any motor,...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-16-2012, 02:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,312
Posted By BigD4207

Re: How is this sooo cheap?

like i said though, precision parts, probably no go for ebay items, if it's molded, pressed, stamped, and even in some cases i've seen very nice ebay company cnc work. just depends on the company,...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-16-2012, 11:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,873
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Walbro 255 in tank HELP!

Ah...knew there was something inside, just not exactly what it did. I replaced with my stock sock filter, seems to be fine, had one stall right after, probably just air in the line...going to fill up...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-15-2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,873
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Walbro 255 in tank HELP!

oh i know, i've dropped the tank a few times, and i've read that article before, my problem wasn't falling off, and i made sure before installation the pump sat exactly where stock did, out hose was...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-15-2012, 03:06 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,312
Posted By BigD4207

Re: How is this sooo cheap?

blah blah blah...you'd be surprised..even honda's parts fail, new right out of the box
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-15-2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,312
Posted By BigD4207

Re: How is this sooo cheap?

Lots of people talk smack on ebay items, sometimes for good reason, however metallurgy has come a long way since our cars were built, and it's easier to make high strength parts than it was 20 years...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-15-2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,873
Posted By BigD4207

Walbro 255 in tank HELP!

After completely rebuilding and getting rid of all error codes and problem areas, my dohc zc sounds f***ing amazing...here's the history..

So minutes after original installation of a walbro 255...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-15-2012, 10:28 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 48,350
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Practi-stance Project - Daily OEM+ EF Hatch Build

You don't have to paint the whole thing, you just gotta feather the edges into eachother, think of it like fading into the old paint, just a quick and light coat, lighter the closer it is to the old...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-06-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,073
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Do I have to go obd-1???

because then there's no reason to keep the honda-tech forums going, as it's all been covered at some point, and will be again..
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-05-2012, 02:44 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 48,350
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Practi-stance Project - Daily OEM+ EF Hatch Build

Yeah no prob...vtec while nice to have in the right situations, is a b**** on mpg..as far as sohc having more torque, not really, but in some cases yes. However like i said as far as i know the zc...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-03-2012, 05:44 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 48,350
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Practi-stance Project - Daily OEM+ EF Hatch Build

Ewww, from mpfi to dp?:thud: I know it's not your fault though lol. Maybe not a huge difference, but probably 3-5 mpg or so and a bit of power. From what i've read that you plan, overall efficiency...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
05-02-2012, 12:28 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 48,350
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Practi-stance Project - Daily OEM+ EF Hatch Build

I'm hoping it's a mpfi d15b2? Why would anyone want to swap in a d15?!? Anyways...there's a few pretty good motors to swap for decently cheap and get awesome gas mileage...my dohc zc averaged around...
Forum: For Sale
04-30-2012, 01:17 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 346
Posted By BigD4207

FS: DOHC ZC Valvetrain

For Sale:
Stock DOHC ZC parts
Valve Springs
Retainers
Keepers
Valves

All look to be in perfect shape, no visibly bent valves, motor blew headgasket and got all new parts, was "running" when...
Forum: Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
11-11-2011, 10:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,303
Posted By BigD4207

Re: Ignition problems

picture isn't showing, don't know the part, but yeah you don't need new key, and it all depends on what is worn or what's going on to whether you can fix the existing one, if the assembly is just old...
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