Vp Special K

is it worth doing a mini me swap before turboing?..i heard if you have turbo, vtec is disabled and if thats true the mini me swap wouldnt be worth it right?...thanks

Cramerox

thats not true.. and what is mini me swap?

Liltrix

Not true, I have a turbo and the VTEC is awesome. What is a mini me?[

Spankee2K

Mini Me is a D15 SOHC non-vtec block with a D16 vtec head. I dont think it would be good for boost considering this combo gives you a crazy high compression ratio...somewhere in the neighborhood in the mid to upper 11's.

sushibug

whoops! wrong person. sorry!


[Modified by sushibug, 6:13 AM 5/19/2002]

Spankee2K

that was not me asking about single cams...I was answering someone else.

Vp Special K

i drive a 94 civi hb...so should i go and do the head swap and turbo it or just forget it and turbo it?..how much more power would i make if i did do the head swap and turbo it rather than just adding turbo?....thanks for the replys

Vp Special K

i forgot to menton that i would also get lower comp pistons when add turbo.

tonydatyga

You sound like an ******* and i doubt you hate it. No worries, i make a lot of jackass comments. Maybe this guy just wants to have the whole "sohc" thing to hang over people he beats. Some people just like ugly girls, let him be. oh and for my jackass comment: Who the **** called that hybrid a mini me swap?

Vp Special K

I know I could do an engine swap to a b series engine but just the thought of having a really fast sohc seems more exciting and more challenging then going the routine route and doing the swap and turbo. Yes, if I was looking for some crazy numbers thats what i would do but i like having the challenge thats whats the whole point to modding our cars isnt it? and as for the name of the head swap, haha I dont know who came up with it but I guess thats what its known as....thanks

turboex

my friend did this swap in his crx (mini me) it was a total waste of money and time. there was no power gain that we could really feel. then he got his LS motor in last month and raced a S2000 yep the crx won. it was a good race!

Hayasa15

The only way you would see compression in the 11's on a mini-me is with a shaved head. The compression is only high 9's.

Smashback

Oh please, guys in coupes with an SOHC and Greddy turbos are turning out 13's all day long.

My mini-me is a D16y7 with ported D16y8 head and custom T3/4. I dunno though, it might be hard to hit 13's........

Vp Special K

i have a perfectly good engine so id rather just try it and if it ends up blowing then ill do a swap if not then great ...im just curious if the head swap would make any more power than not doing the head swap

dustin

dude i heard the same thing