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Old 03-23-2013, 11:06 PM
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Default EG with ZC motor... what would you do?

I like the uniqueness of my ZC [SOHC Non-VTEC] motor in my 95 LX sedan, but I'm not sure what I want to do with it tuning-wise.

What would you do with it? I'm not at all interested in swapping another motor in, so don't go there if that's all you've got.

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it's the nearly same motor as an 88-91 civic/crx si aka the D16A6. accept the SOHC zc is known to have a better cam. strong little motors, you could do a vtec head swap, or a small turbo set up, or a nice cam with a larger i/m and tb and a re tune, or some spray
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i like the small turbo setup idea. if it is internally similar to the a6, then it is indeed a strong engine. if you go small and reasonable, you can get by with a nice h/g and some head studs.
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Default Re: EG with ZC motor... what would you do?

Maybe we can ask a tech question and not start an opinion poll?
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Default Re: EG with ZC motor... what would you do?

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it's the nearly same motor as an 88-91 civic/crx si aka the D16A6. accept the SOHC zc is known to have a better cam. strong little motors, you could do a vtec head swap, or a small turbo set up, or a nice cam with a larger i/m and tb and a re tune, or some spray
I like all of those ideas. But to clarify, wouldn't swapping the head to a VTEC actually bring the performance DOWN? Honest question, I really don't know.

My buddy has a Y8 IM and suggested I try it out. It's on my list of possibilities although I don't know how much I stand to gain, or that I would even notice.

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i like the small turbo setup idea. if it is internally similar to the a6, then it is indeed a strong engine. if you go small and reasonable, you can get by with a nice h/g and some head studs.
Me too, my power goals are pretty modest, so no trouble being reasonable. Anywhere between 175-200hp would be a great end-result for this daily driver.


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Maybe we can ask a tech question and not start an opinion poll?
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Still waiting for the tech.
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Default Re: EG with ZC motor... what would you do?

Originally Posted by childishthing
I like all of those ideas. But to clarify, wouldn't swapping the head to a VTEC actually bring the performance DOWN? Honest question, I really don't know.
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