dklein

anyone know a good shop in denver to take my d16y8 head to?

TylerB

I would advice against porting and polishing your head. What kind of power are you looking for?

dklein

i'd like to get to 200 whp on the cheap....i have a d16y8 out of a 97 ex coupe, but it is using a virgin p28 obd1.....(strange setup - with wierd idling - since it's a odb2 motor and there are vacuum lines that run to the intake manifold on the odb-1 motor that don't exist on the odb2 motor...so the idle sometimes is rough - or suddenly drops)

TylerB

I'm assuming your saying you want 200whp NA? Is it a daily driver? If so its very unlikely you will meet your goal.

dklein

i would like to stay n/a if possible...it will not be a daily driver.
i am not totally opposed to turbo-charging it - it's just a matter of $$...for the price of a turbo kit, i could just swap out the engine.

and yes, 200whp...not bhp.

i was just looking on jdm motors, and it's curious that there is a c23a acrua legend type II motor that puts out 230hp and 197 torque - that would be fun to drop into a 92 civic hb, if it would fit... ;-)

TylerB

200whp turbo will be cheaper than 200whp NA. Provided you find good used turbo parts you could realistically have a 200whp turbo car for less than $1000. A "good" namebrand new I/H/E setup will cost you $1000.

I am fairly certain there are mounts available for the C series or J series but its rather unrealistic in my opinion.

dklein

i am used to n/a engines - so i am a nooby to the turbo world....is there a brandname(s) that you would recommend, and a good place to look for used turbo kits?

thanks for your responses..

98civdx

greddy bolt on kits, or just peice togher your own, that way you can get just what you want the first time.
200whp na out a y8 wouldnt be a very street friendly car,