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Old 04-05-2004, 06:23 AM
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Default Turbo SOHC or go DOHC?

95 ex with stock motor. im stuck between going turbo on the SOHC or dropping in the DOHC. either one will be awhile before i have the money, but what kind of whp can i expect with turbo sohc and N/A dohc? sohc=turbo, dohc= no turbo.
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Jeez man, how many times has this been covered...

SOHC-T

Faster out of the box for less money
Less expandibility
More maintenance
Less reliability (than a stock DOHC)


DOHC
Less speed
More money
More expandibility
More reliable (than a SOHC-T)
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Default Re: Turbo SOHC or go DOHC? (Ricey McRicerton)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricey McRicerton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Jeez man, how many times has this been covered...

SOHC-T

Faster out of the box for less money
Less expandibility
More maintenance
Less reliability (than a stock DOHC)


DOHC
Less speed
More money
More expandibility
More reliable (than a SOHC-T)</TD></TR></TABLE>

That covers it. God damn, when will these threads end?
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Default Re: Turbo SOHC or go DOHC? (boostincoupe)

When Honda puts in factory turbos. (close to never)
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by indeclinE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">buy a b18 LS, they dont cost much.....

they have more power then any SOHC.. and they dont cost much, then turbo that </TD></TR></TABLE> thats the way to go
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Thread locked.

Please use the search as this has been covered many times before.
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