1990 Honda Civic SI Non-Vtec SOHC Worth doing anything to?

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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Hey I just recently bought a 1990 honda civic d16 sohc non-vtec can anyone tell me if its worth working or should I swap or? any information would be great thanks.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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Well I did Intake, Header, Exhaust, and a Cam and got down to 15.5 @ 89. Then I put on a homemade turbo kit and ran 13.9 @ 105. The D16A6 is a good platform to start a boost project from and surprise the DOHCs when you go blazing by them!
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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Yup the d16a6 is a nice engine to start with you can pretty much do anything to it. You can go mini me with zc pistons or go turbo and get nice numbers with proper rebuild even on a budget.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Thanks, did you have to alter anything for the homemade turbo kit? a friend of mine has a gsr motor in his integra and put a turbo on it and had to alter alot of things, fan radiator whole bunch of stuff what kinda of turbo unit and what am I looking at price wise?
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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i depends on your "homemade" kit. some people tweak some things and others don't have a worry. make sure all your measurments are correct, and double check everything for fitment after you have all the parts and you should have your answer.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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for a quick resource, check out Homemade Turbo

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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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Autocross it.
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