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97 civix ex turbo vs mini me

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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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ok it boils down to this, me and my buddy where deciding what to do with my newly purchased 97 civic ex with a d16y7 y8 trans, dont ask long story, and ive been talkin about a mini me swap and hes been tellin me turbo it cuz the money im gonna spend on the mini me i could turbo it. what do you guys think, should i do the mini me eventually or just not bother with it
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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and can i throw a y8 IM on it or am i gonna need a new throttle body too?
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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what would be the point of a mini-me swap when you already have a sohc vtec?

and comparing a "mini-me" swap, which will net you what 10hp, to a turbo is like asking should i get a new header or turbo.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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just boost it or better yet spray it!!!
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what would be the point of a mini-me swap when you already have a sohc vtec?

and comparing a "mini-me" swap, which will net you what 10hp, to a turbo is like asking should i get a new header or turbo.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by radicaled434 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok it boils down to this, me and my buddy where deciding what to do with my newly purchased 97 civic ex with a d16y7 y8 trans, dont ask long story, and ive been talkin about a mini me swap and hes been tellin me turbo it cuz the money im gonna spend on the mini me i could turbo it. what do you guys think, should i do the mini me eventually or just not bother with it</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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turbo...
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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both.
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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holy thread revival
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