some time within the year i plan on putting a b16 in a 88-91 crx. i was planning on doing the usual bolt ons (intake headers exhaust) and had a few questions as i'm new to the honda world. should i run a cat or a test pipe? i was also wondering about how much nitrous i can run through a stock bottom end. this is going to be a daily driver not a street attack car like the talon will be. thanks for the time and i appreciate the help if anyone has any.

 

some people prefer cat's, some test pipes, all on your preference on sound and how much you care about the enviroment .. i do know that getting caught with no cat is a hefty price so you might as well go with a high flow cat by carsounds or catco for under 60 bucks!!

 

Just hollow out the cat and for some juice run about a 55 shot but you should get some colder plugs and if you want to be on the safer side get an msd ignition and retard the timing 1-2 degress

 

not saying its a good idea but i ran a 75 shot on my stock b16 for two summers and never had a problem. I sold it cause its not what i wanna do anymore. I just retardedc the timing 4 degrees and ran colder plugs...i think they were 7's.

 

i also ran a 75 shot wet system. Lots of fun.

 

mine was dry... i would never go that route again.

 

can someone informe me of the difference please....
a link would be cool

 

http://www.nitrousexpress.com i would buy from them next time instead of http://www.zex.com but zex is more user friendly, i'll give them that.

 

any issues with back pressure with no cat or test pipe? and would a canister style muffler provide enough back pressure?

 

ran 2.5 inch pipe all the way back with no cat. not a big deal.

 

i sprayed all summer long 75 shot never had a single problem with my b16

it was a zex kit...stock dx fuel pump.


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