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Old 04-08-2011, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cvcrcr99
clean up those wires! there are places where you can sneak wires through the firewall. where is the battery strap thingy, too?
oh... well i didnt see any places... but i was hyst worried about getting things working when i did it....

and it was missing the battery "strap" when i bought it
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 04:37 PM
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Really? I was under the impression that all Z6s had the VTEC stamped valve covers.
Yeah my z6 doesnt have vtec stamped on it either
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 04:38 PM
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I have a D16Y8 and I consider it an advantage that it doesn't say VTEC on the valve cover.. less odds of someone messing with it/you unless they know what they are doing.
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AZipper
I have a D16Y8 and I consider it an advantage that it doesn't say VTEC on the valve cover.. less odds of someone messing with it/you unless they know what they are doing.
what the **** are you talking about? messing with what?
 
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Old 04-08-2011, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DaOne
Yeah my z6 doesnt have vtec stamped on it either
I must have been one of the few ballers with a vtec stamp then

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Old 04-09-2011, 04:34 PM
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For those of you who do not know what "messing with" means.. where I live there is a higher chance of your engine being stolen for the simple fact that it is a vtec. AND.. if I go to a meet and someone asks me to pop my hood and realize "hey this isn't even a vtec" do you really think I'm going to have to worry about someone wanting to line up to my car? I suppose it applies more so to us "stock" people.. but I think the concept of "messing with" is pretty clear.

On a side note.. Reaper what is the blue hose runnin through the radiator area?
 
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what the hells a dissy?????????
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 03:24 PM
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^O.o @ your username. Contradiction?

"dissy" / "dizzy" = distributor
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AZipper
For those of you who do not know what "messing with" means.. where I live there is a higher chance of your engine being stolen for the simple fact that it is a vtec. AND.. if I go to a meet and someone asks me to pop my hood and realize "hey this isn't even a vtec" do you really think I'm going to have to worry about someone wanting to line up to my car? I suppose it applies more so to us "stock" people.. but I think the concept of "messing with" is pretty clear.

On a side note.. Reaper what is the blue hose runnin through the radiator area?
I don't think people will go all that trouble just to Steal an Single Cam Vtec Motor, will at least not around here........
 
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Old 04-10-2011, 08:50 PM
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You'd be surprised. 6th gen Civics are one of the top 5 stolen vehicles in my area regardless of what they are. There aren't many DOHC that I know of in my area. They are mostly stolen for parts. It's really not.. at all.. a trouble to steal a Civic. A flat head, five minutes, and a garage to park it is all it takes. I never thought it would be an issue.. I thought people only went after higher models.. I thought wrong.
 


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