Mini-me Horsepower Gains?
 

I got a D16Y7 and would like to do a mini-me swap and get the head milled, ported and polished. My car has 110 HP (estimate) as of now.

When im done with the mini-me swap after milling, porting and polishing how much HP can I expect my car to have? My car is stock only thing I got is a K&N air filter.

Thanks

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125 at the crank. 105-110 at the wheels.

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wow i was expecting more than that...

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you're sitting on about 90-95hp right now at the wheels. a 15-20 gain at the wheels will feel like a lot.

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will I/H/E open up that power more or will it only increase it as much as it normally does?

and thanks for the quick response and the info.

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normally does, because you are just converting your motor to a Y8... you wont be faster than a reguler y8.

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alright thanks for the info

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i know the y8 is a pretty low on power engine, but i test drove a 98 lx before i got my ex, and there is a very noticable difference between the two. I think you'll be happy.

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Actually you are wrong in a sense. The LX/DX/so on and so forth are lightter cars and that makes them faster

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and doesn't a mini me normally have a higher CR which in turn yeild a higher HP(or is this just in d15 engines; i.e. d15b7/b2)? so with a lighter car, more hp and possibly torque......should out run a d16z6 or d16y8.

and the hp should be around 15-20 more and with these small cars, it will be felt when pressing down on the gas.

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not on a y7/y8 combo.........if im not mistaken they share the same dish between both pistons........if anything your talking a few thenths comp pick up at that .

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well its a lot of money will it be worth it if what finalimpact said is true?

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define a lot of money. define worth it. usually mini-me's can be had for 500 bucks total and are capable of mid 16's. by no means fast, but faster than what you have and with potential.

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Well the only other bang for the buck that will approach a mini me as far as hp per $ is N2O.

30hp for $500 is a great deal, a JRSC retails for around $2200 and with a 6psi pully you get around 40whp gain. With a mini me your paying around $16.70 per 1 hp, with a JRSC you pay around $55 per hp so you do the math.

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yeah Marty, thats true... never thought of it that way =)

thanks for all the info

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if you do full headwork with ur MINI swap you will see more than just 105-110 at the wheels if you already have the bolt ons.. even Marty showed me www.akmee.com... they have a little hatch putting down over 140 with just upgraded valvetrain/cam and some bolt ons with a tune making that.. they didnt even do the headwork.. since i have been looking myself into this i have talked to several people who have been running www.sohchonda.com <<<< D's N/A style with anywhere from 140-160 hp at the wheels .. most of them have also done bottom end work as well.. but you can make that same power keeping stock bottom end by milling the head and changing headgasket thickness.. you just lose some reliability .. since ur pushing more power on those same internals.. i am still checking local pricing vs the www.exospeed.com heads of course.. they run around 1200 bucks plus core for full headwork with new valvetrain.. then cams are extra .. like maybe 200-300. but it all depends what your final goals are.. whether u just want cheap quick power .. for less money than you would spend on a JDM B16 Si swap though you can make as much ,, if not more power with your D than you can with a B16.. plus youre doing it with less weight.. not to mention if you already have all your bolt ons.. you wont have to resale/purchase those.. other than a CAI or SRI..headers will bolt up to your Y8 head..

sorry for rambling off a bunch of junk.. just home sick right now and medicated :P.. really sux

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actually thats what i'm planning on doing myself. mini me with the akmee setup. i also have the skunk2 manifold with throttle body, aem cai, dc 4-1 ceramic headers and p28 ecu. i just need about 1300 bucks to get a port and polish and the akmee valvetrain, then i can start it all.

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That seems like too much for headwork. Anyone know of a more reasonable price? I'd like to pay 300-500 tops for something like that.

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well figure for just a good p&p it will cost about 400-600 bucks then the akmee valvetrain is 700 (i'm hoping the guy will cut me a deal) so yea. i'm gonna do it right the first time so i don't have to keep taking it apart and it still leaves me open to turbo later on (other than the cai)

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some of the other places i have seen that just offer Port/polish jobs have stages they offer as well.. more exotic=more hp gains and also cost more money .. as more time is spent into the work..Honda Performance

This is a really good place i found that does alot of other stuff as well.. intake manifold/tb p&p services.. plus headwork that doesnt include a package deal like Exospeed .. which replaces all OEM parts and upgrades valvetrain as well..starts at 475 for port/polish..but they also have the higher packages available.. costs up to 1k.. would have to ask around though for feedback and reviews for them.. not sure on quality of work..

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akmee quoted me $599

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how long ago was that marty? i called frank like 5 months ago and he said they have been getting popular and the price went up to 699. but hey i like the sound of 599.

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Like 2 weeks ago, I think there is a reason he quoted me that and not you though. PM me if you would like and I will tell you. I dont want to say it on the forum

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uh oh... Marty is doin a little under the table work :P

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You will notice the difference