I would boost the civic or do an engine swap then boost the civic. Shoot for 300hp!!! That would be a fun car to drive.

 

if I did boost civic, I'd just get the D16 built

 

why not engine swap and go all out

 

because I really don't see a difference in completely building up a D16 and going all out with it with a turbo than doing the same thing to a different engine

correct me if I'm wrong, but if I'm building/boosting one engine over another, am I really going to see that much a of a difference or am I just spending more money to get a swap, then do the same results?

 

The D-series has a lower power ceiling than a twin-cam engine. /story

 

i say boost the engine, you'll learn so much and won't be disappointed

 

correct, but how much difference are we talking about? I know of potential and all that. If I go through with this I'm already spending some money on everything. But my main question is, am I throwing out more money for no reason when I can get darn near the same results with just building my current engine.

 

It depends on your power goals. If you want around 300whp or so, you're better off with a dirty d. If you want crazy power, like 500+whp, you might want to look into a B or K series. I'm thinking you're probably going to want traction, and therefore looking more at 300whp or under, though lol

 

lol 300is is what I'm going for, nothing under

 

Well you can definitely get 300 out of the dirty d. At that point you're going to have traction issues in the rain (and possibly on dry roads depending on your tires) though.