YES!

What would you be doing for tuning? j/w

 

I think you should swap to manual. Driving an auto sucks haha. As far as the head chatter, check out the valve lash. Only took me about 30 min to do the adjustments on mine and it quieted the head nicely. I also got lucky and found an Si cluster super cheap, forget switching all the bulbs to amber.

 

I don't know which SC to go with yet, much less tuning. I'm split between a JRSC or Vortec. I'm not looking to be too fast or to prove anything so I could likely do fine with a Vortec. And it's kinda hard to find a complete D series JRSC for cheap.

As for the 5 speed swap, yeah, I'd want to do it. Kinda wish I could find a built auto tranny though because I'm lazy.

 

You could find a D series trans swap pretty cheap. We have like 5 Civics in our Pull-a-Part right now that still have the whole swap because everyone here has B motors.

 

There are NO civics in the yards here. I'm in the south. Everyone hates those "tokyo drift" and "jap cr*p" cars here. We've got nothing but a ton of old camaros and stuff.

Not really, but as far as 96-00 Civics, it's bone dry here. 92-95, there are a couple. Drivetrains are usually blown or gone.

 

No more 4 door Si concept. I'm gonna be doing a mild boost on a D16y7. Vtec is overrated on single cams. I'm gonna prove that a non-vtec build is just as fun. This is gonna be a hella slow build. There's gonna be a separate engine built outside of the car. It'll take years because I'm poor. My goal is to hit around 180 whp. It's a street car, not a race car. But it'll be a boosted 4 door.

This will be my part list for the build. Keep in mind that it's gonna take ages to get everything pieced together as my income sucks a lot. This is the list fron Forty04's Building a Turbo Kit DIY.

Bold = I got it

Turbo components
1 -Turbo
2 - Manifold
3 - Intercooler
4 - Charge Piping
5 - Couplers and Clamps
6 - Air Filter
7 - Wastegate
8 - Blow Off Valve
9 - Oil Line Kit w/ Fittings
10 - Tapped Oil Pan
11 - Injectors
12 - Downpipe w/ Flexpipe and High Flow Cat
13 - O2 bung and plug
14 - Dumptube
15 - Vacuum Lines w/ Vacuum T Fittings
16 - Gauges
17 - Gauge Pod
18 - ECU (virgin p28)
19 - Synthetic Oil, Higher Octane Fuel
20 - Spark plugs (one step colder)
21 - Miscellaneous Stuff? like hoses and bolts and ****
22 - Wideband O2 Sensor w/Wideband A/F Gauge
23 - Vacuum Manifold
24 - Catch Can?
25 - Boost Controller (pending locally)
26 - OBD2b-OBD1 conversion harness $65 shipped
27 - Turbo Timer
28 - ARP Headstuds
29 - Oil Sandwich Adapter
30 - Oil Restrictor

Plus engine parts:
Head ($40, at the shop getting a 3-angle valve job)
y8 intake mani
y8 intake manifold $30 at the junk yard, $315 in shop work
block ($140 junkyard)
oil pan

Plus 5-speed conversion:
transmission
Manual gas & brake pedals/y8 throttle cable - $27 at the junk yard
Clutch pedal/MC/reservoir/hard lines - $27 at the junk yard
Rear transmission mount (maybe pending)
Upper transmission bracket (maybe pending)
Flywheel/clutch/pressure plate
Flywheel bolts

Other things I've bought for the build
Engine stand - $45 at Harbor Freight


Here's how it started....
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So I don't know why I did this... but for $40? meh.

 

lol ya why...... thats about the same price id pay at my yard for any head.... tho needless to say id sell it for profit

 

Either way, I think this is the start of a non-vtec mild boost project...

 

Non vtec boost FTW lol that intake mani ftl though :/ haha hope this isnt gonna change into a reaper style project with the constant change of plans

 

Yeah, so. Boosted engine. I'd like some recommendations. This is going to be a street car. I'll be converting it to a 5 speed in the process. I'm gonna need a lot of help because I'm still a boost noob. There are two turbo DIYs that I'll be looking at for information.

Goals:
I'm wanting to hit around 180 hp.
I want to keep my AC.
I want to make it a sleeper. This means a blacked out intercooler
(God, I hope I can keep my fogs with the intercooler piping)

So...
What size turbo? Internally or externally gated? What management is decent for m purposes? Any vacuum manifolds you'd recommend? Specific turbo manifolds?

I haven't given up on a supercharger though. If I find one cheap enough... JRSC'd D16y7 would suit me.