2 questions for 00 ex

[rumracer]

Hi I have 2 questions, I have a sohc civic ex, mods so far are cold air intake, and catbacks, everything else is stock. The proble im having is the car is a low rpm dog before 3000 rpm then it will start pulling. does anyone else have this problem and what could it be.
I was thinking about buying a head thats already ported and polished but all the rest is stock, cams valves etc, should i buy it and build it with the cams and aftermarket valves and springs and then install it or should i just work with whats on the car already?
Thanks KEV

 

[edhgreatone]

First of all get that SOHC engine out of there like I am doing with mine..... but some cold air intakes slow the car down off the line you lose low end torque but it helps at high rpm's i have a civic ex too and i took out my resonator but i don't have those problems..... if i were you i wouldn't put anymore money into that engine save up and swap

 

[rumracer]

I was going to go all motor than add turbo
i was going to send trans to level 10
I like the idea of the sohc motor for the price of a swap i can get most of what i want done.
Kev

 

[lanojp1]

i have a 98 ex and i know what you're talkin about, the d series engines lack low end power..my car picks up after like 3000rpms and i even have a bore increase...

 

[rumracer]

hopefully a port and polish will help
k

 

[2kstreetcivic]

Originally posted by rumracer
I was going to go all motor than add turbo
i was going to send trans to level 10
I like the idea of the sohc motor for the price of a swap i can get most of what i want done.
Kev

I have seen a 305 wheel horse power SOHC engine that was turboed it was nice..but it is pretty expensive to do, but nice becuase it rare to see a SOHC engine with that much go.....As for a low rpm dog, DUH!!!..its a Honda, hondas have NO torque which is what you will find at low rpms......But I would say if you want to stick with SOHC, you truely do, then go for it, but I would N/A a B18c5 then turbo it before I did the same to a SOHC engine...good luck

 

[rumracer]

thank well ill have the cash to do it i where i work we have contracts that expire every 5 yrs and when under negotions we dont get raise as soon as raises come we get huge retro checks i figure itll cost me about around 6-8 for everything so ill be allright
k

 

[lanojp1]

im currently looking into turbo'n my sohc d16...i think if it were meant for me to have another engine like a b16 or a b18 i would have gotten that car to begin with so im just gunna work with what was supplied to me..

 

[lj17]

i hear that most intake/catback setups will cost you some low end. and i can testify with my mine (can notice an even bigger loss with the silencer out). for the all motor turbo sohc, i thinks thats pretty cool. i was debating on wether to pull mine for a b series or go all out with the d. i think i'll stick with the origional sohc and build it up. like someone else said, its pretty rare to see a sohc breaking the 300 whp mark! well, gook luck.

 

[rumracer]

nice im really just going to hit 250hp mark im not going to get higher than that cause i dont want to sacrifice drivability but then im going to have the trans bulletproffed and swap out seats and basically try to dump as much weight a s possible. car should fly
kev

d's rock

 

[TripeoXxX]

Damn, and I thought there was something wrong with my car cause it was not picking up till 3k. I am glad it is not just my car that does that.

 

[rumracer]

guess just have to run juice on the low end and turbo on the high Lol this can get expensive

 

[lj17]

don't know if i would go to all that....just keep it reved high, thats where hondas make their power. there is practically nothing <3 grand to begin with, let alone with an free flowing intake and exhaust. don't be afraid to swing the tach around, thats where you feel the power. vtec baby!

 

[rumracer]

Sound good to me k
i wont touch nos anyway

 

[lj17]

i hear that, there's other parts to be purchased.

 

[rumracer]

the way i figure it its good to be diffrent and not just do a swap,the pronblem is that there are so many types of aftermarket parts is finding the ones that work well with each other
k

 

[munky]

your bolt-ons are probably all made to focus on high-end power.. which means sacrificing low-range power.. plus hondas are really known for their low end power

 

[rumracer]

yup Im going to have to figure this one out
k

 

[pacifico]

Dont waste anymore money on your motor. Ive been there and its not worth it. Save for a swap, youll be happier.

 

[CPCivic03]

y if he goes all out it'll be just as fast as your car