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Old 05-25-2004, 08:19 PM
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iv got a 91 civic si with a dohc zc swapped into it, im putting a homemade kit on the car next week and will b boosting around 11psi.....what kinda power will my motor make roughly at 11psi on a dohc zc?......and what kinda 1/4 times would i b hittin approx?.....the cars got an lsd zc tranny on it also btw, just wondering what kidna hp and torque numbers im lookin to expect and 1/4 times.......thx guys.
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Old 05-25-2004, 08:22 PM
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id say close to maybe 190/200. torque im not sure on.
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well,boost roughly translates to 10hp or so per 1.lb of boost.
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Old 05-25-2004, 08:29 PM
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hit up stealthmode and julio for info, I think both of them are running zc motors.

how much did that rig run you?
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Old 05-25-2004, 08:38 PM
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you'll blow the thing up before you take it to the track.
you should be running 9s with 400 hp.
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i think you will be looking at parts soon.
you really didn't mention anything about management, and that will be the key to reliable horses.
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Old 05-25-2004, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by quadnie
hit up stealthmode and julio for info, I think both of them are running zc motors.
Stealth has a d16y8 and julio isnt bossted.
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Old 05-25-2004, 09:21 PM
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the total car cost me 2g's...i bought it from a honda tech who had sjut swapped the dohc zc into the car and the lsd zc tranny.......for fuel management ill b using 450dsm injectors and a s-afc and the car will b dyno tuned at the shop whos installing the kit for me for free....im lookin to get a rough estimate of power and 1/4 times?...thx guys
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yeah really, go the repgrammed ecu route.

I think that's a pretty sweet deal on the car.. fair at least.
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