Civic DX or Cavalier Z24
 

Hey everyone. I have a question to ask. I currently have a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 w/ auto transmission and I was thinking about a turbo setup for it, however, my friend is selling his 1993 Honda Civic DX (5 speed manual Transmission) for a fairly good price. What I'm wondering is, Should I keep my Cavalier and turbocharge it, or sell it and get the civic?Thanks.

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The civic will be easier to turbocharge and parts are easier to find. There have been a million more turbo civics than turbo cavs.

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my choice would be civic

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I'd boost the z24, they respond well to boost and I have heard that the auto trannys are much stronger than the manual transmissions and can handle more of a beating. Theres a few j-body guys on here, try messaging them...

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having first hand experience with both, i say junk the cavy.

its not that the car is any harder to turbo than a civic, its just the fact that the cars are cheap pieces of ----, the trannys blow, and the shifting is mad notchy, the engine management is really limited to megasquirt for any real performance, and the cars are heavy.

petes cavy made a ---- ton of tq, and went pretty good at 10 psi, way bettere than any d series honda ive ridden in, although it should, the bitch is a 2.4.

that being said, the power it did make seems that much more less impressive.

overall, price wise, and ---- its about the same to turbo it, but the cavy is just heavier, cheaply made, and gayer. not to mention you have less options

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I'd go w/the civic. Theres just so many parts out there and you can't argue w/uberdata. If you blow your engine the D is so cheap, everyone has 'em laying around and there really easy to swap out.

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yeah coming form a long time jbody owner get rid of the cav they are some of the biggest pieces of ---- and the trannys are ok deff better than a hoinda auto tranny and they also make a shift kit for the gm getrag tranny but i would still get the civic way more options down the road

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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the advice. I don't think I'll have a lot of money to put a B series motor in the civic, but If I were to get it, what motor should I get SOHC vtec or DOHC non VTEC?

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Be honest w/your self whether or not you have $$ to swap a B and then turbo or just turbo the D. You don't wanna get the B, run outta $$ when you could gone turbo D for possibly less cash. But if you do have the $$ I'd go DOHC, just don't blow it up ;)

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get the civic and turbo d, if that or when it blows up than do a swap or build the d and run more boost

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Civic.The availability of cheap parts and everything has been done and tried a million times makes it just to easy to do.A turbo Cav is def more original but the fact its auto and 1997 makes me say sell it.

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civic, parts come and go for them all day long.

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Civic gets my vote. Don't think I would lean toward a z24 just because I own one. Outside of the engine, they are pretty economical with minimum options and the managment just isn't there for them. I jguess i just enjoy it because it gets a lot of credit around here and it's different. I mean its not everyday you see a turboed cavy whereas turbo hondas are rolling around every corner. Not saying there's not a reason for that, but I just like being differnt. I mean any car will go good with the knowledge of the driver. Lets face it, 95% of honda and cavy owners alike are clowns/idiots. You get the ones that know what the ---- they are doing, and both cars are pretty capable of making some good numbers. Good luck with whatever you decide

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Well said.I really like turbo Cavs though the displacement is nice to have and maybe if enough guys start going HMT there will be more options for engine management as well as some fabricators etc making parts.A Civic is a good car to start with to learn as mistakes are cheap to fix.