Well well well, a bit of a decision.
01-26-2006, 09:46 PM
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Well well well, a bit of a decision.
I have a 91 Civic Si and a 79 El Camino SS. I am at the point now where I really don't know which car to mod. The Civic will be my daily driver (usually ride with my GF to and from school, so I rarely drive it). The El Camino was my grandfathers so it's just not going anywhere. I can't decide which car to mod. I drive the Civic more ofter and it's a stick, the El Camino is just classic and is a auto.
The El Camino has a 350 crate engine putting out 230hp (I believe). The rest is stock (besides the redone interior).
The Civic has the following:
97 D16Y8
JE SRP 10.5:1 c/r pistons
Eagle H beam rods
DC 4-2-1 header
Akimoto Short Ram
Exel racing rims
Header back 2.5" exhaust
Morroso plug wires
MSD external coil
XTD stage 2 clutch
Parts for the Civic not installed:
OBD0>OBD1 jumper harness
P28 chipped and data cable
OBD2 Dizzy
AiResearch .42/.48 T3 (internal wastegated)
Downpipe
SpoolingPerformance log style manifold
DSM side mount IC
Before I could go turbo I would still need injectors, wideband, BOV, and IC piping. On the other hand V8's can make a lot of power "cheap". What would you guys do? I really can't decide. If I do fix up the El Camino the parts I have for the Civic will be sold and motor sold (install a stock motor). So that will fund the El Camino.
The El Camino has a 350 crate engine putting out 230hp (I believe). The rest is stock (besides the redone interior).
The Civic has the following:
97 D16Y8
JE SRP 10.5:1 c/r pistons
Eagle H beam rods
DC 4-2-1 header
Akimoto Short Ram
Exel racing rims
Header back 2.5" exhaust
Morroso plug wires
MSD external coil
XTD stage 2 clutch
Parts for the Civic not installed:
OBD0>OBD1 jumper harness
P28 chipped and data cable
OBD2 Dizzy
AiResearch .42/.48 T3 (internal wastegated)
Downpipe
SpoolingPerformance log style manifold
DSM side mount IC
Before I could go turbo I would still need injectors, wideband, BOV, and IC piping. On the other hand V8's can make a lot of power "cheap". What would you guys do? I really can't decide. If I do fix up the El Camino the parts I have for the Civic will be sold and motor sold (install a stock motor). So that will fund the El Camino.
01-26-2006, 09:55 PM
#3
1.0 BAR
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 461
Re: Well well well, a bit of a decision.
Civic. Im not a fan of el-caminos. Not only that, when the el camino would be done, you couldnt afford to drive the beast anyways with gas being 2 and 1/2 bucks a gallon.
