any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
hey, 88crxSi, is that link your website? If so, I like your pictures! They are rather helpful.
Do you guys know if there's a difference between the two timing belts that have recently been suggested to me? The VX and the EX/Si? Is there any difference in the number of teeth on the belt, or are they just slightly different lengths? I would think that if I got a belt with the wrong number of teeth, it'd screw up my cylinder head as soon as I start up the car. Nothing worse than screwed up timing; this is something I want to get right.
Do you guys know if there's a difference between the two timing belts that have recently been suggested to me? The VX and the EX/Si? Is there any difference in the number of teeth on the belt, or are they just slightly different lengths? I would think that if I got a belt with the wrong number of teeth, it'd screw up my cylinder head as soon as I start up the car. Nothing worse than screwed up timing; this is something I want to get right.
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
tips-
* get a die grinder and port and polish the header and maby the head and intake manefold. gonna help ya out later.
* get an eprom burner and TUNE ur ecu for optimum power. go to http://pgmfi.crx-forum.org/index2.html they got the bin files ye dont even need ta be smart use gheetodyne. (this willreally help ya out) eprom burners sell on ebay fer cheap
*TIMINGTIMINGTIMINGTIMINGTIMING get is as advanced as posible without pinging and your set
should make decent hp with a decent exhaust, intake and a lott of time
(for all the ladys in the room where are my manners)
* get a die grinder and port and polish the header and maby the head and intake manefold. gonna help ya out later.
* get an eprom burner and TUNE ur ecu for optimum power. go to http://pgmfi.crx-forum.org/index2.html they got the bin files ye dont even need ta be smart use gheetodyne. (this willreally help ya out) eprom burners sell on ebay fer cheap
*TIMINGTIMINGTIMINGTIMINGTIMING get is as advanced as posible without pinging and your set
should make decent hp with a decent exhaust, intake and a lott of time
(for all the ladys in the room where are my manners)
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
I dunno, Mr-T..... I feel like the Mini-Me is already putting me on the risky side of things. This is my college car, and I would like to get it to 200k miles (130k currently). I would be happy (at least for a little while) with just the VTEC before I mess with timing and a modded ECU.
Speaking of intake and exhaust.... do you know if my 1.5 litre ports on those manifolds are matched with those on the 1.6 litre cylinder head? If they don't, it will be restricting air flow.
Speaking of intake and exhaust.... do you know if my 1.5 litre ports on those manifolds are matched with those on the 1.6 litre cylinder head? If they don't, it will be restricting air flow.
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
Not anything that you would notice..
If you're that worried about "messing up" your daily driver, you're in the wrong hobby.
My roommat used to modify his only car, then he blew the engine in it, and learned VERY quickly to modify your hobby car.. and drive your beater. That's a known fact.
Your Mini Me isn't that big of a mod.. You'll be OK with it, as long as you set your timing correctly. Which is very simple. Careful with your ECU mods though, if you don'thave much experience, you'll screw it up very quickly.
If you're that worried about "messing up" your daily driver, you're in the wrong hobby.
My roommat used to modify his only car, then he blew the engine in it, and learned VERY quickly to modify your hobby car.. and drive your beater. That's a known fact.
Your Mini Me isn't that big of a mod.. You'll be OK with it, as long as you set your timing correctly. Which is very simple. Careful with your ECU mods though, if you don'thave much experience, you'll screw it up very quickly.
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
Isnt it funny how some people just throw hp numbers out like its true. haha...but anyways, this is an easy swap that'll give you something to talk about other then " my dx is SLOW " but 1 thing. Z6 head flows better. Y8 int. manifold is shorter w/ larger runners, f22(accord) throttle body fits the mani and its alot bigger then the stock z6/y8, and you wont need to port, and get a adj. cam gear cause you can adjust the cam and ign timing to a better curve and will gain a few more points on the hp in the mid range rpm. but if you want 150....try something else and dont believe things like ESTIMATED hp figures. 
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
I don't necessarily agree that you have to have to put miles on your "beater" and modify a hobby car. Right now I only have one car, and I don't think that means I can't modify it within reason.
In "High Performance Honda Builder's Handbook," Oscar Jackson is quoted as saying "My wife's car ran 12.89 at 111 mph six years ago, and we made 200-plus horsepower on a daily basis with that motor." That book was published in '96, so Jackson did that in 1990. I don't claim to be Oscar Jackson or even have the tuning expertise of many of you guys, but I see no reason why a little patience and a lot of research can't result in a fun daily driver. Next time you call something a "known fact," you may want to consider that you don't speak for everyone.
In "High Performance Honda Builder's Handbook," Oscar Jackson is quoted as saying "My wife's car ran 12.89 at 111 mph six years ago, and we made 200-plus horsepower on a daily basis with that motor." That book was published in '96, so Jackson did that in 1990. I don't claim to be Oscar Jackson or even have the tuning expertise of many of you guys, but I see no reason why a little patience and a lot of research can't result in a fun daily driver. Next time you call something a "known fact," you may want to consider that you don't speak for everyone.
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
Originally Posted by SqwirlyCivic
Next time you call something a "known fact," you may want to consider that you don't speak for everyone.
Bottom line, if you're scared about screwing up your only car, don't modify it. Unanticipcated things happen. They always do.
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Re:any Mini-Mi swaps here WITHOUT a turbo?
I'd be a fool not to be worried about messing it up. I just know that if I take my time and do the research, I can eliminate as many risks as possible. If it was a hobby car and not my daily driver I may be more likely to do something stupid and take chances.
