civicshark94

First of all, noone said you had to do everything in one shot. Who does that anyways unless you are a speed shop and have nothing better to do!? Or you are rich kid with parents who buy you anything you want! Wait a minute, you said it yourself. Bill friggin Gates. Maybe he can lend you the money! For the average DIY, this sort of build up will take time and money! Noone said it would be cheap, and I certainly know that with owning my own performance parts company for 2 years. That is why I said to get a swap. But not everyone has $1500-$3500 to burn up front, so "Take your time!" with your currnet setup...... As I stated to those who could read english!

And NO, you will not be slow with these mods! For an SOHC NA, you will be Damn fast! 300 HP is possible but not realistic unless you do everything you can do to this engine for NA and do not plan on passing CARB and emissions and have the deep pockets to do it. Turbo would become a factor if you wanted to go forced induction, then you have more money out of your pocketbook! Hey wait a minute, maybe Bill Gates can lend you the money again! Also, Keep in mind too, this engine weighs significantly less than the DOHC engines, so you are saving there! With any Honda engine you can use that extra edge! Honda engines are notorious for coming out of the factory with virtually no torque! And without that, Horse Power means NOTHING! Try going up a hill without torque, you can't! Gravity takes it's toll VERY FAST and you cannot avoid the physics in the matter. The more weight you are carrying, the slower you will go, no matter how much power you have. It effects everyone! Not to say you would beat a B16 in the same car and weight as yours if you did nothing to your engine! There would be no contest at that point!:o There is no replacement for displacement! AS ANY SAVY ENIGNE BUILDER WILL TELL YOU! The only thing Honda has on it's side is the technology. VTEC!!

All in all, there is so many routes you can go and it will be a learning process. You can take all the advice in the world and throw out the window if you have not learned anything from the experience! Nevermind the naive and slanderish remarks by those on this forum trying to slash my comments! Which ultimately told you the same thing that I did! Only you can decide what best fits your interests and invlovement in this! The best of luck to yoU!