97 Acura 1.8 liter, 5 speed ..want to swap in a V-tec

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Chevy, Oct 26, 2009.

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    Chevy Guest

    Hi everyone , my son has a 97 acura integra with a 1.8 liter , he planing on turning it into a V-tec
    ...has bought a V-tec head came with intake and throttle body , also hes got another 1.8 block ...can
    anyone out there give us the do's and dont's when building one of these .. any helpfull hints ?
    we found piston either get 9.4 to 1 CR or 11.1 CR , also comp makes cams that hes interested in
    ...this well be a summer daily driver and weekends at the track .. where we live we can get 94
    octain gas at the pumps ..
    what parts , brands work good together ..what do we do for a computer , can we
    re-flash the stock one or do we need to get a V-tec one ?
    thanks in advance to everyone who replys
     
    Chevy, Oct 26, 2009
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    Dillon Pyron Guest

    Best bet is to buy the short block, since he already has the head.
    He's asking for pain and trouble. The car will be 15 years old before
    he finishes. Cam? Yeah, there are a number of good mani's, pick one.
    Pistons? Wait until you have a running engine hooked up to the rest
    of the car. In fact, wait on any changes to the engine. It's an
    engineering rule (which came from THE SCIENTIFIC RULE). Only change
    one thing at a time.
    --

    - dillon I am not invalid

    "Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
    distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
    -- Lazurus Long
     
    Dillon Pyron, Oct 28, 2009
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    Dave Garrett Guest

    You might want to take a look around the Honda-Tech forums. You'll find
    more info concerning engine swaps/modifications there than you will
    here.

    http://www.honda-tech.com/zeromain


    Dave
     
    Dave Garrett, Oct 28, 2009
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