Engine Build / Stroker before FI - Thoughts and Questions

theDreamer

Well lets lay down your plan:
-What do you plan to do with the car?
-Do you want more low end power or more of a go for the HP king?
-Do you want DD reliability & driving or purely focus on weekend toy?

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Red__Zed

Good questions that will help us answer.


OP, you might also look at ditching the VHR heads if you have big plans. Much easier to accomplish big power reliably without VVEL.

Alstann

I remember seeing that someone was doing an HR head swap - did that ever go through?

Thinking about now, I don't think the stroker kit, let alone any internals kit should affect the heads in any way, right? Maybe the VVEL could be tuned in conjunction with the increased piston speed, alongside timing control for some good power gains.

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Alstann

I really plan to drive the car for myself, possibly participate in HPDE or drag strip type stuff, but it's mostly for me. My dream ever since I got into modifying cars was to have a full interior car with leather, ICE, AC, the works, that looks great on the exterior, full suspension mods and whatnot, all while having a crazy amount of power. I don't plan on stripping the car out and becoming a race car.

Honestly, I prefer a balance of power, I'm not looking to be a dyno-queen or anything. I feel with a larger turbo kit, I could make pretty good hp and tq numbers, and it won't become an all out HP race. Or should I? ;D

I'm kinda weird on this point. Where it stands now, I drive the Z irregularly as a day car. Most days, if I'm just going to work or school, I'll drive the Civic, but some days I just take the Z for thr whole day, or if I'm going to a car meet or something. Heck, some days I run home and switch cars halfway through the day! So I'm definitely looking for some DD reliability, since it's not strictly a weekend toy.

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tower74

HP KING!!! I hope...