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Yes its true. The Civic formerly known as 12sec Civic has been brought back to driving condition. I had to buy all kinds of fluid resevoirs and hoses because there was a fire under my hood. Since the turbo is black and crappy now, it is outta there. The Civic starts and is running on just the B16A VTEC 1.6 motor now. It sounds pretty rough, like I had a high lift camshaft. It doesnt have as much power as a stock B16A because I put lower compression piston heads in it when I put on the turbo to prevent pinging. This might also account for the rough engine noise. I notice that when I accelerate it revs up in stages?! (Hard to explain)
So now it is known as "Roughly 14sec Civic"
I like to drive it, and it by no means slow. I could still give alot of people a run for their money. I am guessing I am pushing 150-155hp, and 155hp in a Civic is like Mustang 5.0 fast.
So I intend to eventually put back the stock piston heads and maybe just keep the little bugger. But for now, no more mods; I am thinking of a healthy cam set or something to bring it up to maybe 175hp. maybe I will totally end up building this engine up to a 200hp all-motor screamer in the future!
But I just thought you might like to know!
PS If you see an ugly Gold 1990 Civic with 255mm tires and some pretty hardcore 5 spoke polished aluminum rims. You dont have to be scared if your driving anything faster than 6.2 seconds 0-60. My Civic used to have a pretty consistent 4.1 second 0-60 due to AWD and turbo torque!
I am going to try and get a 1/4 mile run off whenever possible, but that is hard to do in Canada during winter. Although the weather is 10 degrees celcius here.
So now it is known as "Roughly 14sec Civic"
I like to drive it, and it by no means slow. I could still give alot of people a run for their money. I am guessing I am pushing 150-155hp, and 155hp in a Civic is like Mustang 5.0 fast.
So I intend to eventually put back the stock piston heads and maybe just keep the little bugger. But for now, no more mods; I am thinking of a healthy cam set or something to bring it up to maybe 175hp. maybe I will totally end up building this engine up to a 200hp all-motor screamer in the future!
But I just thought you might like to know!
PS If you see an ugly Gold 1990 Civic with 255mm tires and some pretty hardcore 5 spoke polished aluminum rims. You dont have to be scared if your driving anything faster than 6.2 seconds 0-60. My Civic used to have a pretty consistent 4.1 second 0-60 due to AWD and turbo torque!
I am going to try and get a 1/4 mile run off whenever possible, but that is hard to do in Canada during winter. Although the weather is 10 degrees celcius here.
