i'm looking for a hb and i was wondering about the stock motor setup. what other ones were there besides the d16? i've seen people build them up and stuff and i was wondering what they can do? i mean what are they capable of doing as in what they can do as performance and what they can handle. i going to get a b16a but until then i figured why not get a little power in the mean time. another thing is, i've seen people run a dc header with no piping. wihtout the piping does it lose or gain hp? i know its loud and doesn't seem to be good for your compression but in higher rpms is it better or no? does anybody have a setup like that?

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well what style hatch are you talking about? either way...Im pretty sure all come with a d series motor...if you can find a 5th gen Si hatch...you would have a motor just like the civic Ex has...not bad power there....throw on some bolt ons and I think you might be happy for a while...but if you are like most...you will just end up getting a B series motor...as far as just throwing on a header and no exhaust piping...dont do that ...that would be gay...way to loud....yeah I guess it would TECHNICALLY give you a little more power..but not that much. just my opinion

 

thanks for the info. i'm looking for a 92-95 hb i'm not sure what gen that is? but yeah i'll do the b series but in the mean time i'll just do what i can i guess lol

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well it doesn't weight that much less...and i woiuld rather have cruz and all that instead of a base model car. the difference is very minimal.

 

1992 VX Hatch = 2178lbs
1992 Si Hatch = 2326lbs

There is quite a difference, 148lbs.

On a Honda that is a lot of weight and will make a difference - even with a swap with more power. My car is noticeably slower when I have a passenger in the seat next to me.

My .02

 

i have a 4th gen d series basic model 4 speed...wanna talk slow? but i am currently building the si motor from my 89 crx and with piston upgrades, mill and deck the head, vtec head work (mini me swap), header, intake mani and maybe a few other toys, adjustable cam gear, full air intake, etc. i hope to be running with the b's. the clutch had already been upgraded before the new motor was swapped into the rex.

oh yea and for the d16 we are hoping for a compression ratio of 10:1 and 140whp +. that is our goal anyway.

 

You don't deserve to have the word "slow" in the same sentence as "my car" ...