Neo1977

Just wondering If anyone knows what to do to get max hp/torque out of my 1.6 single cam zc?

imported_ontariorider

be more specific, what are your goals and what is the car being used for? do u want to stay n/a or go forced induction? bolt ons will see minimum gains, go turbo or bottle. the search is your friend aswell...

imported_360_vortex

motors usually make most power near redline...so....to answer ur question, rev the crap out of your motor

imported_kungfugrip

lol nice one peter..

buy performance parts...

imported_360_vortex

well i answered his question=P

chris_si98

boost or spray.

you wont go anywhere if u stay NA

Bryce

ahhhh... this is not true if you wanna go NA Man remember theres no spool no refilling a bottle.. you have constant power.. i have a fully built motor and i see more that enough people in my rearview... although im a fan of boost.. i saw get a swap.. or atleast build your motor man. what kind of budget ar you on?

oh... as long as you have a proper rev limiter and fuel cut you wont blow your D series... lol..

imported_360_vortex

biased statement

Nova_Dust

You need a very light chassis if you want to go NA D16. Full interior with daily necessities like PW, AC, sunroof and whatnot, try boost.

Neo1977

People say if i turbo it, it will grenade.....
Anybody know more about the jdm zc 1.6sohc???

imported_360_vortex

turbod16.com for all your boosted d series questions

Bryce

get a b16 if your willing to turbo it... unless you dont want a swap.. yeah dseries turbos are quick but you will go through a couple motors for sure if you drive it hard....

and i agree with you peter... biased statement

N/A has its benifits

imported_360_vortex

you and i know best

chris_si98

for the most part its true.

NA d16's isnt the best setup to go with. Unless if u want under 150whp and don't want to do a swap.

Bryce

imported_2join performance

If your grenading boosted d's then your doing something wrong.
I agree with chris, because boosting is the best way to get power out of a d engine.
N/A is cool, and its possible to even get 160-170whp with a reasonable budget, but for a lot less you could turbo and have 200whp. Not to mention turbo adds torque, while N/A not so much.
Also swapping is pretty pointless IMO because if you want to stay within the 200-300hp range then a d will do.

1sloweg

170 whp on a d-series all motor you cannot do on a reasonable budget. Considering a stock gsr makes about 150 to the wheels and a stock b20vtec makes about 160 to the wheels.

Your best best would be to go turbo. We recently built a d16z6, low budget kit. Small turbo, our manifold, fmic, dsm injectors, tuned with crome. We made 230 whp. Not bad at all.

HOTSHOTMIKEY

banf for the buck has to be spayin it ..i had a nos kit on my older civic payed $200 for a used kit and used it for 2 years with no problems at all. the only way on earth u will get 50 horses for that cheap!!!! i had 110000km when i sold it i had 260k dont believe the hype that nos will **** up your motor when its done right u wont have any problems ...especially when your motor is all stock !!!

imported_t_dot_SiR

the ZC are good boosting motors too... too bad it ain't the dohc, it would've been better IMO

but boosting it will give you hella lot of power hp and tq... again, proper tuning and careful maintenance is the key to longitivity... so don't listen to rumours that it will blow up and stuff... the only thing you should check before boosting are your compressions... might as well look at some minor stuff like gaskets, seals, plugs, etc.

you'll have lots of fun