7afe build, lets see if its worth it Options

[celica74]

So a little history. Have had my 94 st for over three years now. Has had two motors in it. Stock one was neglected so i replaced it with a 95 with half the miles. All the car has done to it is the basics. Short ram intake, exhaust with ebay header, dropped 4 inchs on drop zones(cheap rout i know but im happy with them. Voxx 7.5 rims running 205/40-17s. I love thos car. Cant believe i almost got rid of it for a genesis coupe. Havent done anything to the car in the past year because i bought a bike. But now im back in the car game and ready to spice her up. Have considered many options on what i could do to make then realiable eco friendly cheap slower then a single cam civic motor some pep. Yes ive gone over the 3sgte and 3sge swaps. Honestly there not for me. I almost turbos my car 2 years ago but lacked funds and patience. So the other day i took a drive up to virgia to visit a fellow 6gc owner(or have a one. Hes parting his car). I pics up some goodies from him for a good price. Dont wanna spoil anything. Pics will be up soon on what i got and what my intentions are.

This post has been edited by celica74: Aug 29, 2012 - 11:43 AM

[ricochet1490]

I'm probably different in my thinking... but I say do something unique.

My fav threads are the 7a supercharged engine thread from a while back
Czwalgas Rally thread
etc. because they're different
Things that aren't the norm.... the gt4 front with 3sgte swap is uninteresting to me.... and that's not to step on anyone's toes, just my views.
It's why I'm doing RHD beams... not just beams swapped LHD
I'd even consider rhd beams power with awd if I could get the parts at the right price.

Back to the thread. I say DO IT.It would be interesting! a 11.5 compression ratio, with a high quality head gasket with arp studs 7a... cam regrind.. it would be awesome
I mean a cam regrind on the 5s adds 20-30hp when tuned right...
If your intake change works... that'll be cool and +power

if a 7afe gets 34mpg by itself.... imagine what +50hp would feel like? It'd be a whole new animal, fun to drive, and the ^comp ratio and better exhaust, header, and intake could mean 37mpg if you could stay out of the gas and get it TUNED correctly on a dyno because preignition would be a serious concern.... but heck, you'd be unique and it'd still be N/A... which means generally more reliable and the cost would be lower than a turbo as well I would imagine...

just my .02

This post has been edited by ricochet1490: May 15, 2012 - 11:29 PM