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    Re: want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by SQ is the SQUAD
    i think the fastest 3g is actually doing 10's

    the fastest a20 was running 9s...

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    hey want to build up my car

    i got a 1989 honda accord but not fuel injected is it worth hooking it up are just swap the motor....?

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    Re: want to build up my car

    If you swap the motor you'll still have to hook up the fuel injection.

    Better idea: Swap cams and tune the carbs.

    Of course I'm lazy. If I wanted to work on my car I'd have gotten a DSM
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    Re: hey want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by 89_accord
    i got a 1989 honda accord but not fuel injected is it worth hooking it up are just swap the motor....?
    define "worth it." rjudgey will tell you how to make 200+ hp w/ your carb motor and a carbed a20a1 making 320 was sold on ebay a couple months ago. that's more than the boosted a20a3 are making. so it's all up to you (and more importantly, your wallet).

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    Re: hey want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by 89_accord
    i got a 1989 honda accord but not fuel injected is it worth hooking it up are just swap the motor....?
    *sigh*

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    Re: hey want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy
    define "worth it." rjudgey will tell you how to make 200+ hp w/ your carb motor and a carbed a20a1 making 320 was sold on ebay a couple months ago. that's more than the boosted a20a3 are making. so it's all up to you (and more importantly, your wallet).

    Wow what ebay thread was that
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    Re: hey want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy
    ...a carbed a20a1 making 320 was sold on ebay a couple months ago...


    sounds like
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    Re: hey want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by A20A3
    sounds like

    hell no...


    this is the old link...



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    Re: want to build up my car

    i see no dyno sheets, timeslips, or even pictures.

    it has individual carbs for each cylinder, pretty cool.

    it says the car weighs barely 1500 pounds...no wonder it's fast...

    i still don't believe those numbers i'm gonna need more proof than that.

    without a dyno sheet no one really knows what kind of power it produces.
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    Re: want to build up my car

    this was in the for sale section.

    no way a carbed a20 was making that much not even if it was running a 12:1 comp ratio.

    the dude in the auction had stated he thouhgt or was told it made that much hp.

    Horsepower is not easily had and people have no sense as far as how much hp they think they are making. 80% of the people here are probably only putting down like 55-85 whp and think they are making 120

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    Re: want to build up my car

    i believe its quite realistic to make as stock bottom end 3g run 12s. My car on the old setup was an easy 12 sec car. Either way its not gonna be a real slap together type of deal, especially if you want it to last
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    Re: want to build up my car

    so what should i do keep it are sell swap what...its 4door n automatic.....i really like the body but i want the h/b fuel injected 5speed but i cant find any....

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    Re: want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by guaynabo89
    this was in the for sale section.
    no way a carbed a20 was making that much not even if it was running a 12:1 comp ratio.
    the dude in the auction had stated he thouhgt or was told it made that much hp.
    Horsepower is not easily had and people have no sense as far as how much hp they think they are making. 80% of the people here are probably only putting down like 55-85 whp and think they are making 120


    yeah carbed cars only make like 75-85 whp.

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    Re: want to build up my car

    hey hey hey dont be jealous that my car is hotter than yours messy.

    yeah find a fuel injected as i can contest that carbs dont make as much hp plus trying to warm it up in the morning can be a pain. any kind of engine swap is still gonna be difficult. the "easiest" without an custom fab is the jdm b20a accord engine. but finding a 5 speed tranny is hard
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    Re: want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by che3wy
    hey hey hey dont be jealous that my car is hotter than yours messy.

    yeah find a fuel injected as i can contest that carbs dont make as much hp plus trying to warm it up in the morning can be a pain. any kind of engine swap is still gonna be difficult. the "easiest" without an custom fab is the jdm b20a accord engine. but finding a 5 speed tranny is hard



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    Re: want to build up my car

    shush messy dont make me find the m3 come and kick your ass again
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    Re: want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by che3wy
    shush messy dont make me find the m3 come and kick your ass again


    lol....ok.....now i have to build a m3 killer.

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    Re: want to build up my car

    Quote Originally Posted by che3wy
    hey hey hey dont be jealous that my car is hotter than yours messy.

    yeah find a fuel injected as i can contest that carbs dont make as much hp plus trying to warm it up in the morning can be a pain. any kind of engine swap is still gonna be difficult. the "easiest" without an custom fab is the jdm b20a accord engine. but finding a 5 speed tranny is hard
    well, if you can get your hot little hands on a jdm b18a tranny's bellhousing, you can use your stock a20 tranny w/ the b18a bellhousing. but finding that bellhousing is almost harder than finding a b20a 5-speed tranny.

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