Quote Originally Posted by Mad Mike
no sohc is the only way.
explain why sohc is the only way????
why? i roll on a budget so for me the dohc zc was the one. a compression test and a minor engine run through and a little boost i was at 208whp @7psi in my old ef hatch(plenty of power for a street car). that was turbo kit,clutch kit and trans and tuning at mainstream.i was at 1500.00 for all. it took about a month to pull it off. dohc's FTW sohc's are nice but like i said dohc...FTW to me you get more flow in the head from a dohc more than a vtec head,when you balance cost to power the dohc zc comes out on top. i think you will make more power with the dohc zc than a sohc 1.5l vtec motor. **** vtec..if your on a budget and your in to real power and on a budget the dohc is the way.you cannot change my mind on this and if i did another honda build i would do a dohc zc power plant simply because i have used it a few times and i know its potential and weaknesses. but as for now im a german performance guy ahh yeah thats right bmw FTW