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    is it really worth doing? i mean im running a pretty damn stout zc now and got 3 different ecu's i can use depending on situation. for instance, the hf ecu that i got from our "bus driver" (ha ha what up homie!) brings MAD fucking torque! the si well is an si, and the chipped si (chipped for dohc zc) is just a whole different world compared to the regular pm6.
    the hf ecu is gonna be used mainly for mountain runs.


    would swapping to a z6 and staying obd0 (for now) running a controller, ect. really be worth the trouble to do? i mean at most what am i gonna pick up about 15 hp? have done some research on mini-me's but not too much. i know that yall know whats up so i want to ask for an opinion from you guys before i really commit to going that direction.

    let me know what yall think!

    thanks in advance!

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    go obd1, get a dohc zc, and buy my uber rare p29 (ecu that was made for the dohc zc)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Papa_Smurf
    go obd1, get a dohc zc, and buy my uber rare p29 (ecu that was made for the dohc zc)

    Why? So he can be slow still?


    Personally I would take what you got and go from their. The money you would of spend on the head swap could be used to get a Bisimoto cam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigdare23
    Why? So he can be slow still?
    Yes. lulz

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    Personally I would take what you got and go from their. The money you would of spend on the head swap could be used to get a Bisimoto cam.
    dont dump ur money into a D. save ur money, jump on the bandwagon, and go B20.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigdare23
    Why? So he can be slow still?


    Personally I would take what you got and go from their. The money you would of spend on the head swap could be used to get a Bisimoto cam.
    so you think cam would be next step?

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    well my pm6 i have now IS chipped for DOHC ZC! found that out tonight. and i also found out that the zc/si tranny i have is also for a DOHC and in fact, THE AXLES ARE GOOD!!! the right side one just slipped out but i could have swore it broke. we took it apart tonight and everything is good! but put dx tranny in anyhow and possibly just for a little while.

    friend that built the motor was saying z6 head just really be a waste of time. my homeboy has a T25 but dont really know that i want to boost it and kinda partial more to supercharger. but im just gonna drive it for now and enjoy it!


    b20......well, i would like to do a b series in a shell that i could strip down. got my brothers crx but i dont want a crx like them, just dont want one. really want that 4 door!

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    i would stick with the sohc zc. I'm betting if you put a bizi cam in there it will come alive. it already has a different cam than the stock d16 due to it being a sohc zc. I believe they are a little hotter than the standard d16.

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    ^^^
    thats what makes the zc, the cam. starting to look at different ones now. friend of mine keeps trying to talk me into turbo but not sure i want to do that.

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    I don't really know your budget or how far you want to go with your build. With that being said I'm going to give u two build examples, cheap and expensive.

    Cheap
    -y8 intake manifold
    -h22 tb
    -bisi stage 1 cam
    -thin head gasket
    -ebay header
    -test pipe
    -2.25 exhaust
    -apexi fuel controller (for tuning)

    Expensive
    -bisi header
    -upgraded valvetrain
    -headwork (atleast a valve job)
    -bisi cam (higher stage)
    -dohc zc pistons
    -skunk2 intake manifold
    -larger tb (gotta research sizes for d's)
    -2.5in exhaust
    -test pipe
    -convert to obd1
    -chipped ecu and dyno tuned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigdare23
    I don't really know your budget or how far you want to go with your build. With that being said I'm going to give u two build examples, cheap and expensive.

    Cheap
    -y8 intake manifold
    -h22 tb
    -bisi stage 1 cam
    -thin head gasket
    -ebay header
    -test pipe
    -2.25 exhaust
    -apexi fuel controller (for tuning)

    Expensive
    -bisi header
    -upgraded valvetrain
    -headwork (atleast a valve job)
    -bisi cam (higher stage)
    -dohc zc pistons
    -skunk2 intake manifold
    -larger tb (gotta research sizes for d's)
    -2.5in exhaust
    -test pipe
    -convert to obd1
    -chipped ecu and dyno tuned.

    just like everyone else's...ha ha...thanks dare! gives me a good shopping list if anything! been looking at uping exhaust. running 2 inch now and dc header and a cat got a z6 mani and looking for iacv. will be starting a for sale thread soon and everything resulting from that is going back into the car even if its a $20 part from p.a.p.

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