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  1. 05-02-2010, 10:39 PM #1
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    Exclamation carburetor on a honda civic ex

    just the other day my friend said hes buyin a honda civic 2dr ex and hes plannin on puttin a full race cam in it and also change it from fuel injested to carburetated engine...

    i just wonder atm if im the only 1 that thinks this is not a wise decision to make

    so pls lemme get some feed bck on this 1...
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  2. 05-02-2010, 10:44 PM #2
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    im just going to let this thread explode.
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    that is by far for lack of better words the dumbest idea ive heard in a long time.

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    Yeah tell your friend to go ahead and throw a 20mm side draft weber on it in place of the throtle body. Lol
    I have a Turd in my pocket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SolarFlex View Post
    just the other day my friend said hes buyin a honda civic 2dr ex and hes plannin on puttin a full race cam in it and also change it from fuel injested to carburetated engine...

    i just wonder atm if im the only 1 that thinks this is not a wise decision to make

    so pls lemme get some feed bck on this 1...
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  6. 05-03-2010, 07:32 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    LOL @ this being you first post on IA...
    lol jdm-civic has some competition.

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  7. 05-03-2010, 07:34 AM #7
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    Actually.....plumbing a line directly from a full bottle of nitrous into the intake would be a better idea. Hes gonna get more torque that way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    lol jdm-civic has some competition.


    lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by oneSLOWex View Post
    Actually.....plumbing a line directly from a full bottle of nitrous into the intake would be a better idea. Hes gonna get more torque that way.
    and i would be willing to loan the supply's so i could watch.
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  10. 05-03-2010, 11:46 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    lol jdm-civic has some competition.
    whats that supposed to mean?
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  11. 05-03-2010, 11:57 AM #11
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    hes starting off where u currently are.

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  12. 05-03-2010, 12:01 PM #12
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    uh.......ok i guess. hey i replaced those wheel studs this morning.piece of cake dude
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    lol jdm-civic has some competition.
    HOLY FUCK!!!!! Lolol.

    +150!!!!

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  14. 05-04-2010, 05:20 PM #14
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    lol...
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  15. 05-05-2010, 07:22 AM #15
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    dont do it
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  16. 05-05-2010, 07:26 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by itr/gsr View Post
    dont do it
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  17. 05-05-2010, 10:44 AM #17
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    lol jdm-civic has some competition.
    whats that supposed to mean?

    bwahahahahahahahahahaha
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    carburetor has so many more disadvantage
    use more gas
    bad emission
    less power efficient



    welcome to fuel injectors where civic are getting 30-40 mpg
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  18. 05-05-2010, 10:49 AM #18
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    Why cant people let go of old ass technology like that anyway?
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  19. 05-05-2010, 10:53 AM #19
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    they invented injectors for a reason lol
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    I mean...




    Weber 55mm dco/sp carburetors with 48mm venturis





    Just sayin...


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  21. 05-05-2010, 11:20 AM #21
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    LOL why would anyone do such a thing though? Seriously.
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  22. 05-05-2010, 11:44 AM #22
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    its like using a wooden pencil when there are mechanical pencils
    yes it would work but why?
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    I'm not going to pretend to know Bisi's reasoning, but He's making 430WHP out of an N/A Carb'd F22A1. And ran a 9.5x at 15xmph.


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