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Nice looking split pipe. http://www.honda.geek.nz/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Front_pipe.JPG Thats the front of my exhaust which goes onto a 2.5" downpipe spread across wastegate and exhaust, ive found that to work well, altho with modded turbo it doesnt like to stay low in the boost, ...

Dam that thing looks tidy, if you dont mind me asking what sorta price was it?

Cheers

I shaved the head down as much as poss and it got the compression up to only around 8:1 yeh a good manifold would make a difference i think! Cheers Have you got an adjustable cam wheel to offset the negative cam timing you get from shaving the head? It can make quite a lot of difference. You can al...

I shaved the head down as much as poss and it got the compression up to only around 8:1

yeh a good manifold would make a difference i think!

Cheers

im not sure how good a bigger turbo such as that would be in the city eh? feel free to ignore, but this is what ive found... Having driven my city round a bit now with it rebuilt motor and heavily modded turbo i would be careful in swapping the city item completely out for something larger.. Althoug...

just been the through the same issue with the TW sensor, made the car a REAL pig to start and that was with a freshly built motor!?

Also, had the same non earth issue on the injector rail, run a bigger fatter one, really helped me

can you hear the injectors "ticking" over trying to open?
They make quite a noise on these early motors that can easily be heard.

Sounds like the contacts inside the ignition switch are worn this is a problem i have come across quite a lot sometimes jiggling it and turning it on and off a few times makes it work. You Might have to either find a replacement or fix it by opening it up and stretching the springs so they put more...

Unless they have been garaged all there life theres bugger all non rusty ones around! I know here in NZ most of the turbo 1/2s get picked up and thrashed as a cheap car which doesnt tend to involve a garage or much looking after. The pillars and rear hatch rust spots are pretty common unfortunatly n...

Have you driven an EK (not sure about the earlier ones) civ with a d16? They have a similar torquey feel to the city motor, really nice to drive. Can putter along in any gear at any time almost and pull strongly from idle. Aftermarket is all good but its very hard if at all possible to get a factor...

Aftermarket computer the stock city motor, and make it not so stock :) Dont forget the torque outa these things is really what makes them special and fun 8) The standard city stuff isnt too bad once youve got your head around it and asked or read a few dozen posts in here, i think i might go the aft...

city_cabriolet wrote:Looks good qiklude

Cheers, i even cleaned it this weekend!

I agree with the above, compression test should be a good indicator, the cam issue is common. I have also found several blocks that the bores have been out of round, since the previous owners ignored the motor and just kept trashing it the piston starts to slap around a lot, and can explain problems...

no 1 looks like its a bit golden in color?
Is it very smooth?

thought i would give this thread an update.. my friend works for a major parts distributor.. and has found the website for the manufacturer of these gaskets: http://www.aagaskets.com/ (has permaseal logo on the site) also has listings of what they have available. I see the city turbo ones listed th...