Hey y'all,
I just got my 97 Civic DX about 6 weeks ago, and I have never driven a weaker car! I also have a Stingray Corvette (which I am selling ), and since there is such a huge difference in power between the two, I have become determined to bridge the gap. The Civic is now my driver, which means I still need to retain reliability as well as good fuel mileage. I was thinking about just changing the head to a single cam VTEC head. I was doing some reading lately though and learned that I should try to get the Crank/Rod ratio to 1.75. Supposedly this ratio will help to produce a few more horses as well as allow the motor to live longer. I also read that this ratio is really bad on my poor little DX (My Civic has asthema!), but that the B16 motors have a good ratio. Is this true? If so, is it possible for me to just use the crank and rods from a B16 in my D16, and if so, what else will I have to change? Please don't just tell me that it's not worth it and to just get a B16, I want to collect info for my project before I decide anything. Thanks to all!