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Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
turbo the b16
you'll have way more fun with that...
neck snapping torque is only so much fun imo...boost is way more addictive
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I'm with V8 on this...plus I fail to see how a B16 would be a lot more fun than an engine with twice the power in half the mods. As for neck snapping torque vs. boost...can't it be both? I took a bunch of years and slowly built the car up...that's the way you've gotta do a Mustang. Start slow...take part of that $2K and buy an intake and headers, a 2 1/2" H-pipe, and some mufflers (I like the Dynomax Super Turbos for sound and price, but if you've got money burning a hole in your pocket Bassanni and Borla make amazing mufflers) and then just wait for a while and get a feel for the car while you save some more money. Also, many shops like exhaust places can be bargained with. I had my whole exhaust system (1 5/8" headers, 2 1/2" H-pipe, and mufflers) installed and welded up for a little over $100 and a case of beer. This won't work at Midas...but a lot of the out-of-the-way independent shops are cool like that. When the engine was being built I had a friend who worked at Krispy Kream. I'd stop in every morning to see how everything was going and I'd take the guys donuts and they gave me a bit of a price break just for that. Lastly, know what you want as an end result. I started with an idea in my head about 4 years ago and slowly worked up to it. Now I can run low 10s on street tires, drive the car every day if I want to, and I still get that turbo sound. Show me a Civic that'll do that.