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[non skyline] Carby vs EFi


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Ok I dont have a skyline but you say all cars welcome and i hope you welcome me :D

I have a 1989 Honda Civic which is Dual CV Carbs.. Now I am slowly doing it up and I am faced with two possibilities,,

number 1) Put 2 high performance carbies on it

number 2) Save up even [i dont like doing] and put a VTEC dohc engine in it which means changing over heaps of other shit...

and for all you people that are going to say sell it and buy a skyline.. I'm not going to do this not because I dislike skylines but the Civic I have is in absolute A1 mint condition and I love it.

ALSO The one reason I would want to change to EFi is so that I can put a turbo in it... I am at the understanding that it is pointless putting a turbo in a carby engine... True or false?

Thanks again

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Go the VTEC motor. More modern and you'll love the VTEC scream. Don't bother turbocharging it cause then your spending big bucks and you may as well buy a car with a turbo. By doing that you save the headaches and time associated with it.

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