I hope he doesn't think this car is going to handle well after this. He wants to put an engine that probably weighs close to 600 pounds when he is said and done, plus a heavier than his stock honda transmission. What does a stock Honda engine and tranny weigh 200-250 pounds?
He will then have to see if the engine will even fit in the engine bay. (BTW good luck trying to work on this engine once its installed.) Then there is the front suspension. It will have to beefed up just to handle the weight of the heavier engine. I bet my 06 e150 cargo van will handle better than his car will. I hope this is a drag car because that will be all its good for.
Then is it going to be FI or Carb? Custom mounts will have to be fabricated, and custom headers, shift linkages, wiring, a radiator setup that will be able to handle the bigger engine and fit into the smaller Civic's engine bay. The sheet metal in the middle floor of his car will probably have to be raised to fit a drive shaft.
For the rear end he will have to find one that will hold up to the power he wants to use, and then it has to fit the width of his car. Probably will have to be shortened. Then is he going to run a solid rear axle or an independent rear suspension. I hope he is a good fabricator and good at welding. A decision on springs will have to be made depending on what kind of axle he uses. A custom drive shaft will have to be made. What wheels is he going to run. Will probably have to be a custom wheel. I don't think there are many rear axles in a 4 X100 lug pattern. So it will be custom to his car because most wheel probably won't have to proper offset.
Brakes all around will have to be upgraded to stop the heavier car. A new exhaust will have to be fabricated and ran. With a drive shaft also running down the car have fun running two exhaust pipes down the car with it. Do you think he has thought about all this stuff. I bet I missed a lot of stuff too.
I bet it will cost bare minimum 10g's. Probably closer to 20. My prediction is after all this work that he will either crash the car because he won't be able to handle the power and crappy handling.
That or he will get his ass handed to him by cars with much less work into them. I would put my money on a 91 Civic with a properly built b18 with a turbo on it. This car would spank his car in every aspect for half the price and headaches. Good luck its going to take you a while to build. I hope you have a lot of $$$ because it will not be cheap.
He will then have to see if the engine will even fit in the engine bay. (BTW good luck trying to work on this engine once its installed.) Then there is the front suspension. It will have to beefed up just to handle the weight of the heavier engine. I bet my 06 e150 cargo van will handle better than his car will. I hope this is a drag car because that will be all its good for.
Then is it going to be FI or Carb? Custom mounts will have to be fabricated, and custom headers, shift linkages, wiring, a radiator setup that will be able to handle the bigger engine and fit into the smaller Civic's engine bay. The sheet metal in the middle floor of his car will probably have to be raised to fit a drive shaft.
For the rear end he will have to find one that will hold up to the power he wants to use, and then it has to fit the width of his car. Probably will have to be shortened. Then is he going to run a solid rear axle or an independent rear suspension. I hope he is a good fabricator and good at welding. A decision on springs will have to be made depending on what kind of axle he uses. A custom drive shaft will have to be made. What wheels is he going to run. Will probably have to be a custom wheel. I don't think there are many rear axles in a 4 X100 lug pattern. So it will be custom to his car because most wheel probably won't have to proper offset.
Brakes all around will have to be upgraded to stop the heavier car. A new exhaust will have to be fabricated and ran. With a drive shaft also running down the car have fun running two exhaust pipes down the car with it. Do you think he has thought about all this stuff. I bet I missed a lot of stuff too.
I bet it will cost bare minimum 10g's. Probably closer to 20. My prediction is after all this work that he will either crash the car because he won't be able to handle the power and crappy handling.
That or he will get his ass handed to him by cars with much less work into them. I would put my money on a 91 Civic with a properly built b18 with a turbo on it. This car would spank his car in every aspect for half the price and headaches. Good luck its going to take you a while to build. I hope you have a lot of $$$ because it will not be cheap.
