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    Why do 4 cylinder engines need backpressure?

    I have always heard that four bangers need back pressure for optimum performance unless they are turbo charged. I have been arguing with my roommate that they do need back pressure and he says that it is only some senser crap that makes later model four cylinders lose power when the exhaust is...
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    Is the voltage regulator part of the alternator on a 97 dx hatch?

    Iv been trying to change the alternator and for a while (and freezing my ass doing it) and then a friend told me that it may not even be the alternator thats causing the problem if the voltage regulator is a separate part.
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    trying to change alternator on a 97 dx hatch

    cant get the thing out of the engine bay now... do I have to take the brake fluid resevoir off from the fire wall??? this is rediculous!! Any clues would help cause chilton suxs an I cant drive anywhere to pick up something better
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    seized hood release cable on a 93 integra rs

    everytime I open my hood the damn thing wont latch for about 4 hours. after which the cable would slowely work its way back out and the hood would then latch. I (on some one elses advice) sprayed a bunch o napa brand penetrant into both ends of the cable tube and worked it back and forth and...
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    best "on the cheap engine" for a 98 dx hatch

    Of course I would love to throw in a jdm b16 but I just dropped about 5k for the car and I don't have all that much left for tuning currently. I have around $1K for the engine which I am fairly confident I can swap with some help from my friends in exchange for beer. I am wanting this to...
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    General turbo question...

    Iv argued this question on both sides but have never gotten a definitive answer from anyone. Will a turbo spool up and give you any kind of usable power when you rev the engine at a stand still? At first I thought not because of needing air movement in the intake to spool the turbo but then...
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    How do you tighten up the shifter?

    I just testdrove a 2004 civic si :worthy: and after that climbing back into my 93 integra rs was torture!!!! The tranny and shifter are soOOo sloppy in comparison. :angry: Is there something I can do with the shift linkage or would it require major surgery on my tranny?
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    I want to swap a b16 head onto my 93 B18A1 block

    First I need to know what models and years was the b16 engine used in the civic? so I can track one down online Is there one particular version of the b16 head that will work best for this kind of hybrid swap onto a b18a1? Iv found a local machine shop that can do the work for me but I have to...
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