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Old Mar 12, 2008
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2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

hey whats up guys. i just got a 2001 civic lx coupe. i was wondering if there is a way to convert it to vtec. please get back to me. i'm interested in making this a project.
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

do a search for a Mini-me head swap. itll cost you around $400ish
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

where should i do this search at. will it hurt my engine in any way? what are the gains for adding vtec
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

vlstyle.. i was thinking of doing a V tec head swap .. but its not worth the money better off saving .. to boost it or even swaping the engine..
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

cool. thanks man. i knew i wasn't really going to see any significant gain but i was wanting know what i would gain if i added vtec.
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

itll add 12 horsepower at the crank and a really cool VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM noise. Just like that. And if you do it right, you swap the head, so it wont hurt the engine. and search the forum- its all over the place.
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Re: 2001 civic lx coupe vtec conversion?

^^^^ kinda like herpies lol
 
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