whats the +'s and -'s of the new 1.7 liter?

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Mar 14, 2002

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whats the +'s and -'s of the new 1.7 liter?

I just ordered a new civic and it has a 1.7 liter im familiar with all the other honda engines just not this one? thanks for your help peace

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+better low-end torque
+direct ignition
+less maintenance
+better gas mileage
-SOHC, no DOHC offered in USA
(-)uses harder to find 5w20 (for now)
-stock airbox setup

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Everything Einstein said, and if you're getting the LX or DX, then it has more horsepower too, than previous gens. Overall, a better engine than the previous 1.6 SOHC.

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harder to mod at this point, but in time there will probably be more out there

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Wow, no wonder you're called Einstein!

Got everything right. I can't think of anything else... except that if you're bound and determined to make performance out of an engine that's too persistent to stray away from it's ULEV roots: The new D block is your challenge.

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Oh, the engine bay can also hold an RSX Type S i-VTEC engine... we're just waiting for it to be done in America. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]