Just accquired a 79 civic with a 1.5 that stripped the oil pump shaft engine supposedly ran great any way I want to put another engine in it but not stock what is going to give me a wild performanc up grade or at least a starting point for better performance I have access to an 81 accord 1.8 is that a pretty good start?

By Jonathan (68.193.10.141) on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 11:33 am:

Some more info on engine size/power here:

http://www.1stgencivic.com/enginechart.htm

It might wind up being easier for you to get the whole engine, instead of just doing the upper end swap. I'd look for an EK1 out of an 82/83 Prelude.

By sdcvcc (68.101.197.93) on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 10:47 am:

Yeah. I can take a look, and see if any of them have some consoles in good condition.
Thanks for the info.
What engine is in the early Preludes?
I might try and do an upperend swap then.

By Jonathan (68.193.10.141) on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 11:30 pm:

'75's were a one year only head design. They were a 4-port exhaust, instead of the 76-79 Civic's 2-port exhaust. You might be able to take the whole head/intake/exhaust from a later Civic and swap it on though. I've never seen a '75 up close, so I can't guarantee that. You may want to look into getting the whole engine from an early Prelude if you can. You'll have more power from them, and they're a bolt-in upgrade.

Would you be able to get one of those roll-top floor consoles or any overhead consoles at the junkyards by you?

By sdcvcc (68.101.197.93) on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 07:09 pm:

What head will just bolt on my 75 CVCC?
I can choose from an 82 Prelude, 81 Accord, a few others.
I have the ED1. Will I need the intake and exhaust manifolds along with it? AND, how easy is it to rebuild a head?
thanks ahead
Joel

Also, if anyone needs parts for any early Hondas, let me know I have alot of choices at the junkyard.