Quote Originally Posted by bamfp View Post
The 85-87 Civic/CRX should be x by 35%. It is very easy to get 105+ whp from those cars. I have built three of them that make that. It should also have the same tq as hp as well. It could stand a few pounds to be taken off it but nothing much under 2100#.

Just my $.02

Blake
Blake,

i appreciate the feedback on what my car should be able to produce. honestly, since i have not been to a dyno.

if i use the 1.35 factor you suggest, i get a "process" weight of 2038.

it is really the accord that stands out in my opinion.

if i look at some of the most common hondas competing, they typically have factors of about 1.4+. the accord is dead on at 1.25.

taking the basic process and calculating the power multiplier to approximate the weights, you would have the following for common hondas competing.

ITC crx 1.40
ITB crx 1.41
ITB civic 1.43
ITA crx 1.44

so what is so restrictive in the engine design that the accord only has a factor of 1.25 when it has the same HP/cc from the factory as the 85-87 crx si? this is what i was alluding to when i said picking a car/dark horse could be based on looking for an "oddball" car within a manufacturer when it comes to power factors.