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Old 01-10-2014, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by sastanley View Post
When I was re-building engines and tinkering/tuning my early 90's Civic, MSD was all over the place..they were a popular replacement for the standard Honda resistor box style multi-point fuel injection/ignition system, which was just fine at 100-110HP stock Honda motors, but wasn't up to the task during what I call the ricer revolution, when they were modifying the crap out of the motors and slapping on turbos and stuff.
I found the cheapest way to get more pep out of a Honda Civic was to drain the oil. Discovered this when the engine was low on oil. It seemed to be a zooming' machine. Topped up the oil and it was just a regular Honda again.

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