the basic plus of blowing a sohc is its easy to replace
as most sohc's are thrown out at dirt rate prices
where as DOHC are rated at a premium
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the basic plus of blowing a sohc is its easy to replace
as most sohc's are thrown out at dirt rate prices
where as DOHC are rated at a premium
I've never heard of a SOHC cam breaking. I've seen SOHC motors running 14-16psi on stock internals with no damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by civiceg9
SOHC can be just as reliable and put out more power than a DOHC depending on mods.
It's like saying a SOHC is better than a pushrod motor.
I doubt you can ever claim that one is better than the other as the engine is a sum of its parts, not just the head.
Howwever, I have a fair few US friends who run SOHC 1600s that will give a B16A a run for its money, even in modified form.
If you want to compare stock motors, a 1600cc DOHC ZC puts out exactly the same as a 1600cc SOHC VTEC motor.
Thats true that !Quote:
Originally Posted by Setanta
me too 8)
ive seen a civic run 28PSI with SOHC VTEC and a 45PSI CRX i think ..