I have plans to convert my del sol DX into a del sol CX. The EPA estimates for a 93 Civic DX is 34/40/37 and for a 93 Civic CX is 42/46/44. So the potential yield from such a conversion is 7MPG.
I have a CX tranny lined up as well as a CX IM/TB. So after installing those the only difference will be that I have a 16 valve head while the CX has an 8 valve head. So I said to myself, self, whats the easiest way to get a 8V head. And immediately, my self said..... remove 8 rocker arms!
Obviously, I should select which ones to remove carefully and not remove them at random.
Hmmm I said to myself. It would be cheap (free) and easy. But before doing it, i thought i would run it thru a gassavers reality check.
IIRC the reason for a 16 valve head is for better breathing and power at high rpms. But I would rather have more torque at low rpm's which is what I assume the D15B8 has. I realize that since the valves/valve lift on a 16V head are smaller/less than on a 8V head, so removing 8 rocker arms would probably give me less power than the D15B8. But I don't really need that much power so maybe that won't be a problem.
So there is my silly idea. Now please tell me how silly it really is.
krousdb 
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