general bs question: bought car from school teacher as econo gas miser. Rarely see 4000 rpm, only been to 6k twice. Engine really starts to wake up when it hits 4000-4500 rpm. Normal??

 

yes
ps. drive your car harder, its better for the engine (to clean out carbon deposits)

 

powerband in a 1.5L ??? , is there such a thing ???

 

Powerband? Sorry. It's just that I can stop pedaling when I hit 4000rpm.

 

Ya ya ya, ease up. Our little 1.5s got spirit...and that's about it. Put on a custom air intake and now you have simulated speed and power.

I say if you can't make speed or can't make it very quickly, then just try to maintain it. A front strut bar did wonders (relatively speaking) for my handling. Do you have any twisty roads where you live?

 

recently found several nice twisty sections, alittle rough in spots, but have blown rear left strut on 98 protege.
any advice/ leads on good values for replacements?
do I need a strut compressor?
go ahead and replace strut mount?

 

hey, i just started driving a 95 protege while i rebuild my integra engine and ill say the thing has more than just spirit, its pretty damn quick

 

i assume you at least have a 5 speed...right? is it an es?

integras, at least with the manual, are pretty strong. are you rebuilding a regular one to stock specs or are you building it up?

 

Rumour has it that too much high RPM use in Z5s can be detrimental to your valvetrains.

 

man that would suck if it proves true. i have 108xxx miles on mine, 38,000 of which i've had say in. plenty of full rpm fun, and the thing still winds well. i'll let ya'll know if mine starts any funny business.