Oh, no worries- I've done quite a bit of wiring myself. I do work at a company that build military spec electronics, including wiring harnesses.
You should see my old Civic's ECU harness.... with all the stuff that was added into the car, there were about double the wires compared to stock. It barely fit back into the wire sheath that was used to make a flat bundle out of it!
Oh, I guess what I was really thinking was that I didn't want to go back through and have to add all OBD1 hardware (distributor) to the car. If I can get 50mpg (or 60) in a flat cruise with the HF transmission and a leaned out tune on the ZC, I'd be more than happy with that.
Do you have any experience tuning Honda ECUs for running in the lean condition without a wideband O2 sensor to monitor ratios in closed loop? I've never worried about partial throttle tuning TOO much as long as the engine was happy and not tearing itself to shreds. I just don't know how lean I can go on the SOHC ZC without detonating since its pistons aren't coated and since the cam isn't designed for low rpm operation.
I guess I'll start with the HF transmission since it's basically free (to me) and can be used to get the car back onto the street without waiting for an engine to come in. If that doesn't get me there I'll try and drop one of these on:
I have a good spare (and all the support hardware) sitting around. Quickie spreadsheet math shows that I should be running spooling a little on the ZC by around 2000rpm, so that would increase efficiency in the intake tract at partial throttle cruise. I could probably get near to 200whp on the high end, and maybe boost mileage on the low end since it's such a small turbo. Have you had any experience with setups like that? I haven't really seen all that much around the site for using turbochargers to boost efficiency...