By KGB (142.179.36.239) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 07:04 pm:

I have wanted a Civic since i was 16, now i want to restore one but i have some questions...

what is an rs motor

what is the benefit

they really put out 70ho stock is it a 1200 motor

what cars they found in?

please help,

Confused

By Don (209.181.52.68) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:41 pm:

The RS and GL is a Non-USA Civic 1200 model.
Dont worry if you cant find one, The 1200 can be made to kick tail too!

By KGB (142.179.36.239) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 10:13 pm:

is the rs and gl a canadian block or euro or japanese<?

By Adrian (Civicguru) (203.42.97.227) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 10:20 pm:

The RS/GL engine has been well and truly discussed-to-death in previous discussions. PLease use the "Keyword Search" function over on the left ...

By KGB (142.179.36.239) on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 10:55 pm:

I have performed the search you speak of and found info only on identifying the motors by serial #'s. I know this but I still couldn't find any answers to the q's in my previous message.. Can anyone help me out?
KGB

By Todd (63.50.56.119) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 05:02 am:

Ok, the RS/GL was a pepped up version of the 1200. Both had slightly domed EB-1 pistons, better than stock rods, and a baffled oil pan. They came with an EB-3 like head (meaning valve size) and it seems that they had much cleaner ports than any 1200 head. The GL came with a bit more camshaft than stock but all else (carb and exhaust) was stock. The RS had a bigger cam than the GL and came with the twin sidedraft KeiHins and 4-2-1 exhaust manifold. And yes it did make about 70 HP. As far as I know all RS/GL cars were EB-1. The years for EB-1 vary from country to country so I'm not sure if they made them any year other than 73. The obvious benefit would be more power without added weight.

By KGB (142.179.36.239) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 05:03 pm:

Todd uou rock man! Now I guess I will have to try and find one of these in Canada. Has anyone ever seen them in BC?