I have an 01 Civic Ex with an injen SRI but I want some more power. What are some ideas on what else to put onto my car in order to get around 150-160 hp. I also want to keep it simple by not decreasing the mpg.
good luck with that....our engines don't really respond well to bolt ons. You're going to have to do something substantial to get 30 more hp outta your car.
Last edited by Lord ET : 05-30-2007 at 07:49 PM.
Reason: trying to not sound like an ass
There are a couple of mods you can do. You can put on a cold air intake, AEM is the best. You can also put in a catback exhaust, this will be a little more pricey, but it will help. You can also replace spark plugs, and do other small mods, (this site is loaded with them). With these you will have more HP, and your mpg will actually go up. However, your mpg will ONLY go up so long as you are a VERY careful driver, you know accellerate slowly, don't drift corners, brake slowly, and so on. So long as you are "gentle" your mpg will not suffer, but when you want to have a little fun, you will have the extra hp to back you up. I have a ton of mods on my car, and I still get over 30 mpg, even racing the entire tank.
If you are seriously looking into increasing horsepower, then you need to realize first that our engines are meant to be fuel efficient. Therefore even little mods like cai's, cat backs or any other bolt on you can think of wont do much in terms of hp gains. I think you need to re-examine your thoughts on hp because you are new to this forum and most likely new to car modding. NOS is a nitrous manufacturer of nitrous parts...and nitrous may very well be most bang for your buck, but you need to research how and why. Just know that more hp equals lots of money. Read up in all these forums from suspension to forced induction and trust me, youll learn more than you think. However, dont rush into something without knowing what youre doing. Yea nitrous might bring you gains, but you'll most likely blow your engine if you dont know what you are doing, and then youll be out of a car because you didnt have a clue what the nitrous was doing to the internals of your engine. Good luck and welcome.
120 at the crank.
On a windy day
Down hill
With a faster car behind you pushing your car!
Too funny!!
But he's right. and so is jbrown. You've got to drop some serious cash to get any more than a few extra ponies out of our 7th gens. You may want to focus on the way the car handles and how fun it is to drive if you're not looking at committing a couple grand to a serious build.
Probably one the most enjoyable upgrades I've done is the Revo Short shifter and aluminum shifter bushings. That and the suspension upgrades and strut bars. The combination of all these really make a difference in handling and sheer driving enjoyment. Cat-back exhaust, a header, and new intake are all nice sounding, but I may have increased total horse power by about 3-4hp. The car sounds better IMO, better throttle response, and I have that neat hissing sound, but no extra gobs of power unleashed there.
You've got to pay to play to make extra power out of any engine, and that's especially true with our 7th gens.
I don't have the time or money to prove AEM is better, I have had K&N, and a few other brands, but I have always found AEM to be the best. What one do you think is the best?
if u dont have the time and money then why would u say that? Ive read and herd several times that fujita dominates.. and ive herd a bunch of...well not BAD reviews..but ...ok look at our RATE YOUR INTAKE thread... then let me know. aem has some good comments..its very nice looking, nice sound..but power is minimal...and im not saying that intakes are suppose to give u a whopping power but some do perform better than other and aem is not one of them...its...ok.. injen is better than aem from what ive herd.
just out of curiousity is there much difference between a drop in K&N vs AEM SRI??? I heard there are very minimal gains with smog legal headers.
I will definately replace my exhaust with a RSR exMag.
Horsepower increase 
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