NCCivicNoob

I heard of this rumor that there is this guy in my area that is supposed to make a civic perform way better than it does now . I got a DC Sports Muffler+tip, and i will install an Injen Short ram Intake in a couple of days. Other than spark plugs and ground wire, etc.. what could this guy do to increase my performance for $300, and if this is true, is it possible to DIY?

Any comment of suggestion is greatly appreciated!

ezone

Send ME all that money and I will install Elephant repellent and I swear I will promise you that your car will never be smashed or bothered by an Elephant!

NCCivicNoob

Yeah, I guess your right bro. Still, I wouldnt know the first place to start to get more performance out of my VTEC. I guess that is my downfall

lowlife9

i heard about that guy.

Kennykid2002

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I want elephant repellent!

Lol.
In what detail does he say "increase performance?"

Perhaps just a dyno tune? Price sounds about right for one.

ezone

Civic is an econobox.
You want a fast car? Buy a fast car.

Or be ready to spend hella loot to make a slow car fast.
Enough loot that just buying the fast car in the first place would have made much more sense.


If you manage to get the slow car to truly become fast, it most likely won't pass an emissions test (if you have to do that).
And even if you spend a killer amount, you will still give up reliability for performance.


Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

BlueEM2

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^ Ehhhh that's debatable...

You can buy a 1998 civic with a decent body for 2000. Spend about 5000 putting a K20 in it. Now your at 200 HP. Spend another 6000 dollars putting in a turbo or supercharger and you can push 400 horsepower or more if you really want to get into it.

Relatively speaking.... 13000 dollars for a 400hp isn't all that bad. It all depends on what route you want to go.

Money is all relative. To some people 13000 is a lot of money, others.. not so much. This is why it's hard when someone asks you to improve performance. All these mods and it will definitely pass emissions here in Canada. California, that's a different story

Now, if you buy a brand new 2013 honda civic and start looking into turbo and making it fast your into 30-40k THATS a lot of money lol.

NCCivicNoob

Well, I didnt want to go out and buy a whole 'nother car. I just wanted to not F up the car I have, since it is the only one I have. But as for the tune up, I probably wont do it. I will do just little things here and there to it though.

scooty

Just out of curiosity, does that $13000, include drive line upgrades that can handle and put down 400 HP to the ground effectively? I'm talking racing clutch, reinforced trans-axle, shocks, springs and wheels and tires. I really don't see the parts on a 15 year old civic taking that kind of beating. Because for around that much you can buy cars that will make good use of 400 without extensive drive-line mods.