150 hp please
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That's sort of becoming my goal. Get some good ported cylinder head work, intake/header/exhaust, cam gear, vafcII, then go get it tuned. That should get you half-way there.
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Rep Power: 511 haha. only way without nitrous or turbo is to build your engine block which can cost thousands of dollars too. no intake/header/exhaust combo will give you any more of a 5-10 hp gain over stock
pretty sad isn't it 
Originally Posted by dre2600
Trade the EX in for an Si, that'd probably be the cheapest, most reliable, least warranty-voiding route to 150HP (well, 160 on the Si) short of a lot of head work.
...i don't mind getting a little head work every now and then.
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YEAH!!! 
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Rep Power: 0 our d-17 are know to be vary hard to pull more horse from without turbos or squeeze. I think your best bet would be to save you change from dunkin dounuts for awhile and just get your hands on a K-20a 
or even a K-24 (if you can find a way to mount the engine) with a manual tran same amount of horse but more torque and more displacement to work with. Hasport has the mounts you would need. This is what I plan on doing.
or even a K-24 (if you can find a way to mount the engine) with a manual tran same amount of horse but more torque and more displacement to work with. Hasport has the mounts you would need. This is what I plan on doing. Last edited by PBussman; May 21, 2004 at 09:31 PM.
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Rep Power: 338 meh.. i wouldnt even bother... the easiest/cheapest way is to use the juice...
and good luck with trying just bolt ons... there are just so many boltons for the d17 ya know....
and good luck with trying just bolt ons... there are just so many boltons for the d17 ya know....
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Rep Power: 0 if you wanted a fast car you shouldn't have bought a civic......only way is turbo, engine swap, or new car
the cost to get to 150 whp on a civic n/a, you might as well just trade it in a buy a whole new car
the cost to get to 150 whp on a civic n/a, you might as well just trade it in a buy a whole new car
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Originally Posted by invasian
^^uhh...okay wise one... 
anyways good luck!
anyways good luck!
Its actually very easy to make your civic out handle one of the newer Over weight Eclipses (3210LB Curb weight) . I do it all the time. In fact on track I have yet to be beaten by one.
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
Its actually very easy to make your civic out handle one of the newer Over weight Eclipses (3210LB Curb weight) . I do it all the time. In fact on track I have yet to be beaten by one.
wich is so true! and the new eclipse isnt that fast...ive beat them b4 in a stright line in my car..
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Last edited by 2k2redcivic; May 18, 2004 at 02:48 PM.
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Rep Power: 424 All you want to do is accelerate faster?
**** horsepower, just change the final drive for a higher ratio, 4.80 or something, and pull some weight out.
Sure your speedometer will be off, but its cheaper and easier than than ripping the motor apart.
Raise the final drive ratio and get shorter tires. You might not make it to 100, but it'll get there in a hurry.
Oh, and no, I don't know where to get a new final drive unit, but someone's gotta make one for D-series motors.
**** horsepower, just change the final drive for a higher ratio, 4.80 or something, and pull some weight out.
Sure your speedometer will be off, but its cheaper and easier than than ripping the motor apart.
Raise the final drive ratio and get shorter tires. You might not make it to 100, but it'll get there in a hurry.
Oh, and no, I don't know where to get a new final drive unit, but someone's gotta make one for D-series motors.
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Originally Posted by Jodster
Intake
header
downpipe
exhaust
P&P
Cam
Cam gear
VAFC2
Lots of tuning
that should do it.
header
downpipe
exhaust
P&P
Cam
Cam gear
VAFC2
Lots of tuning
that should do it.
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
All you want to do is accelerate faster?
**** horsepower, just change the final drive for a higher ratio, 4.80 or something, and pull some weight out.
Sure your speedometer will be off, but its cheaper and easier than than ripping the motor apart.
Raise the final drive ratio and get shorter tires. You might not make it to 100, but it'll get there in a hurry.
Oh, and no, I don't know where to get a new final drive unit, but someone's gotta make one for D-series motors.
**** horsepower, just change the final drive for a higher ratio, 4.80 or something, and pull some weight out.
Sure your speedometer will be off, but its cheaper and easier than than ripping the motor apart.
Raise the final drive ratio and get shorter tires. You might not make it to 100, but it'll get there in a hurry.
Oh, and no, I don't know where to get a new final drive unit, but someone's gotta make one for D-series motors.
Thats the thing the old muscle cars did, Low gears, fast acceleration, but not many could make it past 120......
