MY CIVIC IS TOO SLOW! NEED WAYS OF MAKIING GO FASTER AND MORE HP!
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Rep Power: 0 MY CIVIC IS TOO SLOW! NEED WAYS OF MAKIING GO FASTER AND MORE HP!
whats up, i noticed that my civic is extremely slow. MY CAR IS BASICALLY ALL SHOW NO GO I GUESS. EVERYTIME I AM AT AN INTERSECTION PEOPLE WANT TO RACE ME BUT EMBARASS TO DO IT HEHE. I THINK ITS MY 18 INCH RIMS, BODY KIT, 2 TWO SUBS WITH A BOX.. ALL I HAVE IS DUAL EXHAUST AND A CAI ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN GET MORE HP OR MAKE IT GO A LIL BIT MORE FASTER? SOME SAID THE AEM PULLEY AND NEW SPARK PLUGS?? ANY SUGESSTIONS
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Rep Power: 0 damn noobs are always askin these type of questions. FACE IT, OUR CARS ARE SLOW. they are not made to be race cars.
BTW, your dual exhaust is hindering your performance as well
BTW, your dual exhaust is hindering your performance as well
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Rep Power: 0 the duel exhuast is slowing you down if you didn't get the 21/4" pipeing form the cat out thats slowing you down too and also try getting and all aem intake with the new high flow filter they made that should help you out if not go nitrous and that will make you faster but it also can blow you engine if you use it wrong
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Rep Power: 0 we all have over head cam. on the 96-00 civic you could get a lighter cam shaft to "drop in" to the head. if you had the tools and the means it was one hour of work for 35-50 hp increase @ the wheels depending on the model . big difference between the si and dx. search for head and 1.7 liter cam mod for more natural power..nos takes away 25% of the life of your cars power train on average. the pistons and rings and crank are not enginered for that type of power and would need to be replaced long term. this is safer and quicker if you can find it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 << we all have over head cam. on the 96-00 civic you could get a lighter cam shaft to "drop in" to the head. if you had the tools and the means it was one hour of work for 35-50 hp increase @ the wheels depending on the model . big difference between the si and dx. search for head and 1.7 liter cam mod for more natural power..nos takes away 25% of the life of your cars power train on average. the pistons and rings and crank are not enginered for that type of power and would need to be replaced long term. this is safer and quicker if you can find it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] >>
Get a new car.
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Rep Power: 392 only way to race a civic is to get an engine swap. but ya our engine bay is too small... n that damn returnless fuel thing... just face it, our cars are slow. they do look nice tho.
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Rep Power: 0 ahh gee, I thought dual exausts with VTEC sticker and indiglo emblems=15hp gain. I was going to do the quad exausts, a superninjafradgelistic wing with indiglo all around, and now......
ive been shot down to dissapointment by all of you [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
ive been shot down to dissapointment by all of you [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 all you need is stickers and an aluminum spoiler
also that LED exahust tip will help a lot
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edit: what was i thinking, i forgot LED washers
also that LED exahust tip will help a lot
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edit: what was i thinking, i forgot LED washers
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Rep Power: 0 To those of you who say get a new car, I say wait a while...... wait for Jun and HKS to come out with it's new parts....Jun could pump out 170hp, then add an HKS turbo kit (also prototype) and a 50 shot of nos....... your set
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Rep Power: 0 My friend has an SI with a coule of mods like sprockets, v-afc, exhaust, intake,clutch, fuel reg.
He just pulls away from me veeeerrrrryy slow!,I told him, "well, you got a 99 SI with a couple of mods, I knew you were going to smoke me, I though you were going to pull away really fast, you said you made 14.7 in the race track, but to tell you the truth, if you car runs like that, I know I might not be able to keep up with you, but I bet I can keep up with a stock SI" and I do know I will. I should be around high 15's.
Bottom line STOCK SI, no big deal!
Of course this was done with more fuel than factory and revin almost at 7000 and without releasing the gas pedal!
He just pulls away from me veeeerrrrryy slow!,I told him, "well, you got a 99 SI with a couple of mods, I knew you were going to smoke me, I though you were going to pull away really fast, you said you made 14.7 in the race track, but to tell you the truth, if you car runs like that, I know I might not be able to keep up with you, but I bet I can keep up with a stock SI" and I do know I will. I should be around high 15's.
Bottom line STOCK SI, no big deal!
Of course this was done with more fuel than factory and revin almost at 7000 and without releasing the gas pedal!
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Rep Power: 0 Of couse, the tire diameter has made a biiiigggg difference, our stock tire diameter is too big
and for the people with EX, we have 4.41 differential ratio. This is a good combo.
and for the people with EX, we have 4.41 differential ratio. This is a good combo.
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Rep Power: 0 Change your computer chip -- sometimes, but certainly not always, you can change a car's performance by changing the ROM chip in the engine control unit (ECU). You usually buy these chips from aftermarket performance dealers. It is valuable to read an independent review of the chip you are contemplating, because some chips are all hype and no performance.
Let air come in more easily - As a piston moves down in the intake stroke, air resistance can rob power from the engine. Some newer cars are using polished intake manifolds to eliminate air resistance there. Bigger air filters and reduced intake piping can also improve air flow.
Let exhaust exit more easily - If air resistance or back-pressure makes it hard for exhaust to exit a cylinder, it robs the engine of power. If the exhaust pipe is too small or the muffler has a lot of air resistance then this can cause back-pressure. High-performance exhaust systems use headers, big tail pipes and free-flowing mufflers to eliminate back-pressure in the exhaust system.
Change the heads and cams -- Many stock engines have one intake valve and one exhaust valve. Buying a new head that has four valves per cylinder will dramatically improve airflow in and out of the engine and this can improve power. Using performance cams can also make a big difference.
Stuff more into each cylinder - If you can cram more air (and therefore fuel) into a cylinder of a given size, you can get more power from the cylinder (in the same way that you would by increasing the size of the cylinder). Turbo chargers and super chargers pressurize the incoming air to effectively cram more air into a cylinder. Many manufacturers make aftermarket turbos and super chargers for many different cars.
Cool the incoming air - Compressing air raises its temperature. You would like to have the coolest air possible in the cylinder because the hotter the air is the less it will expand when combustion takes place. Therefore many turbo charged and super charged cars have an intercooler. An intercooler is a special radiator through which the compressed air passes to cool it off before it enters the cylinder.
Make everything lighter - Lightweight parts help the engine perform better. Each time a piston changes direction it uses up energy to stop the travel in one direction and start it in another. The lighter the piston, the less energy it takes. Lighter parts also allow the engine to rev faster, giving it more horsepower
Increase the compression ratio - Higher compression ratios produce more power, up to a point. The more you compress the air/fuel mixture, however, the more likely it is to spontaneously burst into flame (prior to the spark plug igniting it). Higher octane gasolines prevent this sort of early combustion. That is why high-performance cars generally need high octane gasoline - their engines are using higher compression ratios to get more power.
Increase displacement - More displacement means more power because you can burn more gas during each revolution of the engine. You can increase displacement by making the cylinders bigger.
Let air come in more easily - As a piston moves down in the intake stroke, air resistance can rob power from the engine. Some newer cars are using polished intake manifolds to eliminate air resistance there. Bigger air filters and reduced intake piping can also improve air flow.
Let exhaust exit more easily - If air resistance or back-pressure makes it hard for exhaust to exit a cylinder, it robs the engine of power. If the exhaust pipe is too small or the muffler has a lot of air resistance then this can cause back-pressure. High-performance exhaust systems use headers, big tail pipes and free-flowing mufflers to eliminate back-pressure in the exhaust system.
Change the heads and cams -- Many stock engines have one intake valve and one exhaust valve. Buying a new head that has four valves per cylinder will dramatically improve airflow in and out of the engine and this can improve power. Using performance cams can also make a big difference.
Stuff more into each cylinder - If you can cram more air (and therefore fuel) into a cylinder of a given size, you can get more power from the cylinder (in the same way that you would by increasing the size of the cylinder). Turbo chargers and super chargers pressurize the incoming air to effectively cram more air into a cylinder. Many manufacturers make aftermarket turbos and super chargers for many different cars.
Cool the incoming air - Compressing air raises its temperature. You would like to have the coolest air possible in the cylinder because the hotter the air is the less it will expand when combustion takes place. Therefore many turbo charged and super charged cars have an intercooler. An intercooler is a special radiator through which the compressed air passes to cool it off before it enters the cylinder.
Make everything lighter - Lightweight parts help the engine perform better. Each time a piston changes direction it uses up energy to stop the travel in one direction and start it in another. The lighter the piston, the less energy it takes. Lighter parts also allow the engine to rev faster, giving it more horsepower
Increase the compression ratio - Higher compression ratios produce more power, up to a point. The more you compress the air/fuel mixture, however, the more likely it is to spontaneously burst into flame (prior to the spark plug igniting it). Higher octane gasolines prevent this sort of early combustion. That is why high-performance cars generally need high octane gasoline - their engines are using higher compression ratios to get more power.
Increase displacement - More displacement means more power because you can burn more gas during each revolution of the engine. You can increase displacement by making the cylinders bigger.
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Rep Power: 352 Or, just strap a rocket onto it. That'll make it go faster.
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Rep Power: 0 << Yep weight makes a difference. With these little cars, just having a passenger makes a big difference in perromance. >>
Light weight wheels should make a fairly good difference too. I have read that the stock ex wheels and tires weigh ~41-43lbs. A 15 in rota slipstream and 17 lb tire =30lbs. That's at leat 40 lbs saving that you will really notice and not ghetto by any stretch of the imagination.