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i've been thinking if its really worth doing anything with an automatic. what types of mods can really help us out?

 
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you can still turbo an auto. throw a k20a in there. It is better with a manual cause you can get new cluthes, flywheels, etc... Get a intake, exhaust, internals, alot of stuff.

 
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yea but some of us have bills to pay and college and really cant afford to turbo or swap so besides that what kind of mods can we really do to benefit from? its bad enough our cars are slow but now an auto, i dont know.

 
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well your like most of us. but anyway, most things you will benefit from you will need some money. Just getting a intake or exhaust wont do but 1-5HP. Even people with a manual will tell you that. our cars, every $100 gives you 1HP. WRX, every $15 gives you 1HP.

 
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not to discrespect it or anything, but who came up with that $100=1HP thing? just curious.

 
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i have an auto, and only put in a hks rear section on there. I really dont think engine mods will be worth it to an auto vic. Thats why I just focused on everything else besides that . However, if you want speed sooooo badly, I suggest saving up all the money, and invest in a turbo. IMO, thats the only mod thats really worth the money .

 
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just get nitrous if u want to race, thats the only thing u can really do, cuz just bolt ons won't do anything, and the tranny won't beable to handle a turbo.

 
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500 dollars for an exhaust and you're going to get 5whp? doubt it, but maybe... 250 for my V2 and 2.5whp is about right... 300 for headers and 3whp? maybe... so average intake header and exhaust might cost 800 bux and give 8whp? possibly... but some applications might get 3whp some might get 10...

However, 3k for a turbo kit and DEFINITELY more than 30whp... $500 for NOS, just a tad bit more than 5whp... haha...

 
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ehhhh ? 5 whp from N2O? You obviously never been in a juiced civic. N2O is deffinetly the best bang for the buck 14 hp per $100 give or take a few... Granted you have to fill the bottle regularly

 
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Suspension mods would be the best thing for your car.

 
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aahhhh thats not true... i have a SF kit with t3/super 60 turbo, tranny cooler, and my tranny has held up with no problems.

 
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look for a new ecu, greddy's e manage is really good for automatics you can change the shift points

 
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Is there an ECU or something similar that can push-button change? Drive normally on the way to the track then hit a button and have the different shift points for the 1/4 set?

 
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if u get an ecu buy a laptop to go with it so you can get the most out of it, hondata is also a good ecu....
www.hondata.com

the s200 system is good... bump

 
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bump bump bump

 
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guess you didn't read the sarcasm in there... of course NOS is more than 5whp, just like a turbo is way more then 30whp... that was my point... at 1whp per 100 dollars NOS should give 5whp@500 dollars... obviously it's way more, which brings me to my point, some things are WAY over the $100 per 1whp and some are under...

 
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Yes, that dollar to horsepower ratio was clearly missed. But anyway, you are better off getting a different car if you want speed.

 
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how long have u had ur turbo on for mdgap? I'm just saying EVENTUALLY ur tranny is going to go if u don't have it built up. Thats why the owner of this site dan or whoever sold his turbo, and a whole buncha of other people. WEeeeeee

 
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your right eventually you will have to build up the tranny ... ya know to be 100% honest i dont even remember when i had osoboosted put it in for me i think ive had mine in for about 4-4.5 months now...

 
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what psi do u run? what do u run? what cars have u beaten?

 
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What the **** are you talking about I have an auto and im running a turbo.... and so is civicskater... My tranny is holding just fine.

 
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yea, and ur tranny is going to go out in due time, even with a cooler and tq, its the internals that get messed up... Yea u can get a turbo and run 4psi, but whats the point? i can see if ur rich, but if u get turbo, then u want to beable to boost and actually beat peoples. its a waste to buy a turbo and run like 4-5 psi and itll go eventually, when u can just have a manual and run 8-9 and not worry about the tranny at all.

 
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and u just got a turbo, so its not like u've been turbod for a long time, u used to have nitrous didn't u? Of course ur not just going to go out and blow up ur tranny right when u boost, it takes time.. and i don't think the person who posted this topic wants to worry about the "chance" of their tranny blowing and stuff. WEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 
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or maybe he dont care if the tranny lets lose. After all for some reason people think that basic turbo puts out more HP then N2O .............shrug

 
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does hondata make the s200 for the D17's

 
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I gave up modding my 5spd.....so why dont you just mod the outside and inside of it

 
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thats what i was thinking but in regards to my auto. if i hear a lot of manual civics complaining then i figured it just wouldnt be worth it for a civic.

did a lot of people know this about the 7th gen civics that they are slow because it doesnt make sense why a lot people bought a civic and want to add mods to it when they know that it is slow? see i was given a civic for christmas and well i never knew much about them, plus i think they can look really nice once fixed up but never knew much about the engine, just the vtec that i would hear people brag about, but now i hear something about that we dont even have the right vtec but i think that i will just go for show. i just hate when people see my car fixed up and automatically assume that im a racer or something or because i have exhaust means that i wanna race, but thats another thread already.

just wandering, is there anything we can do to fix that lag in acceleration that i face everyday or when your driving and hit you hit the gas a little bit more and takes like 5sec for it to really go anywhere?

 
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i just bought my car and wanted to make it fast, but i didn't know anythina bout the engine or cars really! im just going to wait until i can afford a swap or a fast car, WEeee

 
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I have an auto civic like many other owners on here...

I went all show tho...my catback and intake dont do shiiiiit! LOL, im thinking maybe a turbo or swap for my next real big mod, but that will be a while, life is expensive. LOL

 
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K20 or Turbo....or both

Nothing else helps much.