o4exowner

Well I am a H.S. student and i got the 04 EX coupe because I thought it was fun to drive (felt quick enough to me) and got really great gas mileage. My 1969 camaro with a 350 was really fast and good looking but it also got bad, no wait, awful gas mileage and was very unfomfortable, no a/c in AZ is a crime, so i converted to what i ignorantly used to call the dark side (imports). Kept the Camaro of course (it is a classic). Since I am a typical H.S. student and a noob to the civics and the whole import scene what do you think for me would be the best (I, H, E) for sound and performance. Brand names and models are greatly apprecaited. Also I know the d17 is not really fast but the car had to be brand new for my parents to buy it and our budget for insurance and car price left us with the civic ex as the best choice. So please dont say i should do an engine swap or something because I cant afford something like that, with my H.S. type job i can only do bolt ons. Thanks in advance for you help.

zachgeyer

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intake

o4exowner

Sorry i meant i can do all three of the major bolt ons, but which are best for my situation?

acurastype01

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ay where are you from?

zachgeyer

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Aem V2

zachgeyer

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all 3 intake exhaust headers ??

o4exowner

Im from AZ acura, and yeah I can do those 3 Zach but what are the best brands and models for me in sound and perfromance?

o4exowner

Arizona I forgot were not all from America.

acurastype01

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yeh i was just askin cause someone from my school has the same camaro as you

jttegx

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fyi,
intake, headers and exhaust wont do much for performance, but sound yeah. our cars hate mods. most hp you would gain from i/h/e/cat would be like 8 at most if your lucky.
intake - low end is loss, high end is increase a little. K&N intakes i believe are known to give the most performance on the market for intakes (FOR US 7thgens) intakes round from 100-280$.

headers - no expierence with headers but i would consider this mod along with a cat/exhaust combo. headers go from $100-300 depending on material.

exhaust - not much performance, but mainly for sound. my favorite exhausts are: apexi world sport/apexi n1 and skunk2 cuz they sound sick. exhaust round from 200-600.

cat - replacing your OEM cat converter with an hi flowing one is prob the best performance upgrade for our 7thgen civics. of course its illegal so thats why i keep my stock parts =D. for your ex, www.meganracing.com makes an application for ur car, i bought mine off ebay for nearly 1 bill. overall, satified with it.


heres couple companies that have good reputation for parts:
intake - AEM, Injen, K&N.
headers - DC, Hp racing, kamakazie*, and topspeed. DC was known to be crap from expierence from members on this board
exhaust - apexi, skunk2, DC sports, many others.

you should check out the parts/reviews section on this site..

Mr.Modify

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Please Read my sig and don't waste your money!


edit: by the way what do you expect to get out of bolt ons bro? your just wasting the money like seriouslY!!!

dalaw

keep the engine stock and it will run happily.

spoon

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save your money, work on audio and drop it.

J187

If you are gonna spend dough on anything to make it faster, why don't you keep the EX for daily driving and work on the Camaro. You can really get that engine crackin'. That way you'll have your fun and fast ride to take when youre feeling the need , and you'll have the Civic to drive when you don't wanna buy an oil well in Iraq

ctv

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i just got a 04 civic ex aswell and the best mod i did was a K&N drop in for $40
it really wakes up the motor!!!

tripledoublegs

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I got the K&N also, but can't feel any power gains. I'm taking it out and buying a fram filter though, mostly because of GEARBOX...

ofourcivic

I have a 2004 Too and this is what I have done to it :

AEM Short Ram Intake
Ground Wire Kit
DC Sports 4-1 Stainless Header
Megan Racing Hi-Flow Cat/Resonator/Test Pipe (whatever you want to call it)
Apexi World Sport II Exhaust
17" ADR Rims w/Kumho Tires
Razo Pedals

Coming this week......(like Monday or Tue.)
Apexi VAFC-II (wideband tuned)
Neuspeed Lowering Springs
Full Port & Polish
New Spark Plugs
Camshaft Regrind
DC Sports Front Upper Strut Bar

As Soon as I can lay my dirty paws on it....

DEZOD TURBO!!! (external wastegate)

abmerop18

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yeah, dont waste your money on I/H/E. im a highschool student and look at my car. ill be turbo this spring too. so just spend your money wisely and get a good job and you can do anything you want to your car

RSXtypenegative

Bolt-ons are really worthless on a D17...maybe 10whp from i/h/e combined. F/I is really the only way to get more from a 7thgen...

LazyDog01

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Header, unless u droped the 350 in the civic..... doing all those bots on will get u about 10 hp to wheels around there..

NaSh123

If i were you get an Intake...and then save up your money or just spend it on suspension and looks....I just got an AEM V2 i love the way it sounds....it will make u appreciate your car a little more cuz you'll "feel" faster but your really not much faster....and with the AEM V2 you don't lose low end at all and you gain a little bit throughout the power band...i felt a boost in low end and a little top end nothing MAJOR liek throw you bak in your seat, but just a tad bit.....

prostreetonline

The basic intake and exhaust is always recommended.

BTW, When you are going to sell your stock rims, let me know... I'm looking for a set of 04 EX rims, and possible 99-00 Si rims

FuzzBeC00L

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DC Sports 4-1 Stainless Header Don't buy that man.. prostreetonline I might have the 03 ex rims which are the si ones how much whould u give they have 10,000miles on them.

civic2nr819

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As far as engine I would get a short intake and an axl back exhaust. I have an 04 and I am concerned about affecting reliability, thats why I got a honda in the first place.