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Ok guys, I need your help. I have a new 2002 Civic and its acceleration is just too slow. I haven't even done anything to the engine yet, so what would you guys suggest be the first thing I do to give myself better acceleration. Someone suggested the CAI and another said get a whole new Exhaust for like $500?! I would appreciate your help on this. Thanks much!

 
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heres wut u can do...search

 
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magnaflow cat back for 300 bucks on a group buy and injen intake...that is what i did and it rocks!

 
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ok well your first problem was buying a civic cause you will not get the acceleration you want out of it

 
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wanted acceleration shoulda went for 5-speed if you didn't..
and u just got your car. let it wear in first. acceleration should improve very slightly

 
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first realize that you just bought a civic not a race car. then the only thing that will giv u any good results is nitrioius oxide. exhaust, headers, sri, will mostly just add to sound and nothing much to power. there is nothing out there besides nitrous that will give you the acceleration you crave. and if you do a search u will find many things.

 
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You need a double-decker Boeing 747 wing, lots of yellow stickers and vacuum hoses, and NAWZZZZ!
HP++++++++!!!!!!!

On a more serious note, nitrous actually is the only thing that will drastically improve your accelleration right now- until some FI kits start coming out, that's just the way it is.

 
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hey wassup mang...u just have to face it...our cars are slow...lol...if u really wanted a faster car should of got a different kind of car...well onto your question if u really wanna try to make it go faster...u can go for the typical intake, header, exhaust...and then onto either nitrous or a custom turbo

 
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Yeah, what everyone else said...these are not fast cars.

 
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Not even telling us what model. If you wanted to got fast, why didn't you get a faster car???? hmmmmm???

 
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get smaller wheels. lighten up the car. use premium gas. break your car in the way you are going to be driving it, especially if you have a automatic.

 
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injen CAI
AEM pulleys
DC Sports TCS Exhaust

 
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sell your new civic then replace it with a racing car. that will solve your problem.

 
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getting faster acceleration in our civics is gonna cost $$$. start saving.

 
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Intake/exhaust/header maybe a pulley kit help add a few extra horsies. Or jus deal with it for a while untill maybe, just maybe K20A2 (RSX-S) engine swaps become more affordable and commonplace. That however will probably take a while

 
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Stop using Gasoline & start filling it up with ROCKET FUEL!!! Oh yeah, & throw a NASA windshield banner on the car. I really hate people assuming that I consider my car a race car simply because I put 17" wheels on it, new exhaust, & various other APPEARANCE items. They act like only FAST cars are worthy of looking good, such morons. I'm sure most of you (if not all) will agree with me on that.

 
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yeah man.. did some crackhead tell ya that our civics would be a fast car?? serious time and investment must be made in order to make our cars fast... but good luck with ur car dood

 
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if u want a vehicle that will go really fast...y not go for a motorcycle...lol...however it may be fast...but one accident...and

 
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if u wanted to "re-break your car in/ retrain the ECU" couldnt u just disconnect the battery?.. actually wouldnt this happen everytime u do something major electrically.. like install system.. underbody neons.. etc?

 
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hahahhaa...... i broke my car in too much....... that's why it runs like a old car now =(

wish i can go back in time

 
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Should've test drove first, for another $1000-2000 you could've went with the Nissan Sentra SE-R - 175hp I believe. Oh well, I chose the CIvic cuz of everything else other then speed.

 
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I didn't say I was looking for a race car, I just wanted better acceleration so maybe I could pass someone on the street or get across the street in traffic. I just want a better "take off" acceleration. I will look into what you guys suggested, and if you have anymore ideas, please be sure to let me know as right now Im looking into everything. I have a $1500 check coming in from the government, so I will have some money to blow. Thanks again to those with REAL comments and suggestions.

 
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N20 is the only thing that's gonna get you a good jump from a stand still... sorry, that's probably not what you wanna hear, but it's the truth