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hi , I new here , and I have a civic 2001 ex auto , yesterday I run and me time was 18.1 the best , but constant 18.3 , I need help , beacuase , me MPH is 83 , so I thing I can do best time , I have cat back 2" , header 4-1 , apexi V-AFC , AEM cam gear , troter body spacer , I thinks me sparkplug is wrong , please help me I want to do 17.5 , I thing in one camshaft crower stage 1 , please help me

 
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Translation:
Hi, im new here and i have a question regarding my 01 civic ex auto. Yesterday i took my car to the track and i ran my best time of 18.1 but typically, i run an average of 18.3. I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions on how i could possibly get my car to run a 17.5? I currently have a 2" catback exhaust with a 4-1 header, apexi V-AFC, Aem cam gear, and a troter body spacer. I have a feelings that something might be wrong with my sparkplugs.

Your guess is as good as mine

 
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spend your money on some grammar skills in school before you worry about your car.

bottom line, get some nitrous to get where you want to be. An auto will never be fast if you're staying N/A.

 
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dude, dont be a dick, obviously english isnt his first language, give him a break

 
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^yeah, i don't give a ****. english is not my first language either, but fine! i apologize for being a dick.

 
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haha...

okay, how much do you have to spend?

 
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sorry for me english , I live in dominican republic , I speak a litter english , sorry , but I think you understand me more and less ,

 
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thanks for the translation


TRIZ , I have $400 for spend , I only want to do 17.5 , some friends said me that if I buy a stage 1 , give me 11 WHP wih tune because remember I have a AEM cam gear , and I neeed more air , other thing is buy a cold air intake , for get more air , what do you thing? thanks and sorry for me englis

 
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You should swap to a 5speed it makes a BIG difference I run a 16.2 best time 16.5 average all I have is an AEM short ram intake

 
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i understand him just fine. anyway, you need to get your car tuned on a dyno. especially the cam gear and vafc. that was the whole point of buying them right? cam is alot of hassle but should add a bit more power, again with tuning. also you can make your car lighter and it wont have to work as hard.

 
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You can always play with those things yourself and get them right.

The Manual Transmission swap will really get you to your goal the best. After this if your still not tuned optimally, go to a shop and get dyno tuned.

 
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ok , yeah I tuned in dyno , stock give me 95whp , and then 105 whp , the cam gear give me 3whp , the apexi 4 whp , body troter spacer and the 2" cat back and header 4-1 give me only 3 hp , I thing is to low for 3 thing , something is wrong , and yeas the manual transmision is a big change , I thing if I have manual maybe do 17 flat at 1/4 mile , but I dont want a manual transmision in dont like , I just want a 17.5 in me auto tranny

 
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Don't worry about it. Im planning a trip to south america soon and i wouldn't mind it if someone translated for me

As far as your car, its really hard to put numbers down if your driving an automatic, possibly a swap is in your future?

 
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dont think so , because in 1 year I sell this car , for buy 8th generation , I thinks is better , but me goal is do 17.5 in auto tranny , I think I can do , because do 18.10 , so , with stage 1 , and something yours tell me I can do , I think to in fuel 109 octane , with spar plug irdium 2 electrode , what do you think?

p.d , if you have a translation for spanish only let me know ,

 
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try some denso iridium spark plugs, and get some forged rims that will reduce weight alot since its rotating mass. but if you are selling soon, i wouldnt spend too much on it.

 
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i think the best and easiest way for you to get faster times is to strip out the whole car which is free. then either go nitrous or 5speed swap because i realistically see it very hard for you to reach a 17.5 in a auto tranny. you could get a stage 2 cam and raise your redline but in order to do that you would need a better engine management. you wouldnt be able to get the full potential of the cam without being able to raise the redline. however, if you did get the cam and raised the redline a little a 17.5 isnt out of the question.

 
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I run with , 2 rim 15 inch front , and 18 inch rear with tires 225-40-18 , I thinks this not help me it all

 
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here one photo my car

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enter the link , and let me know if you like

 
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If your going to sell the car, then i wouldn't invest too much money. i'd try to go for weight reduction. I'd start with simple stuff like removing the spare tire and such

 
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I can put a nitrous kit in the car? with no problem for the future for the engine? if I can , I think in 35 hp of nos , let me know if raight

 
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haha...whose the loser who NEG rep me...put ur name next time buddy.

 
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if you looked around a little harder you would find that you already posted up on the NITROUS FAQ. that thread has EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW about applying nitrous to our motors. here...
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...trous-faq.html

 
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putting nitrous into a stock block or basically a stock D17, it will not hold up that long even with a 35 or 50 shot.

If you're considering the nitrous route, read up on the FAQ section that was posted and build up your motor first if you don't want it to die that fast on you.

either way, putting nitrous will prematurely cause ur motor to fail, but building it up will prolong it and allow you to put in a higher shot of nitrous.

 
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you could look into getting a high stall torque converter, that would help, i have heard of .5 to 1 sec increases in imports with just a torque converter install. IPT, level10 and JMO all should do a it for you. I believe they are modifications on a stock converter. Its more than 300 dollars more like 500 plus install costs which i would guess would rival a clutch installation cost. just some food for thought. nitrous might put too much strain on the weak auto tranny so i duno if i would go that way, but its always possible.

 
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where I can found that???this

 
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http://www.levelten.com/store/honda.htm
http://www.importperformancetrans.co...uto.shtml#main
http://www.jmousa.com/us/flash/frame/index.html

theres some websites to look at, JMO you have to call for pricing

 
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some people said me that the best way for star is D3 because the car have more power , that is true? or star in D normal?

 
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no. d3 just means the car uses only first three gears. it still has 1, 2, 3 but no 4. i think going to lightweight (forged) 15 inch rims will help you alot.

 
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hey civic-driver: wait were you saying that getting a torque converter is a better route for his automatic than doing a manual transmission swap?

 
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your car has a torque converter. he meant upgrade it.