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i got a 2003 civic si (which means im from canada) or an ex in the states. it's pure stock.I've been reading that intake or CAI and exaust (excluding headers pulleys,etc) does really minor effect as in speed wise, am i correct?? or am i wrong from waht i read in the forums?? i know civics are slow without the swap and $hit, so im thinking of making my stock civic look good instead of speed since i would need to spend alot of money to make it fast ??? is this a good idea, u guys think??

 
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your motor if you have an ex is a d17. as in 1.7 liters. it will never be fast. period. CAI + exhaust work (headers, cat-back) will get you MAYBE 25 horsepower for about 1000 dollars total.

you could boost a d17 to kingdom come and it still wouldn't be fast (quick, yes, but not fast)

 
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Even with I/H/E some guys have felt no improvement on their cars. Sounds good and looks cool in the engine bay and tailpipe, but that's it.

 
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yea thats what i heard too...so therefore theres no point unless u drive around with a transparent hood.so is it better to spend money on stuff that makes yur car look nicer ??

 
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transparent hood rofl.

I would advise you to save your money (your civic will help you do that with fuel economy and great resale value) until you can buy a faster or nicer looking car.

It's simply never going to compete with the speed of other things out there and it's only going to win shows for Hondas only because the Infiniti G35 owns. In a show I'd take the G35 bone stock as one of the most beautiful cars lol

 
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whoa 2 posts lol

 
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I spent $2000+ on my auto EX and it's running 100whp after tuning. So yeah, spend money on stuff you'll enjoy like stereo, body kit, etc and make it look nice. If you want some extra sounds, intake/header/exhaust is nice. Usually people are selling those all the time, so just keep an eye out in the for sale forums.

 
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Just buy stuff for the aesthetics. Forget speed unless you could boost it. Just my 0.02.

 
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you could get IHE with the hopes of that hondata ecu doing something for your car but i dunno, that's still under developement.

 
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Just do what u want bro... I know my car will never be fast unless i choose to go k20 and turbo that, but i know thats not possible... Im just lookin for sound and looks, because i want the car to loook the way that i want it and be happy with it.... If i had speed i know with out a doubt i would kill myself , end of story, so it all depends on what you want to do.... Good luck

 
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agreed

 
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dont waste your money. go for looks.