My Civic Dyno Graph
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Originally Posted by MajinB
That was my car dyno pull
That was dead stock 2003-EL, no mods what so ever.
Weather was like well above 0c.
As far as tuning, Honda did great job at the factory!
Bolt ons will affect factory settings, so a/f may be not as smooth.
Also with 20lb wheels, OMG, you're loosing power! May be as much as 3%.
So overall, with lighter wheels, you're looking at about 122whp and if you delete cat it will be another 5whp or so.
Your mods translate into 10-12% gain.
Very well done!
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Rep Power: 350 nice graph. i had my 2k1 ex mt dynoed at a dyno day recently at this crazy-*** tuner shop here in jax. i threw down 113 whp with a cai, magnaflow exhaust, ix plugs, and ground wiring in 80 degree weather. no, i dont have the graph cause the tuners and owner of the shop made fun of me 
all in good fun though 
then this guy rolled up on the dyno (not from that day) - fVucker lol
all in good fun though then this guy rolled up on the dyno (not from that day) - fVucker lol
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Rep Power: 338 ^ did you have your 17's on at the time?
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
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Rep Power: 244 I dyno'd stock with no tune a year ago (2001 EX MT) both runs 108.7 SAE HP. I did take the power steering belt off for the runs... Was always hoping to get an "after mod" dyno but the shop went under.
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
^ did you have your 17's on at the time?
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
^ did you have your 17's on at the time?
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
17's are heavy guys!
also ... horsepower figures can be affected a bit by elevation and temperature. Rule of thumb is for every +1000 ft. elevation, you lose 3% power
yeah i had my 17s on, but they weight just about the same as the stock ex setup. it was about 82 or 83 that day and its usually pretty humid around here, but at sea level.
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Rep Power: 338 ^ sorta true ... lighter will spin faster, but a larger diameter will still be harder to spin.
A good analogy would be an ice skater ... they spin slowly until they pull all of their arms and legs together then they spin FAST ... they are the same weight, but they have lesser rotational inertia.
You've got to have a 17" rim that is significantly lighter for it to be able to spin easier than a 15" rim.
Maj: if you like the look of 17's, I think you should go with them. But if you're concerned about going fast, then 17's are not for you.
If you switch to 17's (especially heavy ones), you'll notice longer braking distances, slower acceleration and a drop in gas milage.
A good analogy would be an ice skater ... they spin slowly until they pull all of their arms and legs together then they spin FAST ... they are the same weight, but they have lesser rotational inertia.
You've got to have a 17" rim that is significantly lighter for it to be able to spin easier than a 15" rim.
Maj: if you like the look of 17's, I think you should go with them. But if you're concerned about going fast, then 17's are not for you.
If you switch to 17's (especially heavy ones), you'll notice longer braking distances, slower acceleration and a drop in gas milage.
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
Maj: if you like the look of 17's, I think you should go with them. But if you're concerned about going fast, then 17's are not for you.
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Rep Power: 338 low profile helps a little, but not much. The weight for the tire would be closer in, but the weight of the rim is still far out.
for rims, hardly any of the weight are on the spokes ... most of it is far out where the tire is. So, all of the weight of the 17" rim is gonna be farther out than a 15" rim. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but if you've seen a bare rim, you know what I mean.
So, a 15 pound 15" rim is going to be easier to spin than a 15 pound 17" rim... and probably still easier to spin than a 13 pound 17" rim ... just because the weight is farther out on the 17".
When I was going to get new rims again, I had a choice of getting 16" SSR Comps (again) or 17" SSR Comps. The ONLY thing that made me choose the 17's was a better selection of tires ...
but now I heavily regret my decision in getting the 17's. They're still in perfect condition, but I would just like 16" SSRs more. (Anyone want to buy them?)
for rims, hardly any of the weight are on the spokes ... most of it is far out where the tire is. So, all of the weight of the 17" rim is gonna be farther out than a 15" rim. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but if you've seen a bare rim, you know what I mean.
So, a 15 pound 15" rim is going to be easier to spin than a 15 pound 17" rim... and probably still easier to spin than a 13 pound 17" rim ... just because the weight is farther out on the 17".
When I was going to get new rims again, I had a choice of getting 16" SSR Comps (again) or 17" SSR Comps. The ONLY thing that made me choose the 17's was a better selection of tires ...
but now I heavily regret my decision in getting the 17's. They're still in perfect condition, but I would just like 16" SSRs more. (Anyone want to buy them?)
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Rep Power: 0 Wow, i think i would kill myself if i had that much money in the car and made that power. I think my 89 beater escort w/ 175k miles and a 3 speed auto would dyno that.
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Rep Power: 338 Wow, I would kill myself if I had to drive around a piece of **** 89 beater escord or 93 mustang.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
Wow, I would kill myself if I had to drive around a piece of **** 89 beater escord or 93 mustang.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to aznboysrfr again.
son of a bitch.
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I was looking at this thread and at post 13 he said that his car has 970000km which is about 600000miles is this true or is this just a typo?
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
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Originally Posted by 01civicdriver
I was looking at this thread and at post 13 he said that his car has 970000km which is about 600000miles is this true or is this just a typo?
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
Wow, I would kill myself if I had to drive around a piece of **** 89 beater escord or 93 mustang.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
Do you ever have anything good to contribute to these forums? The few posts I have seen by you have been bashing Hondas and we could use a little less hate in this world.
If not, show yourself out.
So you would kill yourself if you had to drive a car that made as much power as your $9k k20 swap, stock?? C'mon guy
I probably don't contribute much to this site, but i have gotten a lot of info from here towards my g/f's car, which is an em2.
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Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
The point i was trying to make was more of why would you post that graph, even more so even dyno the car.
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Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
The point i was trying to make was more of why would you post that graph, even more so even dyno the car.
So you would kill yourself if you had to drive a car that made as much power as your $9k k20 swap, stock?? C'mon guy
I probably don't contribute much to this site, but i have gotten a lot of info from here towards my g/f's car, which is an em2.
So you would kill yourself if you had to drive a car that made as much power as your $9k k20 swap, stock?? C'mon guy
I probably don't contribute much to this site, but i have gotten a lot of info from here towards my g/f's car, which is an em2.
And if you have nothing nice to say, dont say anything.
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Originally Posted by 01civicdriver
I was looking at this thread and at post 13 he said that his car has 970000km which is about 600000miles is this true or is this just a typo?
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
If this is really true how many miles are you driving a year? those are some insane number for such a young car.
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Originally Posted by 03-Acura-1.7-EL
To tamazoid,
That was my car dyno pull
That was dead stock 2003-EL, no mods what so ever.
Weather was like well above 0c.
As far as tuning, Honda did great job at the factory!
Bolt ons will affect factory settings, so a/f may be not as smooth.
Also with 20lb wheels, OMG, you're loosing power! May be as much as 3%.
So overall, with lighter wheels, you're looking at about 122whp and if you delete cat it will be another 5whp or so.
Your mods translate into 10-12% gain.
Very well done!
That was my car dyno pull
That was dead stock 2003-EL, no mods what so ever.
Weather was like well above 0c.
As far as tuning, Honda did great job at the factory!
Bolt ons will affect factory settings, so a/f may be not as smooth.
Also with 20lb wheels, OMG, you're loosing power! May be as much as 3%.
So overall, with lighter wheels, you're looking at about 122whp and if you delete cat it will be another 5whp or so.
Your mods translate into 10-12% gain.
Very well done!
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
yeah, I have a swap ... but I still have d17 n/a love ;P
hm if you ever plan on running your car with slicks, I'd suggest getting something other than a stock itr lsd ... I've heard of those breaking at 220 whp on slicks.
hm if you ever plan on running your car with slicks, I'd suggest getting something other than a stock itr lsd ... I've heard of those breaking at 220 whp on slicks.
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Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
Wow, i think i would kill myself if i had that much money in the car and made that power. I think my 89 beater escort w/ 175k miles and a 3 speed auto would dyno that.
But hey, everybody's different...
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Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
The point i was trying to make was more of why would you post that graph, even more so even dyno the car.
So you would kill yourself if you had to drive a car that made as much power as your $9k k20 swap, stock?? C'mon guy
I probably don't contribute much to this site, but i have gotten a lot of info from here towards my g/f's car, which is an em2.
So you would kill yourself if you had to drive a car that made as much power as your $9k k20 swap, stock?? C'mon guy
I probably don't contribute much to this site, but i have gotten a lot of info from here towards my g/f's car, which is an em2.
Or how about spending $10,000 on parts that have nothing to do with performance? (ie. show cars)
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Rep Power: 285 ^ not honda civics, mustangs handle rather well now a days. especially ones like the cobra......a 93 lx im sure would be behind us in the twisties however.
im not fond of mustangs but respect is due, and ive got respect for a nice one.
oh yeah, and we gotta remember this is an economy car, some cars are built with performance in mind, some are built with economy and dependability in mind. so to expect big gains from little things is rediculous. an example would be the new z06's going from 500 to about 700 hp++ with simple intake, exhaust, maybe even throw in a cam upgrade....that is crazy
im not fond of mustangs but respect is due, and ive got respect for a nice one.
oh yeah, and we gotta remember this is an economy car, some cars are built with performance in mind, some are built with economy and dependability in mind. so to expect big gains from little things is rediculous. an example would be the new z06's going from 500 to about 700 hp++ with simple intake, exhaust, maybe even throw in a cam upgrade....that is crazy
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Originally Posted by aznboysrfr
why don't you tell that to the people spending $50,000 on an E46 M3 when you could spend $15,000 on a beater mustang to run much faster times?
Or how about spending $10,000 on parts that have nothing to do with performance? (ie. show cars)
Or how about spending $10,000 on parts that have nothing to do with performance? (ie. show cars)
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Originally Posted by 03-Acura-1.7-EL
Whent it comes to make turns, Mustangs are usualy in Honda's rear view mirror.
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Originally Posted by 5.0calypso93lx
I've been tryin to make that point for years man, they just don't listen. I agree 1000%.
ever think that not everyone wants a highly modified car? ... that they'd rather just buy a fast stock car?
I'm sure a hot girl would rather go with a guy who drives a MB SL55 AMG than someone with an 11 second early 90's beater car. Note that by this comparison, I am NOT trying to compare civics to this in any way.
However, you also have to realize that some people have what they have to work with. My dad put a downpayment on my civic when I was 18 and I had a choice of a Ford Focus, my 02 civic or a 4-cyl Accord... nothing else. My parents are also very strict, so I cannot just sell my car, especially if I'm still making payments on it.
If I could've gotten a new car, I wouldn't have done an engine swap.
Be a little more open-minded next time.
