Need Some input on makin my car faster
Need Some input on makin my car faster 
09-14-2006
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costs too much money and you'll need a bunch of custom stuff. just do a k20 swap. btw, before you ask, cost you about 7 grand to get the k20 swap done right.
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Originally Posted by Pushin_A_Civic
What do ya'll think of swapping my motor with a h22
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Rep Power: 215 Ok besides the engine swap what else is there. Right now money is a factor im not trying spend a arm in a leg right now. I need something that can hold me for now so far im thinkin of headers intake exhasut. Is there anything else?
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Originally Posted by Pushin_A_Civic
Ok besides the engine swap what else is there. Right now money is a factor im not trying spend a arm in a leg right now. I need something that can hold me for now so far im thinkin of headers intake exhasut. Is there anything else?
I understand a limited cash situation. But i've done a decent amount of research on making our cars faster. Everything i've read tells me that bolting on headers, intake and exhaust gets you maybe 5hp, if that. You're going to have a spend a decent amount of cash to make a civic fast. Even if you do nitrous as suggested, you'll have to buy the system, in addition to doing a lot of work on the internal parts of the engine. You'll prolly also need to do something with your transmission to handle the extra power. Basically, i'm in the same situation, no money for a swap or turbo. All i've done so far is an AEM intake and some iridium plugs. Neither of which made much of a difference, tho the intake sounds ok. I'm not trying to be an @$$ here, but if you can't afford a turbo or swap or complete rebuild of the motor, you might as well skip anything beyond an intake and an exhaust, cause it's not going to help much just bolting things on. Alternately, depending on what you could get for your car, you could trade up to a car that is a lot faster stock. I guess that would depend on how much you still owe on the car, tho.
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Rep Power: 0 try lighter moving components, aluminium balance, (power pully) lighter fly wheel, (if it's MT) get rid of p/s and a/c. remove seats, carpet spare tire.
there is about 200 lbs. remember, every 8 lbs is 1 horsepower gained.
there is about 200 lbs. remember, every 8 lbs is 1 horsepower gained.
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Im coo with the nos and selling my car. I already put 2 much money into it just to start over and plus its paid for so yea.....but from the way it look my best bet is to swap the engine get a turbo and all that good stuff. So how can I go about getting up to about 250-300 hp
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Rep Power: 215 C'mon now stickers typr r badges not all people get fooled by whats on your car if u cant back it up its no point. Right now im in the need of gettin my car faster bcuz since i have a kit and what not on my car I tend to get challenged alot on the freeway and streets
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Rep Power: 222 think of it this way....
you get what you pay for....
cheap sh-t = cheap gain or no gain.
hella expensive = best money can buy.
btw. looks first over power? what were you thinking!?
you get what you pay for....
cheap sh-t = cheap gain or no gain.
hella expensive = best money can buy.
btw. looks first over power? what were you thinking!?
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Originally Posted by Pushin_A_Civic
Im coo with the nos and selling my car. I already put 2 much money into it just to start over and plus its paid for so yea.....but from the way it look my best bet is to swap the engine get a turbo and all that good stuff. So how can I go about getting up to about 250-300 hp
1) Scroll up to the top of this page.
2) Find the row of buttons
3) Click on the sixth one over that says "Search"
4) Type "K20 swap", "turbo" or "nitrous" in the field
5) Click "search"
6) Start reading
7) If after reading for at least 5 hours, your questions have not been answered, start a thread in the "forced induction and swaps section"
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Originally Posted by TeamSF_em2
think of it this way....
you get what you pay for....
cheap sh-t = cheap gain or no gain.
hella expensive = best money can buy.
btw. looks first over power? what were you thinking!?
you get what you pay for....
cheap sh-t = cheap gain or no gain.
hella expensive = best money can buy.
btw. looks first over power? what were you thinking!?
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Originally Posted by civic-king
humm.....no. i've seen a 25th camaro w/ power chip sell for $4000. that's almost 500 horses. i've seen a 6th gen civic sell for $12,000. almost 160 horses there, well at the crank! same year, less miles on the chevy. your economics are going you screw you some day......
After market mods do just about nothing to a cars value.
09-20-2006
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Rep Power: 273 yeah an h22 is almost possible with alot of money and thats if your car is an 04 if its not its not legal anywhere in the usa. there are no mounts for it to fit our car and wiring will be a major pain no one makes anything for that so its all gotta be custom.
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Originally Posted by Civicman1988
I was planning on doing taht to my car and yes its possible
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Rep Power: 287 remove the hood and headlights =50HP
carbon fiber gastank cover = 20HP
racing seats = 30HP
parkbench on the trunk = makes it AWD
tv = about 20HP EACH!!!
stickers = 10HP each
if you want more power and more speed... put yer civic in a trailor and hook it up to a pickup and head for the highway....
carbon fiber gastank cover = 20HP
racing seats = 30HP
parkbench on the trunk = makes it AWD
tv = about 20HP EACH!!!
stickers = 10HP each
if you want more power and more speed... put yer civic in a trailor and hook it up to a pickup and head for the highway....
