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I just noticed you've been with the site for 6 months, given out some solid advice and you still had zero rep points. I got you started with a bit of rep, keep up the good posts and spread some rep around

 
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im might take up triz on his offer for the valve springs...i got his ex head with intent to use a stage 1 cam...but if i need kpro i might just do that and set boost on the back burner for a while...at least untill i get the springs and cam and kpro. maybe my suspension done first too. im tryin to get some tokicos and rsx rear sway bar and neuspeed front brace

 
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lol thanks. i try everyonce in a while to give some rep

 
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Triz has the slowest part out in history

RSX sway bar is worth it, the car is twice as much fun in the corners for $50-60. Great mod!

 
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lol yeah. i hope this guy in the market place pms me...$330 shipped for all 4 tokico blues?! ill take it lmao then i already have megan strut tower braces

ohh kinda off topic from boost...but how much of a drop would you recommend? ive got 17s and about 3" of room between the wheel and fenders. i guess i could roll the fenders but id prefer not to. how hard would rolling them be anyways?

 
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Rolling our fenders is hard, the rears actually need to be cut inside. 1.5-2.0" lowering springs are the perfect drop, both for appearance and functionality, but below 1.8" starts to get a bit hard on the tokicos.

 
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hmm i might do 1.5"...no need for camber at that height is there?

 
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Yeah it cost me a lot. Ill upload the receipt when I get home but,

Aem EMS 1400+ Sensors
Full turbo kit 700$
Tune- 400$
Downpipe- 300$
Greddy Ti-C 650$
Aem Wideband - 200$
The emanage + rsx injectors i bought were 310$. gonna resell the emanage

Thats gonna be about it plus small other parts plus labor fee.. I shouldve done a K swap FAKKKKKKKK

 
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What downpipe cost you $300?

 
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this is why i wanted to buy a COMPLETE kit lol...the tsi comes with everything but the wideband and a tune.

but ive made my decision i will save for kpro and a stage 2 cam...and after that see if triz still has his springs and retainers.

then ill figure out what to do about boost.

 
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First, k-pro is the best idea you've had yet. Second, wait on the cam, get the car boosted with k-pro first.

However, if you want your car to be fun, the best bang for the buck in my experience is suspension, not power. K-pro first, suspension second, boost third, then the cam. Skip the tokicos. Get a reasonably good set of coilovers and sway bars. Tokico blues are meant to be stock replacement (I used them, they suck). Good suspension is the difference between a well balanced, good handling car and an econobox that rattles your kidneys out.

So, that's my 2 cents.

Now if you want a really fun car, sell the civic, trade it for a miata. Add good coilovers and sticky tires.

 
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well im doing an ex head swap...so it would just make more sense to do the cam while i have the engine apart and arp studs too. then as far as suspension goes it really just depends what kinda deals i can find...triz also has a set of megan coilovers, im not sure how much he wanted for them though. and if their 01-02 or 03-05.

btw if i ever sell the civic it would be for a dohc vtec model del sol in MINT condition...take the extra money and get coilovers and buy the best turbo kit i can find lol along with a fully built engine

OR

a mitsubishi evo VIII lol

 
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I agree!

<= Stock engine, tons of suspension and brake mods.

 
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thats what everyones been sayin so ill probly get my suspension all done then kpro and cam then boost

btw bomber look at my thread under suspension plz

 
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Pwn... Just my 2 cents... My first setup cost under a grand and ended up running 180hp on 9psi with emanage blue... I ran it on stock everuyhing for over a year while i saved up money. With a good tuner emanage will work fine for low boost. Vtec becomes an issue so i let the stock ecu run that! If u have any questions brotha... Feel free ta hit me up! I also have some spare parts if u need some!

 
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I had one custom fabricated. I looked at the sheet it was actually 4600$ total with the aem ems and all the goodies.. stage 3 turbo cam up next! and to the OP, good choice on the k-pro and goodluck if u need any help pm me

 
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$300 is to much for a down pipe, custom fabricated or not, but I digress.

Don't go with stage 3, you want a stage 2. The stage 3 will give higher overall gains, but the power will be focused around the top of the power band, which isn't good on the street. A stage 2 kicks in at lower rpms and continues across the entire power band. Very few people go with stage 3 for that very reason, they are not the ideal dd cam.

 
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good to know...but since im gonna use a stage 2 cam and im wanting to hit 12-14 psi anyways ill probly just use kpro. what kinda parts do you have?

 
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If you could post some more details on your set-up that would be awesome!

 
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agreed

thats right around the number im aiming for lol 200 hp maybe my cam will get me there

 
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This is LOL-worthy. I sold my EM2, bought a pretty clean b16a Del Sol, nice coilovers, s2k seats, bolt ons, etc. etc. Guess what I'm driving now? I'll give you a hint, it's rear wheel drive and supercharged, and it taught me that front wheel drive are fun toys but incredibly weak sauce in the end.

Just my 2 cents, but if I could do it all over again, I wish I would've listened to the people that told me the same things I'm telling you. Have fun with it either way.

 
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If I could go back in time, I would have bought a Miata, it's the ultimate budget tuner car. Going forward, s2k or Z3/4 M.
Lots of people think of del sols and 4ws ludes as some of the ultimate early gen Hondas, and they're pretty awesome cars. That doesn't change the fact that they're heavy, fwd and command a premium since they're a Honda.

That all said, I'll always love my em2.

 
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^I was gonna call your post blasphemous until you edited it lol

 
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haha I love my em2, she's like a child to me, imperfect, sure, but it's unconditional love. I could own a Ferrari and it would be just a car, a nice car, but still just a material possession. My em2 is my first car, the car I learned to drive in, the first place I had sex, the first car I ever worked on.. there's so much sentimental value attached to her it's unreal. <3

 
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idk why but i LOVE del sols. ive driven a miata and it was nice and all but something about the del sol makes me want one. id take a del sol over an rsx or miata or even a 2010 mazdaspeed 3. (my cousin has one lol) BUT it HAS to be dohc and in good condition. theres plenty of really nice del sols around here but their all riced out and automatics...or sohc

 
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Mind.. Sorry.. Of course. Heres what all im running.
2001 Civic HX
K1 Rods
ARP Rod Bolts
Wiesco 75.5MM 8.8:1 Pistons
Supertech Nitrile Valves
Crower Springs + Retainers
Crower Stage 2 Turbo Cam
Custom Built T28 Turbo
D16Y8 Intake Mani
SRT 4 Stage 0 Injectors (Running 58PSI)
Godspeed dual inlet/outlet Intercooler
Kpro
And Pushing 18PSI of boost
Im sure I forgot a bunch of things but thats the bulk of it!