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ok i was trying to see what else i can do

i have done so far,

Removed Intake resonator box and connected tube to intake box
Changed oil with mobil 1 and pureone filter
Removed Jack, spare, trunk board and trunk carpet

i know i can also tighten my throttle cable, but imma newbie and dont know how to and there are no pics in the DIY! oh well later

 
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and why would you do that...i guess the removal of carpet makes you run a 17.8 instead of 17.9

as for Cheap DIY's..why not black out your headlights....and you can get some neuspeed lowering springs for pretty cheap...lowering the car is the best way to make your car LOOK fast

 
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lol ok forget it, i just mean jack and spare and trunk board, that is some weight loss

 
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throttle body coolant bypass- do a search there is massive lists that people have put up before

 
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actually im selling my Neuspeed race springs. 2.25 front 2.0 back. I only drove on them for about 2k miles, I got a good deal on SS, so I dont need these. I bought for 125 from pete. PM if you interested.

Oh Neuspeed ownzz in suspension for our cars.

 
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tHE ONLY SENSIBLE MOD TO MAKE TO OUR CAR IS REDUCE WEIGHT. MOST EVERYTHING ELSE IS A WASTE.

 
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Wow... that was rather informative...

So in-expensive springs do nothing? Upgraded Swaybars (RSX) do nothing? I/H/E does nothing? NOS?

While granted yes, reducing weight helps considerably... but how much can you really do, and still have a daily driver?

Is losing 100 lbs of weight, gonna make you quicker in an Auto-X course than a set of springs? Make ya faster down the strip than I/H/E?

Last I checked, the only way to reduce weight, freely, was to start ripping out spare tire, jack, seats, carpet, speakers, headliner, headunit... but then you've got a gutted stock civic which would suck.

Now if you did meaningful lightening mods.... lightweight battery, light weight racing seats, light weight wheels, header (vs. heavy cast iron manifold), test pipe (inplace of a heavy Cat-Converter), light weight titanium exhaust... Now we're talkin!

I guess the only cheap perf. upgrade you could do, would be to gut the cat, or run a test pipe... you'll throw a CEL, but it'll make you go faster, cheaply!

 
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remove your power steering, take out your a/c (if you can live without it) and everything else that everyone else listed.

 
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Buddy club race spec condenser. I swear by it becuase my mpg has increased by 3 mpg.

 
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Indeed, I forgot about these! PS is decent, I can't live with out my AC.

Although when the AC clutch isn't engaged, the parasitic losses are quite low. How much does the stock AC unit and condenser weigh?

 
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This is stupid, weight reduction...to a d17...for drag.

 
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I'de say, take out the brakes, they only slow you down!

 
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I fcking love it!

 
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Look at my mod list.....
still full interior, still PS and A/C, still daily driven about 30 miles/day

 
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you did this to your D17 engine? What are you running for HP and Torque now?

 
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my cousin did this a few years ago on his beater Corolla, just opened up the stock airbox and drive. It sounded like he had an aftermarket intake. Didnt do this for long though... replaced with an aftermarket 1.

 
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instead of tightening the cable, look under your gas pedal (inside the car), there is a black piece of plastic that stops the pedal when its allt he way down. There is a bolt or two holding it on, just take that piece off, and you hit WOT. Its more reliable, and it is the perfect amount of extra throttle to hit WOT, and not break something. DO NOT TIGHTEN the cable. Cars with extra slack have the piece under the pedal, so always look there first.

 
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There is a diference between WOT and the slack in your cable. They have two different effects. Removing the plastic thing under the pedal is not going improve anything if your already getting WOT.

 
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You dont reach WOT, because there is slack in the cable. If you can press the pedal down more, you get more throttle, giving you WOT. I understand its more jumpy with the tighter cable, but you risk tightening it too much and breaking something. This way, you get the same throttle as tightening, but in a safer way. Do you understand??

 
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I have slack in my cable, and reach WOT. Practically everyone that has slack in their cable reaches WOT. I'm assuming people take the slack out of the cable for faster response. Pressing down the pedal doesn't give you WOT, more throttle doesn't give you WOT, WOT gives you WOT

 
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hmmm.. so it would be an ok idea to remove that black thing under the pedal?

 
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i couldnt get the bolt off of the black thing.. so i just ripped it off lol.. kinda like i did to the resonator when i couldnt get that last clip off.. if all else fail use wire cutters and tear it off!