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Any more suggestions for performance mods? I can't think of any other small things. And before anyone says...

no turbo
no nos
no bored tb (intake would be smaller diameter anyway)
no exhaust (car is loud enough already)

my mod list

-Ground Wire Upgrade
-Apexi VAFC-II Controler
-Optima Yellow Battery
-Kamikaze Ceramic Header
-DH Racing Port and Polish Head
-B+M Transmission Cooler
-AEM Power Steering Pulley
-K+N Typhoon Short Ram Intake
-Hyper Voltage System

 
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i know this sounds bad but the resistor thing from ebay?

 
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it advances the timing 1 degree

 
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cam, retainers and springs?

 
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maybe in the distant future a cam kit. Still waiting on a cam gear to advance timing a few degrees. Does anyone know where I can get 5-bolt aem or a skunk2 gear?? The place I ordered from says backorder now for 3 months and won't return e-mails!

 
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what aboot my resistor idea? it does help....a little

 
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no I have vafc to tune. I don't need a resistor fooling ecu and running rich. I like ideal a/f ratio. And timing I will adjust soon enough the correct way.

 
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high flow cat... if that really does anything for the Civic.

 
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Highflow cat or midpipe, What size exhaust are u running? run a 2.25", its an option, but disconnecting A/C and power steering gain HP, also removing interior pieces can get u going a little faster, a new clutch/Flywheel combo will get u up to speed faster, Lighter wheels/tires. Id try to get a new intake manifold, im not a fan of the stock one personally, then match it up to a bored Tb, and get a bigger intake. Cam is a must for any1 wanting big gains from N/A tho, U can get a higher Redline, move power, and actually Dyno tune. Dyno time with a new cam is a big plus. Maybe a short shifter ( i think they are useless unless u suck at shifting tho) also, give ur car some seattime at the track, every1 that has ever raced will tell u. nothing makes more of a difference than knowing ur car, and being able to drive it well. This is why u dont need short shifters, if u learn to drive well. u can outshift the tranny with a long shifter.

Id get the cam springs and retainers, get a little dyno time and take some un-needed crap outa ur car. remember 100 lbs = .1 second faster 1/4 mile time.

 
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^ gearbox has an auto. oh, and i dont have any ideas btw.

 
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auto ehhh.... manual tranny swapp.....

 
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time for a swap..

lol.. you didnt say 'no swap'

 
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also, as i posted in ur other thread about intake temps. a really really good idea, is to fabricate a heat shield for ur intake, cover the side nearest the engine in header wrap, then also cover the intake tube in header wrap. U can also use dryer ducting to get cold air into the intake. run it in the same place as the old airbox was, and down near ur bumper.

 
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I dont think gearbox will be strippin his interior.... him and I both need the "luxury" stuff b/c it's our daily driven/commute car.

 
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i'll look into making a custom heat shield out of sheet metal or something. there's also this stuff....

http://intenseperformance.com/products/parts/parts.html

 
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Ya thats basically what i used but alot more expenive. The "powerstack" alone is worth almost as much as a CAI. I just cut out a stock hole in my CRX's bumper ( where they would have mounted OEM foglights) then ran $2 dryer tubing from RIGHT below the intake, to the bumper. it was ghetto but it worked. But on our 7th gen's we wont have a nice spot to cut a big hole in the bumper and hide it, so the inlet bell might be a good idea if u paint match it to ur car. But if u want to stay cheap, u can always aim the dryer ducting into the wheel well, then its hidden a lot more and no one will notice a bell/hole in ur bumper. If u do this tho, id cover it with a screen or mesh just so no bouncing rocks fly up into ur engine. ( even tho u can probably mount it in a spot where no rocks can fly u just gotta look around)