01preludeSH

is there anyway i can increase my speed and HP without supercharging, adding nitrous, putting in a turbo, or lightweighting my car?

PrettyLude

high compression pisons, a port and polish job,

Prelude SIR-T

read all motor threads there is all kinds of things you can do. cams, pistons, fuel pump, fuel injectors, blah blah blah ect....

eMpAtHy

yeah..get a different car.

The Phil

You've got a lot to learn.

sharkcohen

Supercharger, oh wait...

h8trix

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So this?

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LOL, jk... stay away from that junk, decals would be more effective than that crap. However do click on the link to support H-T and find out what a joke it is so you can learn to stay away from stuff like that in your quest for HP. It's also a good idea to stay away from things that are cheap and on ebay (unless you know what you are doing on ebay and exactly what you want).

For real, start out with basic bolt-ons. If you don't mind the risk Cold Air Intake, otherwise Short Ram Air or modify you stock air box. Search for more information on all that.

Exhaust manifold (aka: header), high flow cat, full exhuast piping and muffler. I think 2.5" is recommended for N/A if you plan to do some more extensive work down the road.

You could free up some hp rotational loss with a light weight flywheel or under drive some pulleys (if you don't mind the results of the pulleys). I have a Prostreet 9.68 lb flywheel my self, almost feels stock. I can shift just fine and have some nice throttle response. Upgraded clutch will help you accelerate faster once/if you are good at driving manual.

Then maybe start doing some headwork... cams, port and polish, etc... as stated above. If you have a nice budget you can get into high compression pistons, rods, resleeving, maybe even stroking out the engine. I think Crower makes a kit that will let you go up to 2.5L. Of course you have to tune & dyno repeatedly for the stuff in this paragraph.

So if all this is done properly you will easily spend ~$10,000+ and that doesn't even cover all the expenses I can think of. If you really want true speed without nos, s/c, or turbo you may want to look into the CBR 600RR

Best thing to start out with, Helms manual (if you plan on doing any work on the car yourself), reading the stick FAQ, and searching/researching what you want/can do. I know its hard to get started without know what can be done and what things are called, the FAQ does a decent job of getting you started. Google should prove helpful to fill in the gaps

Prelude SIR-T

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CBR 600RR

Hawkze_2.3

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Speed can be increased with proper use of vinyl/painted graphics. Apply to areas such as doors, fenders, hoods, and windows. Yellow is considereed to be the greatest speed-improving color, followed closely by bright white.

Seriously though, just do a little research until you know what specific questions you need to ask.