s3si1u

I just got my first Honda. A 96 civic sedan, 5 speed. So as the question states, I want to make it faster. I'm not looking to make it as fast as some of the other cars on here, just something that will give me some more power. So what would be the basic performance mods to have done to my car? I am looking to keep it under 1000 (if that's even possible )

grumblemarc

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Nothing under a grand except maybe a swap to a B series. Performance and cheap do not go together. You can cheap out and go the eBay route and get the usual bolt-ons but you won't see any power gains.

Maybe you need to define what "more power" is?

NOOdS

you wont be able to do much with $1k and gain power on a sohc.

kaiba

With $1000 budget. You can't make it go fast, but you can make it feel like it's going fast.
Cold air intake
4-1 header
Full catback exhuast.
Light weight flywheel
Light weight pulley

SpoonfedCivic

If you look really hard you can piece together your own turbo kit for around $1000, run 5-7lb of boost and your car will be quite a bit faster. But then you will have to get at least a 2.5" catback exhaust system, and that will be a few hundred dollars more... And don't let people tell you it can't be done, I recently picked up a complete turbo kit for my car for around $75. I just found a guy that really needed money bad haha.

rndmheroxx

with $1000 you should be able to pick up a nitrous kit, like a 50 shot and still have money to get it tuned.

-$600 for nitrous kit
-$120 chipped p28
-leaves you with $280 to get tuned on something

so you could either look for a used nitrous kit and save money there, or spend a few more bucks out of pocket, either way still around 1k

grumblemarc

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And then you need to upgrade the clutch and not to mention getting it tuned. And it would be smart to invest in some ARP headstuds to prevent headlift even at that low boost. Can't be done for under a grand.

Not a fan of NoS. Have to keep refilling a bottle is not appealing.

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s3si1u

basically, i want some more speed. Any suspension, exterior, etc upgrades do not fall into this budget, that's already budgeted for. So what would be a decent budget for some sort of a significant speed gain?

grumblemarc

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Significant is subjective. Maybe start with a nice round number?

D Griff

If your car is a DX or LX, you could do a mini me head swap, Y8 manifold and intake/header/exhaust. That would give you a noticeable bit more power, but it's probably better to save for longer and start off with a swap or turbo build for better power increases.

CivicxTree754

Anyone have an opinoin on stock fuel system, and ecu running low boost? Is that amount of boost significant enough that the car will run poorly on it? Meaning like 5-6lbs or the lowest you can get in springs. Someone above mentioned 5-7lbs.

Even if the above is good id def. want ARP head studs.

grumblemarc

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Why are you jacking the thread? To answer your question; Your injectors will not handle it. Everybody keeps talking as if low boost is somehow safe and reliable. It is not. Especially if done wrong. Ask the guy who just shot 3 rods right through the block only running what he says was 5lbs of boost while AT the tuners ON the dyno. Especially if the components are not quality, do not work together and the tune is not done well. And stating "I'm only going to run 5-6lbs" means nothing. Set a horsepower goal FIRST and figure out what turbo, PSI, injectors, etc will get you there. If you aren't going to do it right then don't bother.

If you are running a D-series then just forget any serious power with any bolt-ons. As has been said before, they respond POORLY to bolt-ons and just shift the power band instead of creating any REAL horsepower gains. You MAY get 15-20hp out of it but you'll still be slow. D-series are built for economy/mileage. Boost it or swap it. There's nothing else you'll be satisfied with. I wasn't.