i have a 1998 civic ex....what is the best thing i can do to my car under 1500$ to make is fast as **** maybe even 2 g's...but i want it to be fast ALL COMMENTS WELCOME!!!!!

 

i know the best bang for the buck is nitrous. but it depends.. with 2g'z u cant quiet go turbo or sc. with 2g'z u could get quiet a few bolt ons then put some nos....

 

i pretty much dont know to much bout cars and stuff...explain in detail what nitrous would do and exactly how would it affect my times and racing people...how does it work...dont laugh

 

ok. ill give u very conservative prices ok.

buy this:
intake - $50-200
header - $150 +
exhaust(full cat back system) - $300+

thats already $650 ... u could buy a nitrous setup for roughly $500+ do like a 50 shot on ur d16y8(ur current engine) this will all let ur car breathe better. inhale and exhale more air. (more air = more power) u might want to upgrade ur fuel system too... up to u... bigger fuel rail, bigger fuel pump, etc...


[Modified by hondaZvic, 10:59 PM 12/9/2002]

 

if i do exactly what you just said what will i be running...i did a bad thing i bought just a muffler some **** called medallion series...ive never heard of it...my friend told me i had a civic so the only thing to make it fast is engine swap and turbo....so how much will that affect me with that muffler instead of full exhaust...what will i run...

 

its hard to predict an even close to accurate time.. there are so many things depending on it.. but i will say if u do all those things.. u will be much faster than stock ov course. u might even surprise urself.. who knows... try it, and find out.

oh and ur frend isn't right about the ONLY way to make it fast is by swapping and turbo. although, i do agree that is one of many ways.


[Modified by hondaZvic, 1:15 AM 12/10/2002]

 

If you don't know much about cars and stuff,why don't you try learning to drive before going about and killing someone in you "fast"car.

 

first of all...your gay for talking **** online...second of all i just got the car...third once i get what i want for it and figure out what im going to do with it...it will take ur piece of ****...dont comment unless ur going to be helpful thanks

 

when i had my y8 in my ek coupe i had i/h/e and a 70 shot on street tires first time at the track ran 14.2 all day long, motor grnaded about 8 months later

as far as this comment i don't think you wil touch 92b16vx in a sohc coupe! that is my $.02

 

ahhhh you underestimate me...only time will tell i guess...

 

ok kid, i know the limits of motors, and the day you break into the 12's then talk **** to me boy!~! and further more i don't doubt you but with no knoledge of hondas i do not believe you are a formitable foe!!!!!

Have a nice day!
Bryan

 

ok well u got me on the part where i dont know much about hondas...but i do have money...and people that talk **** like you encourage me to just poor every dime i see into it...therefore, well you get the point...thats okay if i dont know that much as long as i have money i can do whatever i want to....see ya bryan

 

hey how far from tempe are you son?i will have my teg down there in Febuary if you wanna have some time to put ALL your money into your care and we'll have some fun ?if you are such a baller why do you only have 1500-2000 to drop?i just dropped more than that in suspension last week or so!man you n00b's sure have mouths on you..................kids like you get smacked around at the races for being billy badass'!so how far from tempe?

 

it's always cute when kids talk **** with a stock car, and say "oh just wait till i get this."

as far as your original question is concerned. you might want to look into upgrading your flux capacitator model. the X-400 is seriously outdated. maybe the XT-550? I don't know, I've been hearing problems with the XT-550, from what I understand is once you hit 88 mph, you seem to end up time traveling. Weird...


[Modified by Ruckus138, 1:49 PM 12/10/2002]

 

Nitrous is the best bang for you buck, but it can be hell on your motor. If you get Nitrous it wouldnt be a bad idea to upgrade your exhast and and intake as well so you will get the most from your system.
Nitrous works in 2 ways to boosts your HP 1st of all nitrous is cold as ****, and the colder air makes a more dense charge of air enter your engine (kinda like a cold air kit...only like 100 degrees below 0). A nitrous molicule is 2parts Nitrogen and 1 part Oxygen, this is the other way it makes power. The Nirtous dumps mass amounts of oxygen into your engine, letting you add more fuel therefore making more power.
However, Nitrous if not used correctly can screw you engine up. With the air charge comming in at like -100 degrees then going to the normal combustion temperature in a split second exposes your engine to a greater range of temperatures and makes then more prone to failure. Changing your sparkpulgs and an ignition retarder with help save your engine, but before you do anything, talk to someone who has a lot of experiece with Nitrous and get there opinion and help


[Modified by riceBEATER, 5:58 AM 12/11/2002]

 

hey, have you ever heard the saying "theres no replacement for displacement" well its true, and if you were as smart as you think you are...you would have got something with more than 200ci.......you can add all the boost and nos you want, but when it comes down too it, nothing makes more power than cubes.......you can have all your 8k redlines and your engine that sounds like a pissed off weed-eater.....ill take my5500 red lines, my phat torque, my nostalgic exhast, and my lower times....thank you and have fun

LOL and huge props to the time travel comment...gotta love that


[Modified by riceBEATER, 6:16 AM 12/11/2002]

 

There is a replacment for displacment it is called technology,and quality(did I mention power to weight?).Two things the domestic market has seriously been lacking.OK now go ahead and site the two or three cars on the domestic market that have both.....are you done good,your boring me so could you please get your rustang off my lawn now,thanks.As for the kid pouring every dime he has into his car to stomp the people who are talking ****,it takes more than money whippersnapper and if you got guts then guts is enough but I tell you this you had better get yo **** straight before you jump off the porch and start running cuz.

 

Hmmmmmm.........true technology does help make power, but when it comes down too it.....cubes are the basis to all power, the more you have the more power you can make. You can make your little damn 2.2 make 600hp and your cool 350 lb-ft. Where as i could make my 5.0 push 500 horses and 600 lbs of torque in a car that weighs under 3gs and own your *** all day long. When it comes down to it more cubes = more power. I would like to see your imports do nothing more than a simple bolt-ons and a supercharger and run 10s with reliability.....yeah... thats what i thought. I dont see import classes that use near all stock parts....even down to the cam, and go 10s

 

with 2 grand, you cant do all the much, get an old JDM B16aI and drop it into your car, but then again, you may not have enough money to pay for the drop

 

Wow our oppinion really matters
It all comes down to having a love for cars and performance, how you get there doesn't really matter does it ? You can talk all the **** about cubic this cubic that blah blah blah....point being a TRUE ENTHUSIAST is into for the the fun of the sport.Now please take you hating *** back to where you came from, It's not wanted around here.GROW UP A LITTLE before you post on here again

 

God i dislike idiots..
Anyways to answer your question do as much research as you can, learn about your car and how things work before you spend money on modifications.Use the search function ,and if you still have more questions post them up in the proper forum and people will be more then happy to help you out.Keep it clean

 

This is the old theory when it was too expensive to build high reving multivalve motors. The theory still holds true but is not anymore as applicable today.

Comparing civics and mustangs is not fair for either because the design intention for both is different. The Mustang is a cheap Sports car, and the civic is reliable and fuel efficient. (Even my hybrid gets 25-28 mpg sometimes.)

The 5.0 V8 is crude, bulky and consumes a lot of gas when you use it as a daily driver. ( which is what cars are 90% of the time). True you can make a lot of HP but practicality will suffer because the design is very dated. Even ford is coming out with multivalve motors that are smaller and more efficent.

 

sell your car n get an EG!!...jk

 

I would love to see a 2500lb 500 hp car walk on a 600hp car that weights less than 1900lbs the day you do that is the day you win the noble peace prize for your tweaking of physics. 2.2l or 5.0 600hp is still 600hp and a fat *** is still a fat ***,so unless you got something better than that I suggest you remove the foot from your mouth and move along.I ain't trying to be rude but the retarded argument based on nothing but loyalty is dissproven day after day.Let it go,bro.

 

So you own this 500hp/600tq car? Can I see a picture of it? Got any timeslips to go with it?

BTW, 5.0 blocks split in half around 500whp. What?!