00WhiteEKy

I have a 92 civic with 99 gsr motor. its quick, but that fast. I have exhaust, and CAI. Im going to race this mustang soon, and I want to beat him. whats the cheapest easiest way to gain lots of HP. NOS is cheap, but gets expensive and dangerous when you always have to fill the bottle, and I know i would abouse my NOS button. Turbo is kinda expensive for me. Im looking for easy things that I can quick do to improve my times, and make a noticable increase in HP. Has anyone ever tried to forse air into the intake with small 12v fan or soemthing like that? Don't mock me, but I have seen those tornado filters for too much $$, and you could go to radio shack and get a 12v fan or a 12v leaf blower and use that instead. could I run 110 octane, would that do anything? Give me some advice please. thanx.

hondaZvic

hmm... imma major fan for weight reduction....

sorry, dont know bout that fan in ur intake thing... sounds like it mite work... sounds kinda cheesy too..i dunno, try it and find out.

smoke that stang..

00WhiteEKy

yeah, i say those electric turbo things, adds like 10 hp. its a huge fan on your intake. I heard some good and bad things. i don't know, 10 hp for about $200 is kinda a waste. weight reduction huh?? I still have a/c on my car, but when its hot, its nice to have. and I have a VX, its like the lightest hatch already. (same as DX if i remember) but i think im going to look into a greddy turbo. maybe.

PureTeg420

wieght reduction and drag radials or slicks will the the cheapest way to get lower times, aside from n2o.

HandCommand

Cheapest way? No parts? SEAT TIME!!!

Learn how to launch your car. Get the feel for the clutch. Get a feel for the engine. SEAT TIME is the best way to improve your times. Every car is different, so launching techniques are different.

I've swapped many 1st gen B16s into CRX's. Most of them stock everything including internals, etc. I've run consistent low 14's to mid 14's with just Cold Air Intake.

The current B16 rex Im driving now pulled a consistent 13.5 with a 55 shot of ZEX.

For the 1/4 mile, I would say,in terms of "parts", Nitrous Oxide gives you the most bang for the buck.

Proficio

I broke my leg last summer and couldn't work for awhile. A nice mixture or boredom and vicitin had me building a electric forced induction for my 00 Isuzu Hombre w/ 2.2L 4 banger. I used some 3" PVC, 2 3" 90 degree rubber angles, 2 3" to 4" rubber converters w/ a 4" electric computer fan from radio shack(10-15 bux). My idea was not really force feed the air, but attempt to get the air swirling so the engine would "naturally" breath more air. The fan flowed only like 100-125 cfm. It actually did make a difference but after doing that(along w/K&N and Flowmaster) my buddy could still spank my *** in his stock nissan frontier. At that point I decided making my Isuzu fast was hopeless and returned it to stock form.

SuperCivic

weight reduction..take out your rear seats and anything else you can do without. my boy had a EG w/ GSR and he beat just about every mustang/camaro he raced w/ similar mods as you. i'd say unless the stang is one of those new cobras w/ 300+ hp then he's toast.

JDM EG2

Cheapest way is to find a good used nitrous kit for $250-$300 and u will be happy as ****!!!!! Best bang for the buck. High to low 13's easy.

mannymo

"Weight reduction" A 10lb/Hp car will run low 13's on street tires.
50 shot of nitrous and 250lbs of wieht reduction.

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BoM

get a suspension
new clutch
and sticky tires

i bet u can cut off half a second
once u learn how to drive

H22EK

get nitrous

Just2Fast

what does your car run at the track as of now?

Hatchy-Ownzjo0

unless its a cobra dont worry about it.. you should smoke a GT or lower model.. Good Luck..

00WhiteEKy

he has a gt, but it modified. Around 300 Hp. hasn't lost a race. I would love to shut him up with my 4 popper. oh yeah, And I do have a act 6 puck clutch. crabs nice. Im not sure what it runs. haven't gone to a track yet. But everyone is saying NOS. I might look into that. hmmmmmmmm

BoM

don't get nos.
"your an amatuer and u got a heavy foot"

jahahaaharhahah, j/k

sticky tires and a good suspension
u don't need more power, u have a big advantage in weight! and 8200 redline.

00WhiteEKy

whats good advice on suspention? I know nothing about suspention. whats a good setup, and how much will it cost. is it stuff I can do myself? Let me know.
" I need 1 of these, no, lets make it 2 of the the big bottles, and harry, i need it by tonight" haha

wuhungsixxx

koni yellows ($500+)
H&R race ($150+)

if you want custom spring rates use ground controls($299+)

my vote is also for nitrous...

00WhiteEKy

I should of made this a poll, and asked if I should go NOS or suspention. im not sure if I can install new springs and such. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg to have someone else do it for me. Im going to look for a used NOS system. thanx guys