i drive a '97 civic ex
my budget is around $500 right now

i'm wondering whats the best thing to upgrade on my civic with the budget i have.. i was thinking of getting an intake, but i'm not sure.. i don't know much about cars so yeah =/

i'm just looking to make my civic faster. no need for looks :]

thanks in advance.

 

keep the money and save up for a turbo setup. Intake, header, and exhaust will only get you so far... Learn more about your car first before you do any modding.

DON'T FORGET TO READ THE FORUM GUIDELINES

 

You need NOS. Two of them. The big ones.

 

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"you'll blow yourself to pieces"

 

Get a header and buy a muffler. Have a shop do an exhaust for you.

 

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whats the average cost for a turbo setup go for?

 

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And ****, I need em by tonight.

 

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First and foremost welcome to Hond-tech.com the most extensive knowledge base of honda automobiles on the web. Secondly, in the upper right hand corner is the search button. You can find an answer to almost any question just through that.

I'll start you off though. A solid DIY turbo kit with everything done right (hondata + dyno tuning) is gonna run you about $2500. You can get greddy kits on ebay for like $1600, but you're gonna want to upgrade eventually so just research and DIY. It will be of much higher quality and cheaper in the long run.

 

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Yeah. So...

Go to http://www.homemadeturbo.com and piece yourself a turbo kit. You'll see gains there. Other than that, no.