Finally i have converted the tranny auto/manual
and now I have a hydrolic gear in my 96 civic coupe with a 1.6 sohc vtec engine.
I was just wondering what should i go for next?
if you were in my shoes and didnt want to spend you money on a swap what would you get for the car to improve its power?!

 

From what Ive been learning, if you want to make power on the d16 you gotta go boost.

 

Intake, Headers, and exhaust.. The basics.. But for more power, build the motor for turbo or nitrous...

There are a ton of options, and everyone will tell you different things.

Think about these things:

How much money do you want to spend?
What power adders, if any, do you want?
Will it be mostly for drag racing, autox, etc.?
Will it be daily driven?

There are many more questions to be asked and answered, and it all depends on what you want and what you want to spend..

I know this didn't help a ton, but it is true....

PS: Auto to Manual is a great start.. I did mine about 2 weeks ago.. Im loving it!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sebas &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From what Ive been learning, if you want to make power on the d16 you gotta go boost. </TD></TR></TABLE>

what turbo kit do you suggest?
how many hp would i get? as i searched in the internet with 8 psi i'll gain 75-100HP
http://www.turbo-kits.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90civichb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Intake, Headers, and exhaust.. The basics.. But for more power, build the motor for turbo or nitrous...

There are a ton of options, and everyone will tell you different things.

Think about these things:

How much money do you want to spend?
What power adders, if any, do you want?
Will it be mostly for drag racing, autox, etc.?
Will it be daily driven?

There are many more questions to be asked and answered, and it all depends on what you want and what you want to spend..

I know this didn't help a ton, but it is true....

PS: Auto to Manual is a great start.. I did mine about 2 weeks ago.. Im loving it! </TD></TR></TABLE>

well I already have a full exhaust system on it
and I dont know how much money i want to spend because so far i didnt choose my next mood and i dont know how much money do i need!
and it will be my daily drive.
I want something that allows me to kick H22's *** and other cars with the average of 210 HP.

 

What is your final horsepower goal? Where (which rpm range) do you want the power to come?

Once you figure these out, it doesnt matter in what order you buy your parts. All you should worry about is what you want from your car in the end.

James

 

Ive driven single cams with all the bolts ons etc etc, yes there zippy little things but they really lack the top end power. I can remember racing my friend with a d16z6 and i had an h22 in my del sol, we would be kinda close right before i hit vtec and then i would pull on him like he put it in reverse...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jedi_Sol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What is your final horsepower goal? Where (which rpm range) do you want the power to come?

Once you figure these out, it doesnt matter in what order you buy your parts. All you should worry about is what you want from your car in the end.

James</TD></TR></TABLE>

So far my final HP goal is above 210 HP

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by delLudeVTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes there zippy little things but they really lack the top end power.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sad but true this is the problem with the single cam's !!

 

so would turbo be the best alternative to gain top end power?

im kinda in the same situation and ive got all the bolt ons, etc just looking for a little more power b/c my motor is still in awesome shape and im not ready to swap it out

 

Boost

 

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im kinda in the same situation and ive got all the bolt ons, etc just looking for a little more power b/c my motor is still in awesome shape and im not ready to swap it out</TD></TR></TABLE>

I gusse boosting the car is the best thing !

what do you guys think ?

 

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what do you guys think ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Boost. I'm only boosting about 6-7psi, but I love it. Definatly going to be building a block over the winter and upping the boost in the spring, though.

 

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what do you guys think ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think you should boost it.