what can i buy thats under 500bucks and not over that will give me real good horsepower gains. i have a 97 civic 2dr ex sohc vtec.

 

maybe some no2 if you can find a used kit, but filling the bottle is gonna be expensive. Other than that, gut your car

 

nitrous


stripping your car is a good idea

 

save it until you triple that amount then get a turbo

 

"2 of the big ones"

 

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By tonight.

 

i dont want nitrous tho. and i already have my backseats and all that junk in the trunk gone. im looking for engine mods that dont have to do with a turbo or nitrous

 

well ur not going to get massive power gains for 500 heres another cheap idea remove body panels!!! u dont need a hood trunk fenders what the expletive is a bumper for? well its gone!!! lmao jk seriously tho save and but sumthing better

 

Crower 2 Cam, Crower Valve Springs & Retainers, and a Cam Gear...

 

wouldnt the cam itself cost more than 500?

 

you really want to waste 500 bucks making your sohc go 4mph faster then by all means.

"amatures dont use naws"

 

im sure you can make a custom turbo out of junk yard parts

 

just get started w/ intake/header.. that will be around 450-500 depending on if u get a deal on the header ect ect.

 

cam and intake manifold preferable the ones im selling for 500 all together..

But really before you do those 2 i would do intake header exhaust and if you shop rite you cound do all that for 500... then if you do not want no2 and are like me and didnt want turbo or sc then do the cam and intake manifold and maybe a b series throttle body... with those you will notice gains and i know so because ive seen dyno's of i/h/e cam im tb i think it will put down 135-140whp on a sohc

 

Make your own exhaust from K-teller.com 200$
Dc header- 300$

 

nos would b the best or maybe a sohc vtec motor d15b or d16z6!

 

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Dc header- 300$</TD></TR></TABLE>
DC headers are under $250 on ebay and Kteller exhaust doesn't come with a muffler.

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WTF? you can get one for about $250

 

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Dc header- 300$</TD></TR></TABLE>

explictive a dc header, i have a holly airmass with a carb # and i only paid 130$ new... and the dyno was the same as dc

 

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...Wrong hobby.

 

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explictive a dc header, i have a holly airmass with a carb # and i only paid 130$ new... and the dyno was the same as dc</TD></TR></TABLE>
why do you care about a CARB # in IL?

 

polish you intake manifold and cyl head yourself, all you need is sand paper and about 4 hours. i dont know how much it will give but im sure it will do SOMETHING, and its free, unless you break the intake manifold gaskets.

 

save for a swap *cough*b18c1*cough* and save fro boost. you will be happier then whatever you do with that sohc.

 

you dont want to "polish" your intake manifold or intake ports, they need to be a little rought to help with the air/fuel mixture, but after the pistons, you want everything to be as smooth as possible, i guess you could portmatch your intake manifold and bore your intake manifold with/for a b-series throttle body, but leave the MAJOR port n polishing to a shop, unless you dont mind effing up a few heads in the process of finding out what your doing

 

Chip your ECU (100$).Get good springs and struts(300$)They do more than most people think and are usually overlooked.

 

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he's in cali, and well because i knew if it has a carb # that means it went though SOME testing atleast compared to these ebay manifolds and i sure as hell am not paying 250$ for a header that wont do anything on a d series. and if i ever did get pulled over and they were idiots and wanted to look under the hood i just flash that and one less ticket

EDIT and its not polish its port, polishing anything wont do anything, you are trying to say port match the manifold to the gasket.