hey wassss crackin everyobody. ight im just getting started on my new car(01 civic lx 2dr) and I need to know where I should start. Everyone is telling me that I need a new engine but i just want to do something thatll make the engine I got a little faster. Cheap and do it yourself is what I need to do to start if anybody has any ideas drop a comment.

 

You can always do the typical intake, header, exhaust. But, they will not yield a big improvement over stock. If it were me, id do what most other people are going to tell you to do. Swap a K20, or turbo the engine in it.

 

yea i was afraid it would come down to an engine swap do u know what the K seris engines will run me as far as cash goes.

 

I dont know exactly, they are a pretty penny though.

 

Between $4k-$5.6k (not including shipping) depending on if you want the K20A2 or just the K20A JDM engine.

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/ for the site and
http://www.hmotorsonline.com/s...it=10
for the specific page of the K20A, the K20A2 is on the last page.

 

dude, if you really want to do something start working on suspension stuff. drop it a little, get front and rear strut bars, sway bars, you could make it a handling monster witht the right set up. and it would cost you about the same as intake header and exhaust.
Dezod has a package deal with sway bars shocks and coilovers for like 800 bucks.
but if you want cheapo speed get a 70 shot of nitrous and be done with it.

 

Wouldnt it be cheaper to buy an rsx-s to begin with? rather then dropping a k20 in a civic.

 

yea it would be easier to get the RSX but money was tight and i got a real good deal on this car so u know got to work what you got