have a question. i have a 2000 civic HX.

my dad got it off his friend

it came with some cold-air intake

and a muffler.

oh and it has a d16y7 engine

i was wondering what i can do to get more power out of it?

 

So, what is your question?

 

What's your budget and level of automotive proficiency?

 

well im a high school kid with a part time job. i have like 300 saved up for the car. i just want something that will give it a little boost.

 

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Don't bother blowing $300 on bolt ons. Put that money towards suspension and you'll be much happier. A slow car can be fun with the right suspension...see my garage for an example

 

change the motor

 

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Don't bother blowing $300 on bolt ons. Put that money towards suspension and you'll be much happier. A slow car can be fun with the right suspension...see my garage for an example </TD></TR></TABLE>

yep...and some good tires...

 

it has a y7?? are you sure.

 

nitrous

 

300? Nitrous is your best bang for the buck. But with the nitrous its give and take. You -Can- blow **** up with it. Just be careful. And get it tuned.

 

welcome to the site I agree with Archidictus suspension upgrades

 

Suspension, Suspension, Suspension.

A high school-part-time-job-budget is not going to buy you any noticeable power. Unless you have lots of patience to save up.

 

welcome to h-t. you can buy a header if you want, but its not gonna do much with that motor, if its not already slammed, then do that first, because no matter what car it is, it looks 10x better lowered.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HXvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it has a y7?? are you sure.</TD></TR></TABLE> yes it has a d16y7 i checked it a few days ago. i was looking at some things and i heard that a mini me swap or something like that can change it to vtec and what not.

i was also thinking of dropping it. how much would that cost.

 

For $300 you might be able to get away with lowering your car. Lowering springs range from $100 - $200, and having them installed also ranges in the same area. I recommend http://www.tirerack.com for looking up compatiable springs.

 

what should i get if i want to drop it? and how much should i?

 

get some ground control coilovers. 299.95 http://www.ground-control.com

i have them on my car with KYB agx shocks and it looks like this

 

that looks nice. i want something like that but just a bit higher.

 

I ran ground control on stock shocks for a while. About a 1.5-1.75" drop. Never ever bottomed out and I looked way better than stock. My friends envyed me. All their cars are slammed.

Take me for example: broke-*** college student, I put all my money in the suspension and my car handles. I take people for a ride in the twisties and they love the way it stays planted. My budget won't allow for a B-series swap, so I went the smart way with the money I have.

 

people are right - suspension add's a whole new feeling and prepares your car for any future hp-upgrades to come.

also, the mini-me swap is not a bad way to spend your money, but i don't know how those mini-me sets are priced "over there". mini-me means changing the intake / injection part of your d16, thus more or less making it a 16y8 with an sohc vtec and 125hp instead of your current 105.

speaking of power - your car fitted with an auto-tranny ?

 

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i have them on my car with KYB agx shocks and it looks like this
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are you using aftermarket lug nuts on oem wheels? thats not safe dude, oem wheels need the ACORN shaped lugs, aftermarket ones use CONICAL, and if you don't use the proper acorn shaped lugs they won't seat properly.

 

Yeah I'd do some suspension work and if you want some power, go with a mild nitrous setup. Or you can save save save, and turbo that biotch..