i just bought a honda civic coupe. about 18.000 miles on it. i was wondering if ne one has ne suggestions on how i could make it haul ***. it runs great its just that its a stock civic and its slowwww ! so someone anyone help me outt !


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Turbo or Engine Swap are your only logical options.

 

yah i been told that'd be the best thing, but if i dont do that is there ne other way ? like getting a cold air intake or exhaust ?

 

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You won't see any horsepower increases that way.

 

it'll sound quicker

 

auto or manual?

 

auto . o yah another thing would it make ANY noticable difference besdies sounding quicker lol.

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like we stated above, no.

 

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Had an 02 LX coupe that was auto. There is not much you can do to make it quicker. I put intake on it, but stopped after that. You may only see a little difference in your midrange revs, but it is hardly noticeable. Without an engine swap and/or manual transmission, it is difficult to make it really quick. I turbo is not going to help you without a different engine (as far as I know but I may be wrong).

Usually, then it is easier to buy an engine management system to tune your engine for better performance. Not sure if this is available for your car. If D17 engine code, Hondata does not offer anything.

With that said, I am not trying to bash on your car at all. As we all like Honda's on this site. Happy tuning.

 

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well, there's your problem .

 

Stickers. Lots of stickers.

Sorry, but if you are looking for a car that can "haul ***," this isn't the right one. Nitrous will be a cheap, but you could cook the motor and it WILL ruin that automatic transmission. An engine swap is very cool, but it take a lot of money and know how to get it to be reliable and drivable. Sorry to say it, but the best way to go fast in a straight line is to buy an SRT-4 and do the Mopar turbo upgrade. Just don't try to take it around a corner.

Don't get me wrong, this is a fun little car. Mod things that YOU want to, say drop/tint/exhaust and keep it clean.

 

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No.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Speed Monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Stickers. Lots of stickers.

Sorry, but if you are looking for a car that can "haul ***," this isn't the right one. Nitrous will be a cheap, but you could cook the motor and it WILL ruin that automatic transmission. An engine swap is very cool, but it take a lot of money and know how to get it to be reliable and drivable. Sorry to say it, but the best way to go fast in a straight line is to buy an SRT-4 and do the Mopar turbo upgrade. Just don't try to take it around a corner.

Don't get me wrong, this is a fun little car. Mod things that YOU want to, say drop/tint/exhaust and keep it clean. </TD></TR></TABLE>


instead of a SRT-4 how about a Colbalt SS? those things are pretty nice i must say

 

thanks alot everyone. i think that is wat i will do just go for looks , maybe get a car in the future to haul *** lol. now i have another question, wats my best option to get my car lowered and exhaust.? nothingg too expensive or cheap !

thanks

 

Do suspension and brake upgrades until you can afford big ticket power items.

 

well in suspension and brake upgrades what do u recommend ? also i just wanna get my dropped asap so waht should i doo ?

thankss

 

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OMG Curiouz, i cant believe u repped a Cobalt SS. They are GARBAGE!!!!! A cavalier is 10times worse than a neon.

SRT-4's are faster and have better components than a Cobalt anyway.

 

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I'd say it all depends on how far you want to go with your car. It's very circumstancial.

 

im not really trynna make my car into a racing car on nething. just looks. not all out. i just wanna know wat i should do and go for to get it dropped

 

Wow, I can't believe you called a Cobalt a Cavalier. TOTALLY different cars. I'd take a Cobalt SS over an SRT-4 anyday.

 

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The Cobalt is the Cavalier's replacement, and since they share the majority of the chassis and drivetrain components, I would consider it a safe comparison.

 

srt-4 ownes cobalt ss. But anyways if you want to lower just for looks get new shocks and struts and tien s-tech springs. and for exaust if you want it i would recomend greddy sp2

 

o mann ok so to get my car lowered i gotta buy struts, shocks and springs...!?

this is all so confusing i thought i only need to buy springs

 

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"Same thing" on our cars. The front uses a MacPherson strut setup, while the rear simply uses a colover shock system.

If you want adjustability, i would go with either Tokico D Specs and springs, or full coulover shocks. Not those coilover sleeves though.

 

you do not have to get all new shocks and struts but i would if you dont they will blow after a while.