i just bought a 2004 civic si and i was woundering what i should do first... with out doing a swap or adding turbo. i am getting aem short ram intake next weekend where do i go from there

 

a new header and new exhaust. there's not much you can do to a d17 performance wise unless you turbo. I/H/E ~20 hp. our engines respond terribly.

 

Get started on the suspension. You won't get **** out of the motor... so you may as well make sure you dont have to slow down as much.

 

With all the bolt-ons mentioned by jjohn6438, as well as an adjustable cam gear, and hours of tuning for higher octane fuel, you may see 15whp. I wouldn't recommend doing it, unless you're just going for the look/sound of a modified engine. It's not going to produce much for you in the long run.

 

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suspension, then brakes, then turbo or k20.

This way, once u get the power, the rest of your car will be up to par.


Modified by Vantage at 12:46 AM 1/17/2007

 

agreed

 

uhh he already has a k20a3, he has 04 Si...

i say suspension and then boost the hell out of it...

and yeh your in the wrong forum...DC5/EP3 forum different...

 

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i say suspension and then boost the hell out of it...

and yeh your in the wrong forum...DC5/EP3 forum different...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Grrr... So annoying...

Anyway, i still say Suspension then brakes, then turbo/k20a2.

 

ok kool thanx i have some ideas on what to do first

 

would i half to get new rims and tires before i lower my car? cuz im thinking that they would rub if i lowered it on my stock tires and rims

 

You'll want to start asking questions here: https://honda-tech.com/zeroforum/32

This forum is for Non-Si's, because we lack the K-series engines.

 

I was reading this thinking how the hell he had a d motor in his si

 

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wont rub