so im looking to go the "easier" route and get my hands on a bolt on kit at some point in the near future... but ive heard alot of things need to be taken/moved in the engine bay... like for example are there any kits that still leave room for a/c?
i removed my power steering pump so its looped(power assist) will that make enough room?
ive searched and these 2 i havent seen anything on please advise

and if you know of anything else i might need to know about(what gets moved/cut out) please dont hesitate to meation it

b16a1 99 civic Si

this was also posted into the ek/eg forum by mistake if any admin see this and wanna remove it ty

 

Hmmm, i wont be too much of an *** but dude you kinda suck at searching. But ill help you out anyway since i have nothing else to do here in Iraq at the moment. Bolt on kits you ask? Well how much power do you want? Cause there are a few kits that are fairly easy to install with little work need in the engine bay. Of course the first ill throw out there is the greddy kit. Easy bolt on kit, pretty friendy on the installing. I'de say that its probably the most complete kit where you shouldnt have to buy too many little things. It will put you roughly in the 220-250whp range safely. It comes with a pretty small turbo. 18g from what i remember. Revhard also makes a kit, you;ll have to do some welding of the downpipe to your exhaust, maybe a little fabrication to your front bumper ect ect. I can go on and on about kits but with either kit, you can retain the AC and power steering. The only time you'll really have any issues with power steering is with a top mount turbo kit, but thats probably NOT what you're looking for. With any kit you buy, you'll need some kinda fuel management system and a tune.

 

yea i was ookin at greddy kits they i know they have a good name for a reason...

someone was telling me that ssautochromes are fairly inexpensive and worth while but im under the life long understanding you get what you pay for.... comments on that?

 

Yea man ssautochrome is crap. I dont mean to flame them but they manifolds that crack under the slightest pressure. Me personally I wouldnt buy one although they are not expensive at all but you get what you pay for. That Greddy would do you just fine if it fits your power goals. Me I am looking into selling my Turbo boost gauge BOV and TiAL wastegate if you wanna buy that then I would give you a reasonable price just let me know

 

SSAutoshit! the parts they use are garbage man. Now, I have seen someone use it and it ripped like a ****, BUT how long will it last is the question? He had to replace the BOV cause is didnt work haha. But its all knock off parts man, save your 800 bucks, unless you just want cheap power. Think of it this way...

if you had a choice of SPEED, RELIABILITY, and COST.... pick 2 and the 3rd is what you wont get... its a great formula!

SPEED, COST - aint gonna be reliable
SPEED, RELIABLE - not cheap
RELIABLE, COST - aint gonna be fast

The last in bold is probably what you're looking for. Honestly 250whp on the street for daily driving is fun and useful power. Do you really wanna start having traction problems? Ive seen people with less power beat the guys with more, only cause they were actually accelerating lol.