I have a '95 civic with:
B18b swap, headers, intake, short shift, stage 1 clutch, slotted front brakes, struts and springs, 2 1/2" piping, and si rims w/falken azenis.

The main thing i want to do is to get a turbo kit eventually when i have the money, but in the mean time what do you guys think i should upgrade to get better performance out of my car. Thanks for your input.





Modified by mike03,95civic at 2:32 PM 9/15/2007

 

suspension, wheels/tires

 

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^^ x3443425234654534535.

Dont buy **** for the motor until you are completely done with the turbo purchase. Get some security too. That is pretty much all you can/should do.

 

oh yea i forgot to put that in. it has it has struts and springs. it has si civic rims.

 

I'm curious why should i wait to do anything to the motor untill i turbo it?

 

because anymore bolt on's you do will be useless with a turbo. save your money and put it into tuning when you're done.

 

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^^ exactly

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Secure your car and drive it the way it is until you find out your whp goals, how reliable you want it and what needs to be done to the motor. You can make nice numbers on stock internals, but the questions always remains... how long will it last?

 

Do pistons+rods+bearings+headstuds. That's an investment you won't lose.

When you go turbo, you're going to lose your intake and headers, not to mention you're going to need your exhaust re-worked.

 

Ok. yea i do what to have my car tunned when i get a turbo put in. would you guys suggest do things to make my car lighter, like carbon hood? or is it not worth the money?

 

take out anything you dont want/need in the interior/engine. seats, carpet, ac/ps, etc.

 

yeah, start buying stuff for your turbo.
you've got a lot to buy if you're gonna do it correctly.

you already wasted money on a header/intake...

 

Ok. sorry i'm kind of learning more about cars as i go... I know what piston do and about how much they cost but i don't know about rods,bearings, and headstuds. could you explain a little please?

 

you dont need any of that really unless you want to make 300whp+ reliably. with that said, how much hp do you want?

 

actually i didn't waste a dime, i bought the car with it. so i'm looking at getting the edelbrock kit. it seems to have everything i would need. it has turbo, inercooler, blowoff valve, injectors...and i forgot what else. what are so things i sould look at getting with it?

 

I would like between 230 to 250

 

you're going to need some form of engine management

 

Ok. so i know i want to get it tuned when i get it done, but i've never had a car professionally tuned before. how do you go about finding a good place to do that? are they pretty common?

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1347699

 

If you get wheels/tires, get security at the same time. nothing sucks more than losing your car because of poor security.

Speaking of which, I need to do to my car.

 

It means: Oh, really?

 

ok that make since. so you think an alarm is the best way to go? my brother has a bullet proof thing that keeps the clutch from being pushed in.

 

an autoloc? i have one but barely use it anymore because after a while it got really hard to turn the key. i almost broke the key in the lock. that would have sucked.

 

lol. yea i think even though it more inconvenient it seems like it would work better.


Modified by mike03,95civic at 8:16 PM 9/14/2007

 

Going back to the dont do anything to the motor untill i put a turbo in it because it would be a waste... does that include replacing the flywheel with a performance one?

 

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dude have u ever heard of a tow truck?