imported_MilanoCivic

Hey civic lovers...i own a 93 civic coupe, with a zc civic engine n i don't know much about cars. I want to increase my speed and acceleration without doing an engine swap or spending alotta $$$....like 4000$ for a new engine.....ne suggestions?? would really help....thanx...

91Civic_Joe

Get a whole leap of decals and a bigass spoiler +75 HP

Turbo4U

Going fast=Spending lots of $$$$$
You cant make your car go significantly faster with only spend $500 for example. Gotta put some money into it

rjngo

yeah man...you can't make your civic go fast without putting big money to it...

i heard having a TCC decal adds 5HP to your engine

Yellow_hatch

the only way to make your engine faster without a swap and getting noticebly more hp is building it up or boosting it in other words U NEED MONEY!

Nova_Dust

Shorter gear box, lighten up the car, glass replace with lexan, suspension and a set of good tires.

chris_si98

nice way to welcome guests.


It depends on how much speed you want to achieve. IMO without a lot of money (atleast $2000) you aren't going to be quick.

and Welcome to TCC

imported_MilanoCivic

i never said i didn't have money...i do, but i'm buying a new car soon and i don't wanna spend 2 much on this one..i'm willing to spend 1500-2000$...umm it's funny how u treat new guests, stickers and a spoiler +75 hp....yea...good idea...i never said i was blonde...neway thanx to respectful honest ones...

Gallagher

Homemade turbo that **** !

imported_MilanoCivic

how do i make or get a homemade turbo?? a turbo is cold air thrown into the engine right??

imported_jonny_emo

IMO if you are getting a new car....why not put that money into the new car? that's just my $0.02

never heard about a spoiler adding power.....stickers are just old news! lol

but welcome to the club!

chris_si98

don't worry about those guys most of the guys on tcc are friendly.

but like jonny just said.. why don't you save your money on your new car? $2000 won't get you that far dude.

And a homemade turbo is basically a turbo kit but it is made with cheaper parts

example.. using injectors from an eagle instead of buying new injectors.

And a turbo is a lot more than cold air thrown into the engine.

Yellow_hatch

if you know nothing about cars def dont do turbo in the end it will cost to much time and money

imported_BLKSHEEP

if u wanna do a lil bit, just do intake and full exhaust ... a tuneup helps too... but i personally would save and put it towayds the new car.

imported_MilanoCivic

yea but i'm not planning on buying it till next summer.....basically i want sumthing to compensate for my 17 inch rims and heavy spoiler...thanx for the suggestions...what about a cold air intake?? or headers n stuff???

DumbasSi

Ditch the heavy 17's for some lighter 15's a remove the wing.

Jay P

IMO I would get as much info as you can on your engine and the mods you would like to do. If you dont know much about cars...educate yourself and learn about all the mods you can do to increase speed, etc.

read up on our tech sections....there are many people here that can answer your questions and give you good advice, other than slapping stickers on your ride...

end result, you can decide for yourself what is best for you.

and in the meantime save a bit of money for the car


welcome to TCC!

imported_t_dot_SiR

yeah, first thing to do to make your car feel faster... get rid of the 17" rims... put on some lightweight 15"... take off that wing
add some bolt ons and tune your car... not that much faster, but you'll feel some difference... good for a year........ and work on the suspension... civic is all about handling... not straight line power IMO

imported_MilanoCivic

those r sum really good suggestions....especiallly JP..that's exactly wha t i need to do....find out info on my engine and how i can mod it...thanx guys.......neway i plan on becoming a member and would luv to come out to the meetings....

Jay P

keep checking the discussion forums for location/time for all the meets....we got em both in the west end(mississauga, burlington, etc.)

and east end (scarborough) which are the offcial meets on wed nights....


post some pics of your ride too!