looking 4 a little more hp
16-Jan-2005, 12:37 AM
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looking 4 a little more hp
hi i hace a 97 civic its an ex with a d16y5 motor i installed air ram wel install is a funny word il say i bodged it in my car useing a balck widow hood and puting a pipe from the vent through my filter and in2 the intake this helped very mutch on the highway i actualy had throttle responce on the highway in 5th gear other than a different mufler noise 
im getting beaten buy little boys in old ****ty praylude's with the dohc and its kinda embarasing i think the mufler has been upgrades its prety big in dyamiter compared with stock si mufler and other stock ones i have seen
i dont realy want a turbo i dont have a ****ing clue about them or any teck stuff i just want a instal and go no tweaking this clean that dino this and other **** once its in thats it any ideas or anyboddy selling anything 4 my engin ??
the engin has 50k on it and no other mods i have a cold air intake in the garage if that wil combine with something
im getting beaten buy little boys in old ****ty praylude's with the dohc and its kinda embarasing i think the mufler has been upgrades its prety big in dyamiter compared with stock si mufler and other stock ones i have seen i dont realy want a turbo i dont have a ****ing clue about them or any teck stuff i just want a instal and go no tweaking this clean that dino this and other **** once its in thats it any ideas or anyboddy selling anything 4 my engin ??
the engin has 50k on it and no other mods i have a cold air intake in the garage if that wil combine with something
16-Jan-2005, 01:07 AM
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well get a stage 2 cam and some stiff valve springs and ti retainers, an adjustable cam gear, and maybe some headwork (port and polish, valve job) if its in the budget. Thats the biggest factor in an engine built....budget.
I built a decent engine for about $3500. I just waited until i saw deals on parts in the for sale forum and collect them over a couple of months. If buying these parts from stores new vs buying privately it costs way more from stores. There is actually someone selling a SOHC VTEC rather nicely built head, with all of the work i mentioned, for a killer price on this forum.
PM me for more info on my budget build if you'd like.
But if the budget is small then i would say get a decent header, exhaust, intake manifold and a b-series t/b because they fit d-series manifolds and are larger in diameter.
I built a decent engine for about $3500. I just waited until i saw deals on parts in the for sale forum and collect them over a couple of months. If buying these parts from stores new vs buying privately it costs way more from stores. There is actually someone selling a SOHC VTEC rather nicely built head, with all of the work i mentioned, for a killer price on this forum.
PM me for more info on my budget build if you'd like.
But if the budget is small then i would say get a decent header, exhaust, intake manifold and a b-series t/b because they fit d-series manifolds and are larger in diameter.
16-Jan-2005, 03:47 AM
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1st off: please take your time typing so we can actually read it.
2nd: STREET RACING IS BAD! dont be surprised if what you just said gets you banned
3rd: what kind of money are you looking to spend? you want to stick to minor stuff im guessing cuz you dont want to deal with tuning... maybe a nice 4-2-1 or 4-1 header, or a bigger throttle body or intake manifold...... pretty much everything else is internal, like cams, pistons, bore, P&P, etc. and these will require tuning with a computer and/or dyno
2nd: STREET RACING IS BAD! dont be surprised if what you just said gets you banned
3rd: what kind of money are you looking to spend? you want to stick to minor stuff im guessing cuz you dont want to deal with tuning... maybe a nice 4-2-1 or 4-1 header, or a bigger throttle body or intake manifold...... pretty much everything else is internal, like cams, pistons, bore, P&P, etc. and these will require tuning with a computer and/or dyno
16-Jan-2005, 04:02 AM
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Re: looking 4 a little more hp
Originally posted by doggy69247
hi i hace a 97 civic its an ex with a d16y5 motor i installed air ram wel install is a funny word il say i bodged it in my car useing a balck widow hood and puting a pipe from the vent through my filter and in2 the intake this helped very mutch on the highway i actualy had throttle responce on the highway in 5th gear other than a different mufler noise im getting beaten buy little boys in old ****ty praylude's with the dohc and its kinda embarasing i think the mufler has been upgrades its prety big in dyamiter compared with stock si mufler and other stock ones i have seen
hi i hace a 97 civic its an ex with a d16y5 motor i installed air ram wel install is a funny word il say i bodged it in my car useing a balck widow hood and puting a pipe from the vent through my filter and in2 the intake this helped very mutch on the highway i actualy had throttle responce on the highway in 5th gear other than a different mufler noise
im getting beaten buy little boys in old ****ty praylude's with the dohc and its kinda embarasing i think the mufler has been upgrades its prety big in dyamiter compared with stock si mufler and other stock ones i have seen prelude may weight more, but makes you think sometimes why you are losing.
16-Jan-2005, 04:18 AM
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Even a old 3rd gen prelude Si came stock with 135 - which still beats your stock d16...Pick up a y8 head and ECU. Combined with a aftermarket cam I/H/E you make as much as 135+ hp - and should fall under $1000 budget - nothing bad about that...
16-Jan-2005, 04:40 AM
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Originally posted by bevboyy
Even a old 3rd gen prelude Si came stock with 135 - which still beats your stock d16...Pick up a y8 head and ECU. Combined with a aftermarket cam I/H/E you make as much as 135+ hp - and should fall under $1000 budget - nothing bad about that...
Even a old 3rd gen prelude Si came stock with 135 - which still beats your stock d16...Pick up a y8 head and ECU. Combined with a aftermarket cam I/H/E you make as much as 135+ hp - and should fall under $1000 budget - nothing bad about that...
yes JC, that would be best.... but he said
"i just want a instal and go no tweaking this clean that dino this and other **** once its in thats it"
or in english:
"i just want to install and go. No tweaking, cleaning, or dyno (tuning). Once the part is installed, that's it."
so what other than I/H/E could he do that requires easy bolt on and no tuning??
16-Jan-2005, 02:46 PM
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im not raceing all the time i its wierd u have a car that has some cosmetic mods on it and people think u want to race all day i get crannys pealing out at lights its funny as hell me and my friend were in a trafik jam and this old guy had a corvet and he set off like he was in a drag race and there was 4 cars lenth 2 move because i was next 2 him wtf
ok but turbo's are like 3g right ??? and id like to install the stuff myself then i have a grater knowlage of how it works u need like new fuel pum injectors fuel rail and a bunch of stuff right ??
Im not wanting megga boste just a nice amound 4 passing power and general every day driveing i dont have a high buget but about 2 g would me the max
because i was next 2 him wtf ok but turbo's are like 3g right ??? and id like to install the stuff myself then i have a grater knowlage of how it works u need like new fuel pum injectors fuel rail and a bunch of stuff right ??
Im not wanting megga boste just a nice amound 4 passing power and general every day driveing i dont have a high buget but about 2 g would me the max
16-Jan-2005, 03:29 PM
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Jay, your right, I didn't read his post thoroughly enough to see that he didn't want to get his hands dirty...
Then I will revamp what I posted...
... do a mini me with port and polish...and have b16civic do the work....
Then I will revamp what I posted...
... do a mini me with port and polish...and have b16civic do the work....
16-Jan-2005, 06:15 PM
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Originally posted by spracingsports
1st off: please take your time typing so we can actually read it.
2nd: STREET RACING IS BAD! dont be surprised if what you just said gets you banned
3rd: what kind of money are you looking to spend? you want to stick to minor stuff im guessing cuz you dont want to deal with tuning... maybe a nice 4-2-1 or 4-1 header, or a bigger throttle body or intake manifold...... pretty much everything else is internal, like cams, pistons, bore, P&P, etc. and these will require tuning with a computer and/or dyno
1st off: please take your time typing so we can actually read it.
2nd: STREET RACING IS BAD! dont be surprised if what you just said gets you banned
3rd: what kind of money are you looking to spend? you want to stick to minor stuff im guessing cuz you dont want to deal with tuning... maybe a nice 4-2-1 or 4-1 header, or a bigger throttle body or intake manifold...... pretty much everything else is internal, like cams, pistons, bore, P&P, etc. and these will require tuning with a computer and/or dyno
Light to light is bad
Organized street racing is something totally different.
21-Feb-2005, 08:53 PM
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I duno whats the difference in a vtec-e and normal vtec im new 2 the import cars bikes are my thing on the engin it says d16y5 il go check now 2 be shure yea it says d16y5 and just below that is 5304544 on the same flat furface bottol left of the engin next 2 the tranny above the flat spot are the letters HM and below the flat spot were the b16y5 is printed is the number 3
What difference does it make ?? hp or some special vtec or something ???
on the engin it says d16y5 il go check now 2 be shure yea it says d16y5 and just below that is 5304544 on the same flat furface bottol left of the engin next 2 the tranny above the flat spot are the letters HM and below the flat spot were the b16y5 is printed is the number 3 What difference does it make ?? hp or some special vtec or something ???
22-Feb-2005, 12:30 AM
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is your car from the USA? cause you said you have a 97 ex, but under your avatar you say you have a 97 si coupe. if its either of these your car has a d16y8 motor, the y5 was only available in the hx models only, afaik.
maybe the previous motor went and the last owner (assuming you didn't buy it new) swap in a y5?
maybe the previous motor went and the last owner (assuming you didn't buy it new) swap in a y5?
