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First of all, welcome to the club!
> I wreaked it last year 5 days before i lost my license being a
> dumbass and trying to show off my new car.
Hope you have better luck when you are out screwing around in your
car next time. Have fun, drive hard, but always be alert! Alot of
young drivers die or kill someone else because they don't have the
years of experience it takes to hone the skills necessary to survive
while hauling ass on today's roads. Been there, lived through that!
(somehow :o) At least you have a good car. I'll go around some
curves in my Civic alot faster than I could in my 76 corvette or my
friends 400hp '97 firebird. Although mine has been lowered a bit
with Neuspeed springs and has some strut bars to tighten up the
steering, the tires are stock size and not particularly sticky.
As to your need for more HP, that's a big question that everyone will
have their own answer to. From my limited knowledge on the subject I
would say your existing motor is not a good place to start. If you
have an automatic tranny, you are in even worse shape as they use up
a bit of your limited hp.
If you are not attached to the motor and have some wrenching skills
or some friends with skills than you might consider a used EX motor
from that same generation (92-95). The EX came with the sohc V-TEC
1.6l D16Z6 engine and many EX owners have pulled those in favor of a
faster B-series motor. You can find them pretty cheap(within your
$700 range) on Ebay and maybe even local junkyards or perfomance
shops. It should bolt right in as the bodies are the same, but you
will have to find details elsewhere.
If you want to keep your motor, and want immediate, though small,
gains, you can go the IHE route. Intake to free up the restriction
there, Header to free up the restriction there, Exhaust to free up
the restriction there. Be warned tho that gains will be small, maybe
10-15% more hp at best. There are many offerings that are pretty
expensive here, but if I were you, I would buy the cheapest that
works unless this is all you are going to do and want it to last many
years. In this case buy the best quality you can find. I am running
DC Sports IHE and have had no problems in 35000 miles.
If it was me, I would swap the motor for a D16 from an EX, then as
money allowed add a turbo or supercharger to it. Simply boosted,
those motors are good for around 200 horse power and if reenforced
can be built up to 300 hp(but that's pushing it). Stock the D16Z6
makes a claimed 125 hp and has been tested to make 104 hp at the
front wheels. Mine makes 125 hp at the front wheels which equates to
about 145 at the crank and it is a blast to drive.
Most of all you need a plan. If you know what you want as an end
result, you can buy parts to prepare for it. You want normally
asperated power? Then a B16 or B18 is in your future or even a
hybrid B20 with a VTEC head. If you want to go forced induction you
have many options too. Some people like superchargers as they make
the motor feel bigger right off idle and you can keep your existing
aftermarket headers, but they are a little expensive. Turbos are
great too and have a bigger hit in the midrange. The available turbo
kits are expensive too, but some people have built thier own turbo
systems and done well for substantially less.
Definately do your research before you buy anything and try to get an
idea of what you want to end up with and build with that in mind.
Doug
PS. Go to my file labeled civic bookmarks to see an extensive list
of websites pertaining to civics and civic performance.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/honda-civic/files/Civic%20Bookmarks.htm
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