Thoughts on mods...

[tegdream]

on thefactory motor (civic ex 4dr) i think its d15 something

hmm after an intake and cat-back.....is a header really worth it?

what are some other "affordable" mods...

[Seanith]

the engine is the D16Y8(vtec) or D16Y7 if its without vtec..
intake and exhaust definitely makes it sound better and gives some noticeable gains, but nothing huge.

[buh_buh]

IMO.... not worth it. Save your money for a swap.

[CRXguy]

Originally posted by ~$eanith~
the engine is the D16Y8(vtec) or D16Y7 if its without vtec..
intake and exhaust definitely makes it sound better and gives some noticeable gains, but nothing huge.

I think he's got the 92-95 Civic's which had the d15 motor. Like buh_buh said, save your money and swap, or look for a Civic Si or something.

[Seanith]

oh i was thinking 96-00! :thumbsup:

[tegdream]

well i dont really wanna swap it ..unless i can find someone getting rid of an Si motor w/auto for cheap..cuz my car is auto too :(

any other ideas....?

[Seanith]

then just get a shortram intake and a cheap muffler. If you want a stock ex motor to go fast theres not really cheap alternatives..

[dsm69]

sell your car and buy a faster one! and you wont have to do a BS swap.

[GTS Jeff]

bolt-on mods are a waste of money on an engine like the d15.

i/h/e + install will cost u about as much as ghetto boost...

[rx7_turbo2]

Originally posted by dsm69
sell your car and buy a faster one! and you wont have to do a BS swap.

This should be said more often to more people.

[tegdream]

well i have intake and full catback...just looking for a decent gain and some good sound too....

[Seanith]

wtf were the other posts deleted?

[Goliath]

go turbo yo!

it's probably the best mod you can get

btw why do people want to do swap so bad? the B18 (or whatever the tag engine code is) is not that powerful. with the money involved one can buy a decent turbo kit with more HP

[ACS-e36]

if your pleased with your current power and just wanna make some inprovement, just get intake, exhaust etc.

[Blue Devil 2]

Originally posted by ~$eanith~
then just get a shortram intake and a cheap muffler. If you want a stock ex motor to go fast theres not really cheap alternatives..

why do you specify shortram?

[buh_buh]

bolt ons won't make a difference. But you should go for it if you like spending a lot of money and seeing very little gains.

[rice_eater]

GET CAMS!!!! really man...go to mopac and pic up some good crane cams...you'll see nice gains...and fuck the short ram intake! Get a cold air or dont bother! Anyways the best thing to do is ask this on civic forums...but here's a couple other ideas: first of all buy as many of your parts as you can used! On civic sites you'll always find ideas and how-tos for ghetto mods, like making your own intake, motor mounts...crap like that...but people will ALWAYS tell you man..."You gotta pay to play!" Spend the time to read up about your car. I like these forums but IMO this isnt the place to ask really technical questions...

[rice_eater]

Originally posted by buh_buh
bolt ons won't make a difference. But you should go for it if you like spending a lot of money and seeing very little gains.

If you get useless ones like short ram intake then yes you are right...but if you ever plan to do any remotely big things to your car then you need the boltons to get the full power out of your other parts:)

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by rice_eater


If you get useless ones like short ram intake then yes you are right...but if you ever plan to do any remotely big things to your car then you need the boltons to get the full power out of your other parts:) yeah, but its a d15. If you have half a brain, and you "plan to do any remotely big things to your car", then you would do a swap. Bolt ons don't do jack shit on a d15. Maybe your hp will increase from 80whp-82whp.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by buh_buh
yeah, but its a d15. If you have half a brain, and you "plan to do any remotely big things to your car", then you would do a swap.
Fag, are you saying I'm dumb??? :guns:

[rice_eater]

that's why i dont drive a civic! and dont say they're better than neons...my bottom of the line 96 makes as much hp as your mighty Si with bout 20pounds of torque more...I dont know that much about civics so i guess in this case engine swap would be a good idea.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by rice_eater
that's why i dont drive a civic! and dont say they're better than neons...my bottom of the line 96 makes as much hp as your mighty Si with bout 20pounds of torque more...I dont know that much about civics so i guess in this case engine swap would be a good idea.
I drive a base model DX and I bet I could take you.

[92 Teg-B18A]

If you want a bit better sound you could get a high flow cat. It'll give you a bit more performance (not much) but it should make you car louder too.

lol neons good lol:rofl:

[rice_eater]

fuck it then! looks like i'm gonna have to show up to whenever beyond is organizing another track day and make some of you guys eat your words :angel: Or eat my own :dunno: But i got faith in it :tongue: It only has about $3000 in the engine...but you must remember that mods are about half as expensive as you import guys :thumbsup:

[GTS Jeff]

hey buh buh, i think u have a new fan. look at gpomps avatar..

but yea i agree...modding a d15 is DUMB!

[VWhooligan]

Originally posted by rice_eater
fuck it then! looks like i'm gonna have to show up to whenever beyond is organizing another track day and make some of you guys eat your words :angel: Or eat my own :dunno: But i got faith in it :tongue: It only has about $3000 in the engine...but you must remember that mods are about half as expensive as you import guys :thumbsup:

ill take that challenge. cya at the track.

[rice_eater]

i do know my car isnt ready to take on turboed cars :D but hell who cares...it's all gonna be for fun anyways :D

[n8dOgg]

Originally posted by rice_eater
fuck it then! looks like i'm gonna have to show up to whenever beyond is organizing another track day and make some of you guys eat your words :angel: Or eat my own :dunno: But i got faith in it :tongue: It only has about $3000 in the engine...but you must remember that mods are about half as expensive as you import guys :thumbsup:

yo i dont care if a neon can beat a civic or beat anything.

bottom line.. you drive a NEON!! its hideous, and has zero style.
---->give up.

[rice_eater]

i did give up...


...on most of you guys

[n8dOgg]

Originally posted by rice_eater
i did give up...


...on most of you guys

haha buuuurn!!!
thats cool if you got speed, but dont try and promote a neon.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by gpomp

Fag, are you saying I'm dumb??? :guns:
I wasn't before, but now that you mention it, yes I am calling you dumb.


Originally posted by GTS Jeff
hey buh buh, i think u have a new fan. look at gpomps avatar..

but yea i agree...modding a d15 is DUMB!
Yeah, too bad he's banned.

[rice_eater]

Originally posted by n8dOgg


haha buuuurn!!!
thats cool if you got speed, but dont try and promote a neon.

oh dude trust me...most of the stuff they say about neons IS true and i'm not in denial about that. But i worked hard on that thing and when people come up with comments like "It must be a POS" that bugs me :dunno:

[n8dOgg]

ya thats cool, now i feel bad...haha
go beat some civics brotha!!!

[szw]

Neons are great....















...to use to lower integras.

[Dirty_SOHC]

lol nice pics


Originally posted by rice_eater
fuck it then! looks like i'm gonna have to show up to whenever beyond is organizing another track day and make some of you guys eat your words :angel: Or eat my own :dunno: But i got faith in it :tongue: It only has about $3000 in the engine...but you must remember that mods are about half as expensive as you import guys :thumbsup:

Sure let hit it up

[GTS Jeff]

lol this neon guy is funny

[rice_eater]

Originally posted by szw
Neons are great....















...to use to lower integras.

aaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[...FOOLIO...]

haha neons are great haha that a boy you poor poor sole

[GT2NV]

Originally posted by rice_eater


oh dude trust me...most of the stuff they say about neons IS true and i'm not in denial about that. But i worked hard on that thing and when people come up with comments like "It must be a POS" that bugs me :dunno:
yo man i get the same shit just cause my cars a ford, everything on the car even the struts are mazda, motor and all.. and no matter what i do or will do there will still be the haters, i have much respect for you man, haters only give me ambition:thumbsup:

[...FOOLIO...]

you have a nice clean prob tho.....not a broken down peace like most of the probs i see........neons are terrible bottem line

[Gondi Stylez]

Originally posted by ...FOOLIO...
you have a nice clean prob tho.....not a broken down peace like most of the probs i see........neons are terrible bottem line

haha finally chinky u said something smart!! haha jk BRO!

[GT2NV]

Originally posted by ...FOOLIO...
you have a nice clean prob tho.....not a broken down peace like most of the probs i see........neons are terrible bottem line
yo thnx man:) soon to be kitted:clap:

[...FOOLIO...]

haha what r you talking about im always smart...
that would look tight then man nice clean kit

[quicksilver1689]

I have a 1996 civic dx with a d16y7. Its got a KN filter and a flowmaster exhaust kit. THe engine has 130,000 miles but pulls really strong. Its a 5 speed and it shows no signs of wear at all. IM looking into getting an MSD distrubutor cap and getting a external coil and racing plugs and wires. What other mods whould do me any good? Turbos and Superchargers are too costly. THANX [email protected]

[illeagle]

Want a cheap mod? Build your own RAM AIR, (a real one, that works) I did this on my Caravan, it works! still slow, but it works!:nut:

[illeagle]

as for the poor guy getting beat up for owning a neon, I think neon's are okay, beats walking, and will prolly beat most honda's, as for reliability?.....ahh.... not great, but, hey, you gotta work with what you have...:thumbsup: I'll see ya at the track!

[ninspeed]

Originally posted by quicksilver1689
I have a 1996 civic dx with a d16y7. Its got a KN filter and a flowmaster exhaust kit. THe engine has 130,000 miles but pulls really strong. Its a 5 speed and it shows no signs of wear at all. IM looking into getting an MSD distrubutor cap and getting a external coil and racing plugs and wires. What other mods whould do me any good? Turbos and Superchargers are too costly. THANX [email protected]
Costly????
1400cdn
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&postid=372665

[AutodreamMarvin]

best mod you can do for d-series civics-a header.
if you look at the stock one it is unbelievably restrictive.
there is a dc for your car for sale on the forums somewhere.
otherwise, leave it alone. you'll be dumping money into something that will get you nowhere. sure it'll be "faster" than stock, but not as fast as half of the other cars on the road.

[turbo444]

if you are going to keep the d15 and want big power gains i suggest u turbocharge the car . the intake , exhaust and headers will produce bigger numbers with the turbo available.

[1WiCkEdWrX]

Boost it:thumbsup:

turbo kit=$1500
boost controller=$500

:burnout: =Priceless

[gpomp]

:eek:

[Spoolin16PSI]

Originally posted by 1WiCkEdWrX
Boost it:thumbsup:

turbo kit=$1500
boost controller=$500

:burnout: =Priceless


:werd:

[turbo444]

some affordable mods .. are u into looks or performance? looks come pretty easy for a civic but if ur lookin for performance then get a full cat back system with the basic bolt ons .... headers , in take , etc

[turbo444]

honda - swap with vtec /na
nissan = swap w/ turbo
:D

[^SkylinE^]

Turbo it ? D series turbos are not a waste of time.

[turbo444]

Originally posted by ^SkylinE^
Turbo it ? D series turbos are not a waste of time.


would u rather spend the money a n/a engine for a civic or put in a turbo and then havin to buy parts so that the engine can handle it?
money+time = more money :confused: