General Civic Talk - 97 Civic

Does anybody know how i can get more power for my civic. I have a 97 Civic Ex Non-Vtech (not by chose). My civic is to slow and i don't have enough money to get a new one so if some one can help me find a way to get more power that would be great.

im sorry...think my eyes are blurred...did you say v-tech?

ugh, they make EX's without VTEC?

Sigh....it just never ends does it?

whoa! Julitos right, it doesn't have a V-Tech but if the engine hasn't been swapped it should have a V-Tec. I'm pretty sure all EXs come with them, maybe Julito should check the engine code and let us know if it's been swapped. When I bought my 98 EX the dealership said it wasn't a V-Tec but i think they just said that cause it didn't say V-Tec on the top of the engine, I checked it out and it turns out it is... if you don't wanna check the code just go out and floor it and wait for it to kick in.


P.S. Just to let you know Julito people don't take kind to the word V-Tech... I think that's a cordless phone. In the future V-Tec is what your meaning.

I recently had an experience with one of those vtech phones, and they suck big balls. I mean those things are terrible. But yeah, I've got a 97 ex, and it is definetly 100% vtec.

i'm pretty sure that is not a v-tech because i blow the original engine so i had to get a new one. the guy that put it in said that it was't a v-tech. where would the engine code be at andi'll check for sure. if it's not a v-tech is can you goes help me get more power.

You buy em books and send em to school.....

If i change my fuel system would that give me more power? i have 97 honda civic ex non V-tech or V-tech not sure have to check. but would that give me more power if i change that.

please julito, your killing us here, it's V-Tec not V-Tech, as previously stated V-Tech = a phone that sucks big balls, best thing you can do is get a good intake, a 4-2-1 header, and exhaust, that'll prolly give you enough power to get up to freeway speeds faster. The code will be on the drivers side of the engine, look for D16Y8, thats a V-Tec... but if you see a key pad and a button to change the volume thats a V-Tech... those suck... big balls

if my car is a non v-tec could i still do the 4-2-1 headers, intake and exhaust? What are the best headers and intake to get, and what should i change in trems of the exhaust.

Ok now he is killing me. Its V-TEC, and you could lose the dash mark and just type VTEC it that is easier. If you had an engine sway and the man told you its not a vtec, then its probably not.
My personal quote,"If you want to be a good chicken hawk, then you got's to pay attention!"
Someone help him please!

my engine does say dy16y8 so that means that is is a vtec right

Forget him somebody send me a new keyboard, my typing is bad.
Yes you have a vtec.

A honda civic no matter what year if its an EX it has vtec, and i have an LX that can beat an stock EX

why is that your lx can beat my ex vtec

dude, i am the guy who bmx8cr beats every, or almost every time we are driving and messing around with people, i drive a 2000 EX coupe SOHC VTEC, and he drives a 2000 4door lx Non-VTEC, the sad part is that my car's a stick , he's an automatic, and he beats me, or almost does it, but u wanna know why, it's cuz i'm bone stock, and he's got ALREADY mods, so he actually can say that he's faster than EX(stock though), that's why he's faster than a EX, in fact, he's known as the LS EATER(u know acura integra ls)

this is for every body: should i turbo charge the d16y8, or get a B16A(JDM), and later(yeah later) turbo it??

wow, this thread is all over the place... i'm no car genius by any means but swap the engine first then turbo...