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Old 06-28-2012, 12:43 PM
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Whats up guys, I wanna get some ideas on what to do to my civic. I just bought it with a Cold air intake, headers, and a flowmaster catback on it. I wanna get some ideas on what else to do to it like a turbo or a chip or something. Just want my car to sound amazing and look it too. Also if anyone has any websites to find stuff cheap on let me know.
 

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Old 06-28-2012, 01:04 PM
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If you want to actually make it faster, you need to start by getting rid of the stock DX DPFI intake system with an MPFI conversion. Also a VTEC engine or head could be swapped in. Only then you start looking at aftermarket stuff.

If you have 2 fuel injectors (one brown, one green) mounted in the throttle body, that's DPFI. If you have one injector for each cylinder in the manifold close to the head, that's MPFI.
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 01:56 PM
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Thanks for the good ideas. But as it is now anything i could put into it to make it a little faster and makes it sound better. Trying to look for nice stuff but also cheap.
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 02:51 PM
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k swap, smaller wheels, lip kit, name brand coilovers, amber corner signals, and you're golden
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 03:12 PM
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Thanks bro!
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 07:42 PM
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MPFI swap. 20hp in a days work.
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 08:45 AM
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Details like i know nothing about hondas bro haha
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 08:56 AM
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Google search will do wonders.
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 09:00 AM
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haha thanks. you got any ideas on what i should do man?
 
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Old 06-30-2012, 06:43 PM
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keep it simple less is more.
 


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