so, I've just bought a 1995 civic EX coupe with a D16Z6 motor, its an automatic so its a bit slow to say the least lol, i have already shelled it out frombehind my front seats back and installed a cold air. does anybody know how i can lighten the car more and up the horsepower without spending too much money? thanks!

 

i would have to say try to get an exhaust and/or headers

 

any suggestions on brand?

 

for headers i would say DC sports or AEM and for exhaust i would say GReddy......

 

thanks any suggestions on weight reduction?

 

if you like good engine sound, i recommend dc headers and aem v2

 

only noticable way to reduce weight is to completely gut ur car. no carpet, no panels, no sound deadening, only driver seat, only leave essentials on dash, etc...just taking out ur back seats and stuff like that wont do much at all and wont be noticable. u need to lose some big lbs to make a noticable difference. unsprung weight is a biggy too. lightest set of wheels, lug nuts, and tires will help. other than that, only way u'll get fast is swap, turbo, swap/turbo, swap/hella built motor, etc...also tranny swap.

 

another alternative is replacing heavier parts with lighter parts, such as driveshaft/headers...if you have a spare you can take that out too. if moneys really an issue, im not sure how expensive doing the part rep can get.

 

alright but one last thing, would trimming out the framing in my hood and deck lid help with weight? ~thanks

 

lol no