Allright i have an 1996 hatchback DX with a D16Y7 engine in there and until before my car was very very slow. On saturday i put on an intake system and oh my gosh for some reason i feel like i can beat anyone now. than i found out on saturday that i have straight stoppipes all the way to an axleback stock muffler that some one took the CAT out. my question is what else can i do to get more power out the engine without changing the engine or adding turbo?since i added theintake my car seem like it gained30 hp,i mean i love my car and until i can afford an GSR engine i might as well use what i have

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get a ex/si intake manifold and a dc header

 

i ws wondering does the spark plug and little crap like that matter?

 

Yes they matter depending on what condition they are in now. But, new ones arent going to throw on horsepower gains just like that.

 

i know but i just want to do all the lil things to help

 

you have a LOT to learn, before you start wasting your money on things like that, paint your hood and bumper/lip first. unless you plan on turboing, don't buy any crap for the motor, the d16y7 is the bastard child of the d series. and i guess your butt dyno is all out of wack, because that intake prolly gave you about a couple horsepower at max, which you won't be able to feel.

 

depends what your trying to spend

 

Actually, to be fair the y5 is the bastard child of the D's. That's why I love it lol.

I'd say check out the y8 manifold port matched to a 60mm throttle body. Also check out different cams for your car. I think Bisimoto or jg one of those companies have a cam available for you.

 

yeah i know i have to pait the hood and bumper/lips EJ6 but i want to get an back lip 1st than im goin to paint the whole car white or black. i just took those nasty foglights out and i was able to buy the 96-98 foglight for my car from a friend of mine so the car look much better now. andi know how weak the car used to be and when i put the intake on the car feel much better now. before the intake i used to have really really really bad idle issue and now my car hasnt idle once. and unil i can get and gsr engine in there i just have to use what i have thats why im trying to get the most out of this stock d series with out boosting it

 

ok, they're both bastardized, but before going threw cams and what-not, i'd recommend a minime before that if you plan on sticking with the y7.

p.s. please don't paint the car a different color, i love that color, trust me, you can make that thing bad *** looking with that color.