can i get a little more power??
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can i get a little more power??
i have a d15b vtec and its ok it just needs a little help not looking for a race car just a little bit more power ,..is there any thing i can i know its an automatic tranny and they cant take alot but like i said not looking for a race car,..and i would like to improve my mpg im averaging 26-29 hwy going 70 no ac same exact route and same gas station and 87 ?octane ................would a cold air intake help? k&n filter? header? t/b spacer? exhaust ? dont want a loud coffee can bumble bee sound ,..is there a good quiet exhaust if that helps? ...3 stage vtec?...........thanks
Last edited by tonyhatchetman; May 13, 2010 at 06:42 PM.
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i have a d15b vtec. i have short ram intake hi flow catlytic converter and 2.5 inch exhaust piping. and will put you in your seat it has nice power. just get a intake and do the exhaust. thats the two biggest things.hope i helped
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Your gas mileage is semi-average... not really that bad. Do a really good tune up (cap/rotor, spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, oil filter, oil change, spark plug wires if needed) and see if it improves.
TB spacer won't give you any power, they are BS.
For a small increase in power just do intake, header, and exhaust
If you want real quiet exhaust, you could have larger piping put on and have them weld the stock muffler onto that. Or if you don't mind a little sound but not very loud you could go with an exhaust such as the APEX'i WS2. Go with 2.25" piping, any larger is overkill for your application.
For intake just go with a short ram because it's cheaper. AEM short ram intake can be found brand new on ebay for ~$100 shipped. Generic intakes are cheaper but their filters are garbage so if you buy a nice filter to go with it you'd be spending almost as much as an entire AEM intake, so you might as well go with the AEM.
For a header, if you're not in California, you should look into a Megan Racing header. They are a great value header, at only about $150 shipped. If you're in California, look at a DC sports header, it is CARB approved, but about twice as much money. If you get the Megan Racing 2-piece header just make sure you put it together well and re-torque the bolts after the initial warm-up and cool-down of the header, and check the torque again in a couple days of driving to make sure it's still okay. The reason for this is that the gasket will easily blow out if you do not make sure that the bolts are nice and tight. For added protection, coat the gasket in high-temp copper RTV.
You can gain a couple of horsepower from a high-flow catalytic converter. I recommend the Magnaflow direct-fit catalytic converter. Don't get the "high flow cat" from ebay, they are fake... only straight-through test pipes. The Magnaflow catalytic converter for your car is about $150.
Magnaflow 22628
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-22628/?rtype=4
About the VTEC... are you saying you have 3-stage VTEC? If so, is it wired up right, and with the JDM P2J ECU?
TB spacer won't give you any power, they are BS.
For a small increase in power just do intake, header, and exhaust
If you want real quiet exhaust, you could have larger piping put on and have them weld the stock muffler onto that. Or if you don't mind a little sound but not very loud you could go with an exhaust such as the APEX'i WS2. Go with 2.25" piping, any larger is overkill for your application.
For intake just go with a short ram because it's cheaper. AEM short ram intake can be found brand new on ebay for ~$100 shipped. Generic intakes are cheaper but their filters are garbage so if you buy a nice filter to go with it you'd be spending almost as much as an entire AEM intake, so you might as well go with the AEM.
For a header, if you're not in California, you should look into a Megan Racing header. They are a great value header, at only about $150 shipped. If you're in California, look at a DC sports header, it is CARB approved, but about twice as much money. If you get the Megan Racing 2-piece header just make sure you put it together well and re-torque the bolts after the initial warm-up and cool-down of the header, and check the torque again in a couple days of driving to make sure it's still okay. The reason for this is that the gasket will easily blow out if you do not make sure that the bolts are nice and tight. For added protection, coat the gasket in high-temp copper RTV.
You can gain a couple of horsepower from a high-flow catalytic converter. I recommend the Magnaflow direct-fit catalytic converter. Don't get the "high flow cat" from ebay, they are fake... only straight-through test pipes. The Magnaflow catalytic converter for your car is about $150.
Magnaflow 22628
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-22628/?rtype=4
About the VTEC... are you saying you have 3-stage VTEC? If so, is it wired up right, and with the JDM P2J ECU?
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Your gas mileage is semi-average... not really that bad. Do a really good tune up (cap/rotor, spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, oil filter, oil change, spark plug wires if needed) and see if it improves.
TB spacer won't give you any power, they are BS.
For a small increase in power just do intake, header, and exhaust
If you want real quiet exhaust, you could have larger piping put on and have them weld the stock muffler onto that. Or if you don't mind a little sound but not very loud you could go with an exhaust such as the APEX'i WS2. Go with 2.25" piping, any larger is overkill for your application.
For intake just go with a short ram because it's cheaper. AEM short ram intake can be found brand new on ebay for ~$100 shipped. Generic intakes are cheaper but their filters are garbage so if you buy a nice filter to go with it you'd be spending almost as much as an entire AEM intake, so you might as well go with the AEM.
For a header, if you're not in California, you should look into a Megan Racing header. They are a great value header, at only about $150 shipped. If you're in California, look at a DC sports header, it is CARB approved, but about twice as much money. If you get the Megan Racing 2-piece header just make sure you put it together well and re-torque the bolts after the initial warm-up and cool-down of the header, and check the torque again in a couple days of driving to make sure it's still okay. The reason for this is that the gasket will easily blow out if you do not make sure that the bolts are nice and tight. For added protection, coat the gasket in high-temp copper RTV.
You can gain a couple of horsepower from a high-flow catalytic converter. I recommend the Magnaflow direct-fit catalytic converter. Don't get the "high flow cat" from ebay, they are fake... only straight-through test pipes. The Magnaflow catalytic converter for your car is about $150.
Magnaflow 22628
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-22628/?rtype=4
About the VTEC... are you saying you have 3-stage VTEC? If so, is it wired up right, and with the JDM P2J ECU?
TB spacer won't give you any power, they are BS.
For a small increase in power just do intake, header, and exhaust
If you want real quiet exhaust, you could have larger piping put on and have them weld the stock muffler onto that. Or if you don't mind a little sound but not very loud you could go with an exhaust such as the APEX'i WS2. Go with 2.25" piping, any larger is overkill for your application.
For intake just go with a short ram because it's cheaper. AEM short ram intake can be found brand new on ebay for ~$100 shipped. Generic intakes are cheaper but their filters are garbage so if you buy a nice filter to go with it you'd be spending almost as much as an entire AEM intake, so you might as well go with the AEM.
For a header, if you're not in California, you should look into a Megan Racing header. They are a great value header, at only about $150 shipped. If you're in California, look at a DC sports header, it is CARB approved, but about twice as much money. If you get the Megan Racing 2-piece header just make sure you put it together well and re-torque the bolts after the initial warm-up and cool-down of the header, and check the torque again in a couple days of driving to make sure it's still okay. The reason for this is that the gasket will easily blow out if you do not make sure that the bolts are nice and tight. For added protection, coat the gasket in high-temp copper RTV.
You can gain a couple of horsepower from a high-flow catalytic converter. I recommend the Magnaflow direct-fit catalytic converter. Don't get the "high flow cat" from ebay, they are fake... only straight-through test pipes. The Magnaflow catalytic converter for your car is about $150.
Magnaflow 22628
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-22628/?rtype=4
About the VTEC... are you saying you have 3-stage VTEC? If so, is it wired up right, and with the JDM P2J ECU?
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on the back left corner of the engine head, does it look like this?
or does it look like this, with two?
intake/header/exhaust probably will give you like 10 WHP or so. It's not much but it's a start. I think factory exhaust is 1.75".
Your last car would have a D16Y7 engine then.
Please don't type like that, it's very hard to read. (the ".......... ..........." everywhere). I don't mean to be mean, but learn how to use your punctuation.
or does it look like this, with two?
intake/header/exhaust probably will give you like 10 WHP or so. It's not much but it's a start. I think factory exhaust is 1.75".
Your last car would have a D16Y7 engine then.
Please don't type like that, it's very hard to read. (the ".......... ..........." everywhere). I don't mean to be mean, but learn how to use your punctuation.
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on the back left corner of the engine head, does it look like this?
or does it look like this, with two?
intake/header/exhaust probably will give you like 10 WHP or so. It's not much but it's a start. I think factory exhaust is 1.75".
Your last car would have a D16Y7 engine then.
Please don't type like that, it's very hard to read. (the ".......... ..........." everywhere). I don't mean to be mean, but learn how to use your punctuation.
or does it look like this, with two?
intake/header/exhaust probably will give you like 10 WHP or so. It's not much but it's a start. I think factory exhaust is 1.75".
Your last car would have a D16Y7 engine then.
Please don't type like that, it's very hard to read. (the ".......... ..........." everywhere). I don't mean to be mean, but learn how to use your punctuation.
so would i notice 10hp?
does that engine get better mpg than this one ?
trying to learn how to type still i ant good at it im still a pecker lol i did up grade to 3 fingers is that any better?
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The two engines should get very similar gas mileage.
Combined, you should notice a little bit of a difference in power.
And yes, that's much better, now I can read straight through it easily.
Do you know if the car has the right ECU? It should have a P2P ECU if this is a 2000 Civic like in your other posts.
Combined, you should notice a little bit of a difference in power.
And yes, that's much better, now I can read straight through it easily.
Do you know if the car has the right ECU? It should have a P2P ECU if this is a 2000 Civic like in your other posts.
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The two engines should get very similar gas mileage.
Combined, you should notice a little bit of a difference in power.
And yes, that's much better, now I can read straight through it easily.
Do you know if the car has the right ECU? It should have a P2P ECU if this is a 2000 Civic like in your other posts.
Combined, you should notice a little bit of a difference in power.
And yes, that's much better, now I can read straight through it easily.
Do you know if the car has the right ECU? It should have a P2P ECU if this is a 2000 Civic like in your other posts.
seems like some one on here said it was a 2000 tranny.
probably gonna do the ram air , header , and exhaust and see if that will do me , would it be wise to just do away with the catty? i dont have emissions here.