I just purchaced a nice clean unbutchered 99 civic si coupe that i love but would like to have some more streetable power to play with.It has the sohc 1.6 vtec engine . I have scanned e-bay and there seem to be some cheap kits on there as low as 400 and up. What am i missing here? when i go to a retail site for a kit they are at least 2500-3000. I would like to know what a stock engine is capable of handling and auto tranny.. I dont want to butcher the car so i would like a simple bolt on kit and would 200 hp be way too much to think of from a stock setup and a turbo added?Also i know most of the kits must be missing parts or be low quality parts as well...if someone would reccomend an affordable kit.... Thanks in advance

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you lied. that wing has got to GO!

p.s. did you say an AUTO tranny? i thought it was an si?

 

It is an SI model loaded with even heated mirrors and yes it is an auto.

 

this a canadien car?

 

yes it is

 

yeah sorry bud auto's are hard to turbo. Gonna want to swap the tranny to a manual. You could get a header, air intake, a catback exhaust, and be happy with that.

 

I would personally much rather have a turboed auto than a standard just the drivability of both.But if the stock auto isnt capable of big hp gains i guess ill have to settle for some smaller bolt on mods. I like the way a turboed auto shifts with virtually no loss in boost as it shifts. When i said the car was unbutchered I meant under the hood as it still has the stock airbox and exhaust etc. Yes it does have a nice big silly looking wing on it that is getting shortened a lot when time allows.Its a 99 si model with only 140,000 kms on it and i got it for a song......less than half redbook value

 

Ive never seen a SI with plastic side moldings and skirts.

AUTOs and turbos are fine together, the HP will be there but the track times will be a bit slower. Also, the AUTO tranny will most likely go out before the manual tranny will. 200hp isnt too much for the car, especially if it is a SI. Your tranny will be fine at that boost level. As for a $400 kit Id be skeptical. You get what you pay for... an average Turbo kit will be in the ballpark of $2,000-3,000. Also, the labor cost will be pretty pricey.

 

Ok, for all of us americans, he has a EX for all intents and purposes. Our Si is their SiR so dont think of it as an actual Si. Yes you can turbo it but keep it under 200whp. I would say roughly 5-6psi depending on turbo. Stay away from cheap ebay kits and piece together your own setup.

 

You want to have aturboed auto?
Man come on, seriously consider doing a manual swap.
Are you going to be doing the turbo work yourself or are taking it to some shop to do?