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Old 05-01-2006 | 08:44 PM
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ok guys it has a hedman header, and a catback, along with a short ram intake, now what do i do now. i dont wanna go all out on the visual, i dont wnat it to be rice, it need some engine work i need some tips, im new to this.
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 08:53 PM
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how much power do you want? a nice mild cam would be a real nice upgrade and give you a bit more power. is it a vtec engine? if not look into putting a single cam d16z6 head on it to gain some power. or go with a turbo kit, or piece one together and save some cash.

the body looks pretty decent from the factory, but adding a nice lip and side skirts like ones from www.passwordjdm.com would help, along with a good set of lowering springs (like tein or eibach) and a camber kit to keep your tires from wearing fast
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 08:57 PM
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yeah its a Vtec. also its already lowered 3 inches. so what kind of cam an i looking for, and what it gonna run me, im not looking to go turbo yet. also how hard is it to do cam work on civics, i know its a beeeeotch to do it on my Z28
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:00 PM
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im not looking for major power just yet, but im looking to keep to have it keep up with my Z, well maybe not keep up but only lose by like 3-5 car lenghts, i want to beable to run with 6cyl cars with out a problem, amd i want enough power to break the front tires loose for a burnout
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:03 PM
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www.crower.com has a good selection, and i am sure you have heard of them. the cam is on the top of the engine, so it isn't nearly as bad as your camaro to change out
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:14 PM
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we talkin like a couple hours or a day?
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:18 PM
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i really don't know, i never done one on a civic yet, but if you are good with tools, it shouldn't take more than a few hours, but remember to do the timing belt and waterpump at the same time so you don't have to do it again when they break
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:31 PM
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so lets see a cams gonna get me about a 20hp increase, what about new cam gears liek from Fidanza, thats liek another 15hp there too, a new intake manifold is good for what another 15, on top of that, so thats what like 50hp for about $600, should i just get a turbo if im gonan dish that out, whats the max PSI i can run on stock internals, that might just be more worth my while
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:38 PM
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going turbo, you could easily achieve 200-225 wheel hp with a good tune. all on stock internals. going n/a will be harder to get more than 160 whp and it will cost a lot more money. and a cam gear would only be good for fine tuning like 1-4hp max, intake manifold/throttle body about 10
 
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Old 05-01-2006 | 09:41 PM
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looks like i might be going turbo, you knwo where i can find a list of everything i need?
 


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