estoner102

im interested in how many ways you guys can come up with to make more horsepower cheeply(when i say cheap i mean like free or costs below 100 bux). because im poor but i still like to drive my civic fast... well as fast a civic can go... which really isnt that fast.

lkailburn

yeah... you could maybe buy a bicycle for 100 bucks and ride that really fast... there really isn't a whole lot that you can do that is inexpensive.. your best bang for your buck is a mini-me swap(if you have a y7 motor to start) and a turbo setup.. and obviously a turbo is not cheap..
idk maybe some other guys know some good secrets..

SOHKeg

you can take out your air filter for free... haha... that should free up a few good ponies for ya!

estoner102

yeah i already got a $1200 bike but i snapped the chain so i got to fix that lol

estoner102

good idea except that as soon as something gets sucked in there .... and bang!!!!! now i need a new engine.... ill just put an insect screen or something in there to prevent pebbles and shit from gettin in there

lkailburn

you should just buy a drop in k&n air filter to fit in the stock box. that would increase air flow but still filter everything out

SOHKeg

yeah spend the money on the K&N, the post was a joke

john666

ebay is your best friend..

93Nteg

ebay is my best friend. you can take off your power steering belt. fit a cone filter around your stock intake hose. cut your shifter.

white_n_slow

remove all un-nessesary accessories. a/c, PS, etc... Not only will you remove the weight (a/c weighs just under 40lbs, I don't know how much the PS pump weighs), you'll also reduce parasitic drag on the motor, freeing up maybe 1 or 2 ponies :exnbp:

You can also make a DIY "cold air intake" with some $6 dryer ducting. Coupled with a K&N drop in filter, will probably make another 1 or 2 ponies. To do this mod, you remove the intake resonator chamber from under the airbox (behind the bumper), attatch the ducting to the bottom of the stock airbox with a hose clamp, run the other end through the hole in the sheet metal under the airbox (where the stock resonator came through) and back behind the bumper. It will make the car sound cool, draw in colder air, and with a K&N filter, should make a couple hp. There's a good writeup/pictorial on g2ic.com.