Originally Posted by Mountainboy
I seem to have converted another one. My bestfriend has decided to buy a 1996 Accord Coupe LX with a 4 cylinder. I am not sure, but I believe it has the 130 HP since it is a LX model. He is already looking to upgrade the performance and I was wanting to know what there is to do that engine what will raise the horsepower. If possible, include stats and any pertinent advice that will help. Let's make him glad he bought an Accord........I know I am.
Thanks,
Shawn
Don't expect anything big with just regular bolt-ons. The F22 on that LX produces around 130HP and 144ft/lb of torque. The best thing you should do is FI (Forced Induction; i.e. Turbo) or an engine swap (i.e. H22A) By the way, is the car manual? That would make his car a little quicker than the automatic 5th Gens.
If you really want to go with basic bolt-ons, here are some things that you can do.
Intake (Cold Air or Short Ram)
Header (a decent one atleast)
Exhaust (please, no fart mufflers...I'm talking about a COMPLETE catback)
altogether they should give you around 10-15HP, give or take. Like I said, don't expect any huge HP gains.