ive got a 95 civic ex and i bought an AEM short ram intake this fall. ive been trying to save money for some mods that i can put away and then when spring comes, i can put them on. im just not sure what i should do next to gain some horsepower. any ideas? let me know

 

save for a swap

or if u dont want to do a swap do the header and exhaust for a LITTLE bit of hp........but if u want hp do the swap or some type of FI

 

yeah, if you want any real horsepower gains, you need to boost it, swap it, or get some NO2.....adding a header and exhaust will give you barely any gains on a stock engine, but will hurt your wallet badly.

 

Intake will give you hardly any more hp than what the stock offers. Save for swap.

 

forget hp. ur gonna end up spendin over a grand in stuff to see minimal gains. either go FI or a motor swap then invest money in for hp. in the mean time, if i were u, concerntrate on suspension. ie: coilovers, shocks, strut bars, camberkit, sway bars, and bushings.

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Outxider is right. If you want to see big hp gains in a Civic. Either go FI or do a swap. For now work on suspension, that's what I'm doing.

 

suspension or nitrous to be cost efficient

 

alright, sounds like a plan, i was gonna do coilovers anyway but im trying to find some good ones

 

Dunno i would replace the FW and clutch, the FW will help with lowend power and also help with weight reduction. I went from a 28 pound stock FW to an 8 pound fidanza. Other than that i would do a swap ur not goin to be that quick no matter what u do if u stick with ur 130 hp er soo.... :doh: :rofl:

 

What is your suspension looking like? What kind of tires? I'd think about how you're going to get all that power down to the ground safely before making more, especially with that motor.

I don't know how far you want to take the car, but a supercharger will net you +40 whp, which isn't a bad deal. A turbo kit would be a huge expense, with lots of power to be had. If you just want to go quick and race around once in a while, get nitrous.