Uprgades worth buying?
08-30-2005, 06:26 PM
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Uprgades worth buying?
I have been looking on eBay for good deals, and found mufflers for 50$ that increase your hp by 5-10, cool air intake that increases for 30$ hp by 10-15 and a turbonator for 70$ that gives me 7-35 hp, so thats 150$ plus shipping to boost my car by 22-60 hp, are these worth the money? Im new and need help. From what I hear i have 70 hp stock so I could get from 92-130 hp with these upgrades.They also all save me gas. I have a stock 89 civic hb.( you can laugh. I know you want to.) 
08-30-2005, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hatchbak89
Seriously? They all said they would give me a lot more power than that 
08-30-2005, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by VTEC-Power
I would :chuckles:
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yea.. all that horsepower will not come.. sorry to say.. like someone said in a above post.. with all that you will prolly gain close to 5 hp.. and the turbonator.. i have never even heard of the damn thing.. all it looks like is a lil bitty turbo... that goes on your filter.. blah.. yea 35 horses there.. hahaha...
08-31-2005, 02:59 AM
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Getting horsepower out of a small honda motor isn't that simple. When you modify your motor it's not like you're "adding" horses. The goal is to try to flow as much air through your motor as possible in the most efficient manner. It sounds like you have a single cam non-vtec motor if you only push 70hp stock. If you are serious about power, I would consider getting an engine swap. Save up about 3 grand and get a B-series motor (like a B16A, B18B or C). Once you've done that, than I would start thinking of ways to modify.
By the way, to see a difference of 35 hp in a honda motor would require something as drastic as a turbo or a complete build up from the crank to the intake manifold. When you do little things like exhaust upgrades and cold air intakes, you may see gains up to like 3-4 hp. Good luck.
By the way, to see a difference of 35 hp in a honda motor would require something as drastic as a turbo or a complete build up from the crank to the intake manifold. When you do little things like exhaust upgrades and cold air intakes, you may see gains up to like 3-4 hp. Good luck.
08-31-2005, 05:40 AM
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Well, you guys really help I just wish I knew more about cars so I can give you some Intelligient feedback. All I can say is WOW you car looks cool. BTW how did you folks learn how to work on cars, dad family friend, or just one of your friends?
WOW you car looks cool. BTW how did you folks learn how to work on cars, dad family friend, or just one of your friends?