I have a 5 speed 2002 honda civic ex and I want some extra power, What can I do to it other that add a turbo? I want enough power to beat a mustang gt if its possiable
You can pray??...honestly, i wouldn't spend cash on performance parts for this motor...it's a little weak. your lucky if you see 140 hp from the 127 it comes with. You can make this car look SUPER good. just don't cheap out and get parts from ebay. SAVE money, and do it right. if you're stuck on the whole performance thing, save up for a crower camshaft, valves, valve springs, retainers... and a good TUNE.
I hate how people dis civics, everyone knows there slow cars, but its really funny when u pull up to a cobalt ss and leave them in the dust in ur shitty civic with a few mods.
Dude he forged his motor, racing pistons, and turbo to boot the whole shibang. You won't get your d17a2's to run that kind of power on single turbo alone. Sry kiddies.
I cant stand it when people say " oh why not a k20 swap blah blah blah" Are you going to pay for it? Cause if not than dont talk shit. boosting is much cheaper than a swap and if built right you can get the same or MORE out of it. Keep it up man em2's!!!
love it when u hear oh just put a k20 in it not knowing how much time and money that costs compared to putting in some forged rods and pistons a better cam and just buy a 3000 dollar turbo kit and save yourself alot of time and hacking up ur civic to make a shitty rsx motor fit lol
d motors arent that great, i had an 03 lx for a year, great grocery getter. Then i traded for a 02 si hatch, and now, wow. do the smart thing and save some cash down the road, do a k swap, or just buy a car with one. and noone say oh yeah you didnt have an ex it didnt have vtec. err, vtec wont do shat to 115chp (probly 90whp)
Well I was happy with 280 HP to the wheels... The D took 132k of nasty abuse and then I finally lost a thrust washer in the bottom end. Now my car is K20A2 swapped but still has much less power then the turbo D. At least the K is legal tho.
Wow Fakezartan, you must drive a pretty nice car with a lot more power to be asking such questions. Why would you ask why a Sedan? Thats like asking: Why 76 over Chevron? Why Lucky Charms instead of Fruit Loops? Who gives a shit? What a dumb question.
@hernandadmx fad? People have been tuning hatches for a long time. WTF do you know about tuning? This sedan could definitely through down, and everyone I know in the community (that isn't 14) would respect that. Props to robbie for getting such a good hp gain from an A1.
As far as I know a k20 swap is MUCH more expensive then what I paid to do the turbo setup and on top of that I dont see any K20's making 280whp... So the D has a better price/performance ratio.
all g7 civic's are sedans. they make 2 door and 4 door models. i think by saying sedan you mean 4 door, the word sedan doesn't justify a 4 door. sedan just classifies a body structure, door/window frames.
Because I can actually take people in the back seat if needed. As far as Civics go, coupes and sedans have about the same uni-body rigidity and the coupes are more expensive to insure. So sedan FTW...
Plus or minus the additional 150-200 lbs for the doors, and added frame strength, with the same 1.7 SOHC engine (127 hp) = FTL. Combined with the fact they look more bulky and lack style = FTL. 03 Civic coupes have back seats by the way. Unless you're planning on a drive-by, or you're running from the cops, how is a 4 door a contender? A minivan is faster (i.e. has a bigger engine and more low end torque). Might as well get a 4 door 1.7 with an automatic so you lose another 30% horsepower.
Actually according to the Honda Service manual that I have in front of me they both weigh in at 2465 lbs in the LX,MT trim. So my PERSONAL choice is a sedan because its easier to live with every day, thats my point. Ooh and also im too tall to sit in the back seat of a coupe so there is another reason. seriously Im not into these online pissing contests. Everyone is allowed to have their own choice. I was just answering your why a sedan question.
Your BF makes you sit in the back? Sounds like a real gentleman. I'm glad you like the sedan, I do not. I appriciate you getting back to me either way. Have a happy holidays.
I dont know what affiliation you might have with Dezod but as of right now they have been completely worthless when it comes to correcting problems and they keep suggesting to do things that are completely unsafe for the engine... so I suggest to all who might want to boost thier civics to go with another kit cuase this one has been an $8K headake for me so far and im still not done yet...
The Dezod kit is the best one avalable for the 7thgen civic. The problem is that there are a lot of things on the car that need to be beefed up to handle the extra power. and DONT run a piggy back lol. I have no affiliation with Dezod but I really do like their turbo kit.
Hopefuly you can help me... I have the Dezod kit on my civic with the PCS piggyback kit... I just got some injectors that will let me start and drive the car.. but it is now surging at an idle... did this happen to you? Do you know how to fix it?
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88Rangerindanger 1 week ago
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christoben3 2 months ago
sedans >>>
Flipnotiq90 3 months ago
I wish my em2 was boosted... :(
JELNENE1 3 months ago
I have a 5 speed 2002 honda civic ex and I want some extra power, What can I do to it other that add a turbo? I want enough power to beat a mustang gt if its possiable
toot997 4 months ago
@toot997
You can pray??...honestly, i wouldn't spend cash on performance parts for this motor...it's a little weak. your lucky if you see 140 hp from the 127 it comes with. You can make this car look SUPER good. just don't cheap out and get parts from ebay. SAVE money, and do it right. if you're stuck on the whole performance thing, save up for a crower camshaft, valves, valve springs, retainers... and a good TUNE.
Don't play if you're not willing to pay. ;)
jjmchuy05 1 month ago
I hate how people dis civics, everyone knows there slow cars, but its really funny when u pull up to a cobalt ss and leave them in the dust in ur shitty civic with a few mods.
chr0nic2k 6 months ago
your shits weak
jamesyoutsey 10 months ago
Also stock crank on 03 ex/lx can handle up to 200 hp. Replace that crank as well kiddies.
domandape 11 months ago
Dude he forged his motor, racing pistons, and turbo to boot the whole shibang. You won't get your d17a2's to run that kind of power on single turbo alone. Sry kiddies.
domandape 11 months ago
dang if your car gets that much hp i wonder how much my civic will get when i get a turbo, i have a d17a2 engine in mine
stenehjem1 1 year ago
yo broh im down with this! what internals you got?
siraznallot 1 year ago
a sedan makes a way better sleeper than a coupe.
rkjpsn 1 year ago
haha sedan haters just get mad cuz they hate it when a family car flys by em lol im a huge fan of the sleepers!
jamesJulian1 1 year ago
how much did this cost you
virokill132 1 year ago
you guys are right about the k20. I looked at doing the swap in my car and to get it done right would run over $6000. Turbo can cost half that.
skyline44512 1 year ago
nice
slowep6 1 year ago
Isnt a sleeper supposed to look slow but be fast, not look slow and also be slow as hell?
afwunn 2 years ago
I cant stand it when people say " oh why not a k20 swap blah blah blah" Are you going to pay for it? Cause if not than dont talk shit. boosting is much cheaper than a swap and if built right you can get the same or MORE out of it. Keep it up man em2's!!!
purejdmcabron 2 years ago 17
I have to agree. I'm going to stick with my D17a2, just like I stuck with my 4A-FE in my rolla instead of going to the GZ
plus its more fun to work on a car thats a challenge then to just have it given to you.
milruka 2 years ago
love it when u hear oh just put a k20 in it not knowing how much time and money that costs compared to putting in some forged rods and pistons a better cam and just buy a 3000 dollar turbo kit and save yourself alot of time and hacking up ur civic to make a shitty rsx motor fit lol
hiph0pan0nym0us 2 years ago
d motors arent that great, i had an 03 lx for a year, great grocery getter. Then i traded for a 02 si hatch, and now, wow. do the smart thing and save some cash down the road, do a k swap, or just buy a car with one. and noone say oh yeah you didnt have an ex it didnt have vtec. err, vtec wont do shat to 115chp (probly 90whp)
02K20 3 years ago
Well I was happy with 280 HP to the wheels... The D took 132k of nasty abuse and then I finally lost a thrust washer in the bottom end. Now my car is K20A2 swapped but still has much less power then the turbo D. At least the K is legal tho.
dopes6070 3 years ago
lol and now u cant even get grocerys cause ur car is prob the ugliest new civic made
hiph0pan0nym0us 2 years ago
hey man where did you get the turbo kit? im looking for one for mine
steve35blue 3 years ago
nice car man, forget what everyone else has to say, they just mad cuz you got 280whp and probly still gettin 28mpg+
03D17A1 3 years ago
Wow Fakezartan, you must drive a pretty nice car with a lot more power to be asking such questions. Why would you ask why a Sedan? Thats like asking: Why 76 over Chevron? Why Lucky Charms instead of Fruit Loops? Who gives a shit? What a dumb question.
robbie92835 3 years ago 9
Dumb response.
Fakezartan 2 years ago
@robbie92835 no you fucking idiot. fixing up sedans is kinda rice. coupe's or hatches. hatches are a recent fad.
hernandadmx 1 year ago
@hernandadmx cool story, bro.
robbie92835 1 year ago 6
@hernandadmx Exact opposite buddy. You almost never see riced sedans, they're always done up classy.
wootness3000 5 months ago
@hernandadmx fad? People have been tuning hatches for a long time. WTF do you know about tuning? This sedan could definitely through down, and everyone I know in the community (that isn't 14) would respect that. Props to robbie for getting such a good hp gain from an A1.
dan24bids 4 months ago
@hernandadmx lol fad ya lets buy into the fad . real cute
88Rangerindanger 1 week ago
oh and merry christmas!
marinebl544 3 years ago
no he doesnt make me sit in the back...but when we have friends they sit in the back, get the idea. wow it's just a sedan.
marinebl544 3 years ago
Should have gone with the k20 swap instead.
BLUECIVICEX 3 years ago
As far as I know a k20 swap is MUCH more expensive then what I paid to do the turbo setup and on top of that I dont see any K20's making 280whp... So the D has a better price/performance ratio.
dopes6070 3 years ago
but why a sedan?
Fakezartan 3 years ago
all g7 civic's are sedans. they make 2 door and 4 door models. i think by saying sedan you mean 4 door, the word sedan doesn't justify a 4 door. sedan just classifies a body structure, door/window frames.
seaninthebox 3 years ago
So what's a coupe? my 03 civic is listed as a 2 door coupe. If it were a 4 door, it would be listed as a 4 door sedan.
same goes for (older) cadillacs, the sedan de ville is a 4 door. While a coupe de ville is a 2 door.
Has the sedan / coupe line been blurred in recent years?
Fakezartan 3 years ago
Because I can actually take people in the back seat if needed. As far as Civics go, coupes and sedans have about the same uni-body rigidity and the coupes are more expensive to insure. So sedan FTW...
dopes6070 3 years ago
Plus or minus the additional 150-200 lbs for the doors, and added frame strength, with the same 1.7 SOHC engine (127 hp) = FTL. Combined with the fact they look more bulky and lack style = FTL. 03 Civic coupes have back seats by the way. Unless you're planning on a drive-by, or you're running from the cops, how is a 4 door a contender? A minivan is faster (i.e. has a bigger engine and more low end torque). Might as well get a 4 door 1.7 with an automatic so you lose another 30% horsepower.
Fakezartan 3 years ago
Actually according to the Honda Service manual that I have in front of me they both weigh in at 2465 lbs in the LX,MT trim. So my PERSONAL choice is a sedan because its easier to live with every day, thats my point. Ooh and also im too tall to sit in the back seat of a coupe so there is another reason. seriously Im not into these online pissing contests. Everyone is allowed to have their own choice. I was just answering your why a sedan question.
marinebl544 3 years ago
Why do you sit in the back seat of your car? your choice is of course valid, If not terribly confusing.
Fakezartan 3 years ago
this is my bfs car not mine.thanks!
marinebl544 3 years ago
Your BF makes you sit in the back? Sounds like a real gentleman. I'm glad you like the sedan, I do not. I appriciate you getting back to me either way. Have a happy holidays.
Fakezartan 3 years ago
thats too bad the 4 door looks much sexier then the 2 door LOL
AyohJay 2 years ago
Mom's Car.
Fakezartan 2 years ago
why the engine smoking like that??
dinhocali 3 years ago
Its oil vapor from the valve cover breather. I just let it vent into the atmosphere cause It doesnt hurt anything.
dopes6070 3 years ago
I dont know what affiliation you might have with Dezod but as of right now they have been completely worthless when it comes to correcting problems and they keep suggesting to do things that are completely unsafe for the engine... so I suggest to all who might want to boost thier civics to go with another kit cuase this one has been an $8K headake for me so far and im still not done yet...
85munky 3 years ago
The Dezod kit is the best one avalable for the 7thgen civic. The problem is that there are a lot of things on the car that need to be beefed up to handle the extra power. and DONT run a piggy back lol. I have no affiliation with Dezod but I really do like their turbo kit.
dopes6070 3 years ago
Hopefuly you can help me... I have the Dezod kit on my civic with the PCS piggyback kit... I just got some injectors that will let me start and drive the car.. but it is now surging at an idle... did this happen to you? Do you know how to fix it?
85munky 3 years ago
Piggy-Back fuel setups are not very good on these newer civics. Kpro is the best setup IMHO, That is why my car drives like stock.
dopes6070 3 years ago
have you done anything to the internals of the motor?
kez850 3 years ago
Nice numbers for a d17. Hopefully ur motor will withstand!
lilitalygarbler 3 years ago
how much were you boosting.
WSupra 4 years ago
17 PSI
dopes6070 3 years ago
wow i got the same car, this inspires me to do the same thing but maybe use a drag turbo instead.
trueboxer59 4 years ago
Sleeper FTW!
JuryDuty88 4 years ago
Nice little vid and congrats Bob! Now give us some more!
speedfoos 4 years ago