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OPAKRACING
10-07-2002, 07:56 PM
I wanna know how fast my civic will be after i'm done with all the mods in my Sig. cause i don't wanna spend too much money on the car since i'm gunna get a GTI VR6 when i'm 18 and i wanna pimp that thing out too.....so, give me a rough estamet of how good this car is.

Thnx
ChrisCantSkate
10-07-2002, 08:02 PM
MODS as of now:
--AEM Cold air intake
--Short shifter
--Zigen exhaust system (everything except the cat.)
that will shave maybe .2 or .3 off your 1/4 mile those are the only mods that help, your rims may actualy offset this and keep it right at stock

MODS coming soon:
--Under drive pullys
--Fuel regulator
--Spiral max <------whats that?
--New plugs and wires <-----wont help unless your old ones are bad
--2 12 inch subs <------extra weight
--Sway bars


i'd say you should invest in a greddy turbo kit. its cheap considering the gains
94_AcCoRd_EX
10-07-2002, 08:06 PM
With mods in sig, not very fast. And ditch that spiral max (is that the thing you put in your intake? :pukey )
OPAKRACING
10-07-2002, 08:06 PM
umm, lol

...my rims will offset it? lol, how so? and how much is a greddy turbo kit?

....yeah, whats wrong with spiral max?
94_AcCoRd_EX
10-07-2002, 08:09 PM
Originally posted by OPAKRACING
umm, lol

...my rims will offset it? lol, how so? and how much is a greddy turbo kit?

....yeah, whats wrong with spiral max?

Adding an FPR (which you probably don't need) and pulleys won't gain much power at all from what you have. You probably won't notice.

The Spiral Max is a gimmic and a waste of money. That is the general concensus.
ChrisCantSkate
10-07-2002, 08:34 PM
your air will funnel the way it needs to in the intake by its self. :cool:
OPAKRACING
10-07-2002, 09:59 PM
I've head "testimonials" that it works
ChrisCantSkate
10-07-2002, 10:06 PM
from?... the manufacture?
OPAKRACING
10-07-2002, 10:07 PM
No, but it was on there site.
ShagginJet
10-07-2002, 11:19 PM
lmfao @ Spiral Max.

The rims will offset the extra power by adding more weight. Unless however you go with a lite weight rim, i'm rolling 10lbs.

As for the 12's, huge box, the amp you'll need, 1 or 4 AWG wire, new alternator, 1 or 2 farad capacitor, and maybe some other shit. <----I do sound systems profrssionally, this is the right way to do it. This is going to add a shit load of weight to the car.

The free HP from the Fuel Reg and UnderDrive is a good idea.
OPAKRACING
10-07-2002, 11:25 PM
See, i don't relly care about being fast in the quarter mile, because imports aren't really dragsters....if i wanted to be fast in a straight line, then i'd buy a cobra, or some muscle car.


But the main thing is that i can accelerate decently, and am quick....civic, with the right suspension, and mods on the engine, are quick cars. So, i think i should try to et the most flow through my car, and try to get free HP from the pullys, and fuel reg.

and i gotta have my sound system, hehe....when i get my GTI VR6 'll be fast in a straight line, and on curves...if i tune it right.

so, thnc for all the imput...

And i have motegi MR7;s 16 inch...i don't exactly know how heavy tyhey are, but they're racing wheels?


OPAKRACING
94_AcCoRd_EX
10-08-2002, 12:22 AM
Originally posted by OPAKRACING
No, but it was on there site.

We're here to help you choose products, and we say DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ;)
BrandonClaps
10-08-2002, 02:00 AM
my mommy told me if i don't have nothing good to say, then don't say it at all :paranoid:
94_AcCoRd_EX
10-08-2002, 02:16 AM
Originally posted by BrandonClaps
my mommy told me if i don't have nothing good to say, then don't say it at all :paranoid:

Aww, how thoughtful Brandon :D
ChrisCantSkate
10-08-2002, 10:10 AM
id you dont care about being fast, why waist your money on performance parts?
ShagginJet
10-08-2002, 10:21 AM
Yeah, i know what you mean 4thgen, your car looks pretty slow....lol :bow:
OPAKRACING
10-08-2002, 06:39 PM
Lol, i will be fast...hah

How can my rims bring me fastness down? lol

My cars gunna be damn quick when i'm dun with it, with all the stuff i have down there on it.

nothing can really reduce it back to stock fastness....thats pretty low, i'd have to have like lead weights in the back or somthin.
ChrisCantSkate
10-08-2002, 07:10 PM
lead weights=speakers

aftermarket rims(bigger than stock) move the weight of rotational mass outward using more tq to spin the wheels. and since motegi dosnt exactly make light rims, they are quite a added amount of rotational mass. i got 16lb racing harts, they are lighter than my 18lb stock 15's but the 15's do better on the drag strip cause of the amount or rotational mass
Lncl23
10-08-2002, 07:44 PM
4thgenlude, you spent your hard earned cash on some R.H wheels and when you go to the track you put your stock wheels on? Do you take out your seats and your system too? I don't mean to come of rude. Me, I'm not into making my civic super fast or even to the point where I'd take it down the quarter mile. I do give you props on your swap and your ride overall and others who have the loot, time and desire to do what they want to their own ride. My point is, I can't help but shake my head at those who take their cars; street cars; to the track and take a lot of stuff out to reduce wheight, drag and put their stock wheels on. Don't these people want to know what their car does in a real driving situation. I'm sayin that what, you're shavin .01-.02 seconds off your time by going back to stock? Do you really feel better getting that quicker?
Lncl23
10-08-2002, 07:51 PM
BTW, don't say why you wastin your money on performance parts because I would put $$$ down that most honda/ civic / sport compact car owners in general aren't out their to make their ride a 10 second car.
It's all in the name of customizing.
Wasting $, you take off your RACING heart wheels to RACE down the track. Who's wasting $$???:confused:
94_AcCoRd_EX
10-08-2002, 07:55 PM
Originally posted by Lncl23
I'm sayin that what, you're shavin .01-.02 seconds off your time by going back to stock? Do you really feel better getting that quicker?

Actually, going back to stock wheels, etc. will gain you more time than that.

As for swapping wheels, some people like to see what the maximum performance of their car is. Some people don't race on the street, so they don't care what times they put out in street trim.
OPAKRACING
10-08-2002, 08:01 PM
Alls i know, is that no wheels are putting me back to stock, lol.

My car is SOOOO much faster than it was when i first got it (totaly stock)

It accelerates a lot better, it handles great on turns, and its jsut all around faster.
slowEJ6
10-09-2002, 01:38 PM
Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
Actually, going back to stock wheels, etc. will gain you more time than that.

As for swapping wheels, some people like to see what the maximum performance of their car is. Some people don't race on the street, so they don't care what times they put out in street trim.

i dont see how people cant understand that.....its ridiculous.