7th Gen Civic vs Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Nismo edition

[JCiv5291]

I have h/i/e on my 03 civic ex. My friend traded his 01 in for a 05 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Nismo. (Traitor!) It actually is a pretty bad ass ride. I thought it would be fun to see how my civic did against it. It was all good until the end of second gear when he began pulling hella hard on me. By the end of third, he was gone. It was a slaughter. Anyone know of any mods I can do besides boost that will get me up in that class? I would just love to beat his ass with a 1.7 sohc but probally wont happen without boost. Im worried even with boost!!!!!!! Can these D series engines run more than 6 psi with bone stock internals?