what, if anything, can be done...

6th gen civic lx

what can be done to make it not as puny?

Engine swap.
Anything less would be uncivilized.

your name is somewhat vaguely familiar? :uhoh: any way how much hp are you wanting to gain from it. i would personnally either turbo it or add a 50 shot of nitrous. :2cents:

nitrous is stupid for this. why would you only want a short blast of power? It's better to go turbo or motor swap if you want real power that will be there anytime.

nitrous is pretty much out of the question but an engine swap i've been looking into. problem is finding an engine and a place to put it in(philadelphia-ish area). i wont be able to afford an engine until at least the summer anyway. but in the meantime, are there any parts that might help me keep up with the well equiped cars without spending a whole lot of cash?

your name is somewhat vaguely familiar?

yea, sorry about that. i used this name on another forum and just thought i'd keep it the same for this one