My parents bought me a civic b/c it's cheap, and man do I hate the car. It's so damn slow, when i try to pass people I'll floor the damn pedal and this engine starts making a loud ass noise, but there's still no damn acceleration. I heard the only real way to get real acceleration is an engine swap. You can do the intake/exhaust system but that'll give me like 10-15 hp max right. I put in a Tornado, I think it helped a little bit, the dyno claims it gives 20 hp but i really doubt that. I want a car with like 160 hp+, I think i'm just gonna trade in my civic to get a nissan 240sx