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Originally posted by RoadRover
I just bought a '98 Civic EX. 1.6l VTEC and I need some advice on hooking it up. I've done the 'sport compact / MAX Power' thing before, but not with a Honda. What I want to know first, is what muffler and cold air system provide the best HP gains?
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Well, good to hear you know a little bit about whats going on. With a Honduh, you have a wide range of products. With the Exhaust, you need to sit back and look at what you want in the future. Are going Turbo? N/A? It makes no sense to buy a good exhaust for your motor now, then in the future, you go turbo, and need a bigger exhaust. So you need to sit down and think. Then you can go from there. As for the intake goes. ĈM is not the only one who makes a CAI, again, you have a wide variaty of options. Does it rain alot where you are? are you prone to driving through puddles? Probably not, but, CAI is better than a warm air intake. CAI will take a little modifications to get it to fit right.
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I don't care for throwing huge amounts of cash at a car for things like bodykits until I'm happy with whats sitting under the hood, but I'm hoping to get a widebody kit on it after the engine, tranny and handling are sorted. Does anyone know of a widebody kit for the 98 coupe? All I've seen are ones for the 4-door and the hatchback.
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Clears and stickers, the best bang for your buck
Some body kits are nice, others are too much.
As far as a wide kit, I have no clue on what they are.
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Also, can you get a fuel pressure riser for the 98 EX? I can't find them listed anywhere. Would anyone care to give
advice on wether a FPR is a better idea than a chip? I've heard both sides of the argument. Keep in mind, I'm looking for power gains above price, but still trying to keep my spending under control for the time being.
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I am not that knowledgable in the differences on the ECU deal. But a fuel pressure regulator, you should be able to get one that fits any Civic with a SOHC Vtec, and it will work.
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If I get into this project deep enough, I'll want to do an engine swap eventualy. What's the best idea when it comes to switching out engines?
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This all depends on what you want, and what you can spend. I would say the most common swap is the B16 swap. Which is what I may be doing in a while here.
If you are going to eventually do a swap. I would not recommend cams, cam gears, stuff like that, it would be a waste of money.