Who has ideas for a '02 Civic?

[ricergribbs]

geez i just looked at my post lol, sorry for the lenght and no spacing or anything.

[93/01alaLUDE]

Originally Posted by GScivic7

i completely agree with you, but if it's not broke don't fix it. If it's broke upgrade it. It would really suck if you blew a rod and have a big chunk of block missing, but if you were dumb enough to turn your boost up to the point where something like that happens you shouldn't be driving a turboed car in the first place.

Now, to upgrade internals as preparation for the future I would totally do it as it seems you would too.

i guess it all comes down to what your personal opinion is...just like every other arguement and debate. you stock air intake is not broke but you upgrade to cold air, your stock exhaust is not broke but you upgrade it so it will be more effecient and give your car more power. if i had $5000 and already had CAI and exhaust i would look towards internals like forged pistons and rods, cams, and such things as that. youre going to get more horsepower than stock and every little bit counts. maybe im biast b/c i am looking towards the future and i am upgrading all my internals. but still like i said every little bit helps

[GirlSolRacer]

Originally Posted by Nissan-Fan

Once again, i dont know any of you're emissions laws, ect ect.
But, its not impossible to swap B engine into a 6 or a 7, and because "everything changed" is not a good reason as to why you couldnt. Most engine swaps require a new or a modified ECU, custom motor mounts and alot of labour, you cant expect a drop and drive swap.
Any ways, as gscivic said, a k20 (if you could get you're hands on one) would be a great swap, with a Turbo i have heard figures as high as 500hp.
Sorry if i missed it, but you're civic is a standard transmission, right?

I didn't say it absolutely could not be done, I just meant it would be a lot of trouble to go through for something that is illegal. And I just said 'everything changed' instead of having to go into everything included in a swap like that.

And as far as putting a turbo in and driving, the 7th gen we put the turbo on was stock, and is still going strong, and that was over a year ago. The guy drives it everyday, and does race it a little on the weekends. But he doesnt' do anything crazy with it.

[lunaticfringe]

hey, keep this going. i wasn't going to post a new topic, but I've got an '02 Civic also, and I'm running into the same problems. i don't have quite as much $$ as you do to work with, i've only got around $3k right now, and i'm trying to decide whether to save some more money and mod later or go ahead and try to work with what i've got. trouble is, i could end up saving long enough to justify selling this car, using the extra money, and buying something faster, and i dont need to be doing that. i was told to save about $6k and do a jdm swap, but i dont know enough about it to make any real decisions. i'm just so sick of trying to go, and my car tries so hard, but she just doesn't have any hp. someday, she'll grow up and be a real car