2000 civic EX mods?

[civicrunner]

I own a 2000 civic ex 2 dr. I have a Apex-I muffler, matrix intake, mugen headers. This is the only engine mods that I have. I was wondering what mods I could drop on my civic to put it above the 200hp mark that would cost me less than $2500. I was considering an engine swap maybe to a Type-R or a H22. But after looking at the H22 the weight would be huge factor in the mess, and that is not something I want to deal with. Two questions. 1)So what would be the best mods for my SOHC Vtec civic? 2) What would be the best engine to swap?

[Ricochet]

Greddy turbo = $1600 if you install it yourself.
I'm sure the other misc. parts to get it working will cost less than $900.
It will run a safe 6psi and get you up to about 180 maybe. After that you can save up for an intercooler, boost controller, blah blah blah and 10 billion other turbo accessories...

[whiteracer]

Originally Posted by civicrunner

I have a Apex-I muffler

as good as apex'i is, a muffler itself ain't gonna do much. You would have needed to get the whole exhaust system (muffler + piping) or go to a muffler shop and get them to put in some custom piping which is a bitter larger. I forget the size, 2.75"?

[Miataracer]

probably 2.5 inch... but where a custom exhuast usually has the biggest gains is in the bend quality. when you go to a muffler shop it is rare that they have a tube bender that can bend the piping without crimping it at least slightly

[91civicDXdude]

with 6 psi, i highly doubt you'd see 180 even at the flywheel. 160 possibly

[Ricochet]

I don't know, my buddy's running 9.5psi on his '00 EX and pushes 205hp/204tq at the wheels... I don't think 3.5 psi would make that big a difference? He's got an intercooler and AEM fully programmable computer though, if that matters much.

[jason11762]

a mootr swap is def. going to cost more then 2500, y dont you get new cams n pistons, and the head ported out. other then a turbo,nitrus,charger, getting the head ported out is going to be the biggest gain in hp youll ever get. you can get up to 75 hp. and the intake headders n cat back really dont add 15hp try like 5 if u lucky. look up for dyno tests and theyll show the results. you can also get a new ecu for 400, the hondata is the best, he triggers the vetc to kik in earlier and help other things also. hoped i helped pz-jason ps if u got ne questions im me vts4lif30250

[kicker1_solo]

Don't go any bigger than 2.5" for your exhaust piping unless you go turbo. Turbo would be great for you. To run even 8-10 psi you could easily reach your 200hp mark with a couple more bolt ons. I don't think you could jump up to there with just the turbo, but you'll have a little bit of cash left for a couple bolt ons.

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by jason11762

getting the head ported out is going to be the biggest gain in hp youll ever get. you can get up to 75 hp.

You =
I think you forgot the decimal in "7.5", if that... No way can porting a sohc bump the hp up to 202hp. I don't know where you got that erroneous information from, but they need shot twice.

[Miataracer]

oh come on... when you can roll a golf ball through the port you KNOW you are gonna make some power!!!

[97civichx]

You could also go with a supercharger. Many of them claim a 40% hp gain and with other bolt ons you could be doing pretty good. They're also cheaper and you can do it yourself a lot easier.

[civicrunner]

Thanks for all the help guys.

[Ricochet]

Superchargers cost more than turbos, and they aren't as upgradable.

[Jas_M]

Not to mention that the supercharger will use up a bit of power just to operatre.