93 civic hb

[OGRED]

i have a 93 civic hb, and i was wondering what part of the car i should begin to "race" out? i was told to start with a cold air intake and exhuast but what kind?

[Beyond Imagination]

Intake, header, and exhaust work together ... you need all three to take full advantage of them parts ...

[Si2000 Vtec]

A few good brands to consider:

INTAKE: Hands down the new-gen AEM Cold-Airs are the best.

HEADER: DC 4-1, A'pexi 4-2-1

EXHAUST: HKS Hiper, A'pexi N1

Those two exhausts are two of the louder on the market, but they show the best gains on the dyno. Stay away from Greddy and Tanabe, both are big names with little dyno results. I've heard rave reviews about the A'pexi header too, although it's 4-2-1 which is mostly midrange power, it makes a very steady gain thoughout the powerband. And the intake, AEM definitely has that market cornered. Mostly though the parts you buy are going to be based on personal preference. My best advice to you is do your own research and make sure you get stuff that you want.

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by OGRED
i have a 93 civic hb, and i was wondering what part of the car i should begin to "race" out? i was told to start with a cold air intake and exhuast but what kind?

CAI: You have a good amount of choices. The AEM CAI is generally considered the best one. The cheapest I can find it for you is here which is $179 shipped.

Exhaust: What you are looking at is a $500+ investment for about 5hp if even that, if you buy aftermarket like GReddy or HKS. In my opinion, you can buy a nice muffler for $120 and get piping custom done by a local exhaust shop for about $200. Right there you look and sound just as good, have nearly the same gain and saved $180.


also... dont think that these mods are gonna really make your car a 'race' car, it'll be quick, sound and look nice, but wont be a race car by any means.

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by Si2000 Vtec
I've heard rave reviews about the A'pexi header too, although it's 4-2-1 which is mostly midrange power, it makes a very steady gain thoughout the powerband.

actually its just about a 3hp boost from idle to redline. Its not even worth the crazy cash. A 4-1 header is where the midrange is, the midrange torque gain is awesome for a 1.6L, nearly 5lbft. I wouldn't spend any more money than you would to buy a DC Sports header. ~$300.

[silvercivicgrl]

Originally posted by CivSiGuy


Exhaust: What you are looking at is a $500+ investment for about 5hp if even that, if you buy aftermarket like GReddy or HKS. In my opinion, you can buy a nice muffler for $120 and get piping custom done by a local exhaust shop for about $200. Right there you look and sound just as good, have nearly the same gain and saved $180.

actually my bf just bought the greddy evo for his prelude for like 300 or so on group buy center. so you can find it for under 500 if you put in the time to look.

als custom piping is not the same as buying a full cat back. my bf had the piping on his civic enlarged from 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 to the muffler and it really made not that much of a diff in power. the sound was just extremely loud, personally i think you get what you pay for an if you are willing to look and get a name brand such as greddy or tanabe it is well worth it instead of just enlarging the piping and buying a muffler. but thats jsut my opinion

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by silvercivicgrl


actually my bf just bought the greddy evo for his prelude for like 300 or so on group buy center. so you can find it for under 500 if you put in the time to look.

well that is a wait and hope it'll be on sale kinda thing.

als custom piping is not the same as buying a full cat back. my bf had the piping on his civic enlarged from 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 to the muffler and it really made not that much of a diff in power. the sound was just extremely loud, personally i think you get what you pay for an if you are willing to look and get a name brand such as greddy or tanabe it is well worth it instead of just enlarging the piping and buying a muffler. but thats jsut my opinion

and piping on a civic stock is 1 3/4" for most models and shouldn't be larger than 2 1/4" for an N/A civic, because it loses pressure and power and gives that crap ass sound you are talking about.

You get your money's worth if you aren't being stupid about when and how you spend it.

[VTEC_boi]

Also...was your friend's crush bent or mandrel bent?
Did the shop use stainless steel piping? (many aftermarket exhuasts don't)

If you get a mandrel bent exhuast w/ a reasonably sized piping w/ just a muffler you will have just as good a gain as with a aftermarket one. Plus you can make sure the shop uses stainless steel piping and get a great quality exhuast at a lower price.

[silvercivicgrl]

Originally posted by CivSiGuy



and piping on a civic stock is 1 3/4" for most models and shouldn't be larger than 2 1/4" for an N/A civic, because it loses pressure and power and gives that crap ass sound you are talking about.

You get your money's worth if you aren't being stupid about when and how you spend it.

my bad thx for the correction

[OGRED]

what about the TANABE RACING MEDALLION exhaust ive been told its a very good exhuast.

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by OGRED
what about the TANABE RACING MEDALLION exhaust ive been told its a very good exhuast.

actually, if you live in a climate where they put salt and shit on the road in the winter, you should forget about tanabe's products. Only the muffler is stainless and the piping will rust just as fast as an OEM exhaust.

Thermal R&D makes one hell of a full stainless steel exhaust for low money. ~$415 +shipping www.importhorizon.com

[silvercivicgrl]

my friend has the racing medallion and personally i dont like the sound it makes.....it might be b/c he hasnt put the aftermarket headers in yet (if that makes a diff) but its that high pitched sound sometimes. personally i like the deep exhaust sounder better. its not as annoying

[VTEC_boi]

Hell yeah! Full Stainless ownz j0000000

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by VTEC_boi
Hell yeah! Full Stainless ownz j0000000

ugh, boi.. not enuff sleep?

[VTEC_boi]

Originally posted by CivSiGuy




ugh, boi.. not enuff sleep?

I've had plenty of sleep - what? Just because I can handle late nights....