Ok about my civic

[MajinCivic]

Alright guys, i just got my honda civic, its a 1998 LX 4 door sedan and i really like it. BUt i need to pimp it out, see all these guys we are racing and they have really fast cars, and i need to top 500 hp fast like in a 1 - 2 years, so i would appreciate if you could tell me what i should do to my car, i cant sell it because my rents just bought it and that comes to my second problem, they have been paying for my car now i have to pay 309 a month, does someone have an idea for me, and my car is auto. SO if you could help me out on finding a job or some way to get money and all that i should do to my car then i would greatly appreciate that.

[Swonder67]

you're gonna need alot of money to build up your car to 500hp. if you want alot of horses fast, I would consider doing an engine swap, (expensive) and building up that motor. I mean, you can build up your motor now, but you won't get to 500 horsepower easily.

[Polygon]

O_o
It's an auto? I have only seen one automatic tranny outdo a manual and it was custom built, so you are going to want to change that if you want to race it, which will be spendy. And yes an engine swap is your best bet. Also I hope you have a lot of money.

On a side note;

If you are trying tp pull 500+ HP, you may want to look at other things as well, such as new wheels "for five lugs rahter than four," better brakes "do you have drums in the back?," and better suspension.

Like I said, I hope you have lotsa' green.

[MajinCivic]

the think is i have no money, thats why i was hoping you could give me some ideasa i have money maybe like 1 g but can you give some ideas or like places to work i am located in Wisonsin

[Polygon]

Ok well, to get you started on some small stuff until you get some cash.

1. Replace your intake with like a K&N FPTK or something like that.
2. Chip it, nothing cheaper than the chip.
3. Replace the exaust, and I don't mean a catback. I would suggest getting the entire thing replaced with a turbo exaust system. So you could put a turbo on later, unless you want a supercharger. I prefer the turbo, you get much better gas mileage.
4. Replace the spark plugs, distrubutor, and cords.


These are some small things you can do right now, for bigger stuff later. They are all relativly inexpensive except for the exaust, which will most likely cost more than a grand.

[Swonder67]

Honestly, unless you are gonna go hardcore racing, you don't need 500 horses. If this will be your daily drive, I suggest an all motor setup. (no forced induction) It'll be more reliable, and you will still get decent power. If you really really want more power than that you can get a turbo, But honestly, there is no way to do it cheap. if you want a crazy race car, be prepared to spend as much as you spent to buy the car

[Cavallino]

500 in a civic is quite a hefty amount of horses there. What exactly are you trying to beat? Racing ytou also have to take weight into aconsideration. The civics a light car so it doesnt take as much to get goin. What kind of racing do you plan on doing? You might want to look into taking things off like power steering and AC for cheap speed boosts. Less weight = better acceleration. and taking things out is cheaper than utting things in.

[MajinCivic]

Were lookin at i think a 4 mile, 4 lane, straight away, i will be goin up again a 89 350 hp vette, brand new firebird, Honda Prelude, acura teg, cougar, and a monte carlo and i wat pure power

[MajinCivic]

do you guys have an other things, like how to make big bucks, like where i cn work

[Polygon]

Be a salesman, they make a lot of money. Or there is always playing the stock market, but that is a big gamble.

[Cavallino]

are you 18? if you are look inot bartending. my friend pulls in close to 500 on saturday nights on tips alone.

[MajinCivic]

I am still 15 but i will be 16 very soon

[YogsVR4]

Originally posted by MajinCivic
I am still 15 but i will be 16 very soon

You're 15 going on 16 who wants a 500hp civic? Ok. You need to rethink this for a minute. Assuming you can figure a way to get some money to even produce a rare monster civic, you probably kill yourself and a few others around you with that kind of power. Planning on street racing without any experience or training at high horsepower and high speeds is going to be disastrous. Get some real world driving experience and then work on getting or building a fast street machine.

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Originally posted by YogsVR4


You're 15 going on 16 who wants a 500hp civic? Ok. You need to rethink this for a minute. Assuming you can figure a way to get some money to even produce a rare monster civic, you probably kill yourself and a few others around you with that kind of power. Planning on street racing without any experience or training at high horsepower and high speeds is going to be disastrous. Get some real world driving experience and then work on getting or building a fast street machine.

Couldn't of said it better myself.

[kris]

Hehe, I have to laugh at this thread. Somebody needs to determine reality, from The Fast and the furious.